Tuesday at 10:00a.m., I interviewed with Dr. Ann Griffith about becoming my research mentor and working in her lab. As a potential mentor, Dr. Griffith seems to be prefect in compatibility. She has a great personality and seems to really understand my concerns and schedule. I may bond better with her because she is a woman and she understands a lot of the struggles women endure every day, especially working mothers. She has several publications, one for instance: “Metabolic Damage and Premature Thymus Aging Causes by Stromal Catalase Deficiency”. This paper really gives good insight into understanding the lab’s interest and where I may possible fit into the balance. In the course of our meeting, I was better able to assess Dr. Griffith as my potential mentor based on these aspects and other informative topics from our discussion that would personally affect me the most. …show more content…
As a person ages, the thymus of that person begins to age as well. The phenotype of this aging is seen as withering or shrinkage. This withering or shrinkage is due in part to the stromal cell deficiency. This deficiency is a result of elevated levels of H2O2 and several types of oxidative damage. Dr. Griffith and other researchers discovered that the genetic complementation of catalase in stromal cells can be preserved with antioxidants. By finding this, the conclusion was drawn that there is a direct correlation between antioxidants, metabolism, and normal immune function. To further test this theory, Dr. Griffith is currently following up with this phenomenon in the
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In a healthy and young body, both antioxidants and the cell’s own repair capabilities work together to keep the cell intact. However, if the cell has become way too damaged for quite some time and cannot manage all the lesions created by free radicals, it can lose its ability to deal with the damages. This can also be referred to as the oxidative stress that the cells incur. Thus, they die quickly or begin replicating their damaged forms, and create a domino effect of the body gradually not being able to continue maintaining proper functioning
For this assingment, I interviewed Simar Barkatullah, a junior at Loyola University Chicago. I have known Simar for quite a few years. She is not only a very close friend, but also my neighbor. Simar and I previously had multiple conversations about Islam. She plays a large part in getting me to where I am regliously, and continues to encourage me to be a better Muslim.
The focus of this paper is to compare and contrast a well elder and a frail elder while using Occupational Therapy Practice Framework language. For this assignment I chose to conduct a semi structured interview using the Canadian Occupational performance Measure (COPM) to gather information about my chosen elders perceived problems and priorities. For this assignment I will be using pseudonyms in order to protect the privacy of both individuals.
Surprisingly, she answered yes right away. She and I then talked and finalized that my project was to determine the timing of germ cell proliferation in the temperature-influenced red-eared slider turtles and to compare the data between males and females. I took charge of the project under the guidance of the mentor. It was extremely interesting and fun working on the project because I wanted to gain new knowledge and leadership skills in the lab where I worked independently for most of the
For my informational interview I spoke with a nurse who has experience working on a medical surgical unit in a hospital setting. She has been a nurse for 10 years. She also has her bachelors degree in nursing. I started my interview by introducing myself and explaining what my assignment was about, and how she could help me tremendously with answering some questions regarding her nursing career, and what she does as a medical surgical nurse.
I interviewed Linda Jo from Community of Hope, a non-profit organization, based out of the St. Johns neighborhood in North Portland. I chose to interview Linda Jo because her organization is only a few blocks from my home, and I think it is important to familiarize myself with programs that are being offered in my area. The population that Community of Hope works with is homeless families, specifically single-parent families. The purpose of this paper is to explore what Community of Hope does, Linda Jo’s role and relevant training, and the work she is doing within the community.
The adult I chose to interview has excellent mental and emotional health. She is a woman full of confidence in both her abilities as a mother, worker, and human being, as well as a high self-esteem pertaining to her position in life and self perception. This person is willing to try new things and approach situation with a quizative and eager to learn attitude. Regardless of age or status, she values information from anyone that is willing to help her improve her ways. Her optimal state of self allows her to improve the environment around her. Because of this, her ability to build healthy relationships with her peers, such as friends, family and co-workers improves her social health. Her high self-esteem also improves her physical health.
Some of the most rewarding times in college are when concepts and ideas connect. This is something that I have found happen semester after semester. No matter the art, journalism or sociology courses I take, ideas from each class repeatedly seem to connect to one another. In Art 338, the heavy focus on service work and engagement in the community also relates to the stories I cover in my journalism and my own interest in community dynamics. A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to interview Haley Madden, Community-based Learning Graduate Assistant through the Morgidge Center. Her research, focusing on health care discrepancies, ties into community service and the idea that individuals can use their work to positively impact others around them.
With increasing age, older adults become more vulnerable. This vulnerability is largely due to the normal aging process and the changes that occurs to one’s vision and mobility. R.H. is an older adult that was picked to conduct the interview. He is seventy-three years old and continues to work full time. His previous construction job has taken a toll on his body and has left him with arthritis in his knees and shoulders. With R.H.’s arthritis and other comorbidities, education is needed to promote healthy living and improve his quality of life. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the prior interviews with R.H., list my patient’s strengths and weaknesses, and identify R.H. and his family’s needs. In addition, I will formulate a
Religion has always been a vital exercise in my life. Whether it was going to a private catholic school, or attending church every Friday and Saturday, religion consumed my family's everyday lives. My mother was the main reason for the huge presence of religion. She grew up with father who doubled as her pastor. This naturally influenced her beliefs, actions, and decisions. I chose to interview my mother simply because I was curious to see how having a pastor as a father molded her into the person she is today.
Why do i play minecraft? I play minecraft because i love making new friends and being able to try my best at being a staff member on servers. I also love to config plugins, play on servers, help out all the time.
When the interview started we actually got along great. We were both very comfortable and because we had met each other the day before the sense of familiarity was still there. But I think the biggest thing that made my interview get along so smoothly was because I had changed my interview strategy from informal questions, to improvised on the spot active participation. I made her feel more like it was us having a normal conversation then an interviewer/interviewee dynamic. She understood all my questions and would initially answer in a short answer till I asked her more about it, getting her to open up. The gist of her answers were all I could have predicted, because my questions had been proven before by scientists, exercise had a very positive emotional and mental effect on her, she was more relaxed and focused and her confidence and self-esteem improved . But one answer surprised me. When I asked her when she felt stressed because of exams other time specific stressors did you exercise? she said no, although she felt less stress when exercising she did not work out when being stressed in those specific time stressors because she felt she didn’t have time to do them. Which seems counter intuitive but makes sense because she is under a time stress that she could wait out and not a lingering
Juliana is a normal 15-year-old girl in high school. Her primary occupations at her age are daughter, sister, and student. She lives in a household of 4 with 1 younger sister, both of her parents, and a cat. Juliana has a close relationship with her younger sister and she told me that “I’m her role model” when her parents are away. Some of her strengths are, she is an honor student who is currently enrolled in a special program in her high school called the International Bachelorette Program (IB). It is two-year program that challenges high school students and gives them an idea of what college is like after they graduate. She is an intelligent student to be at her level. She is always prepared and ready to start her day in school by being