ＰＳ国外申请范文（二十）
subject: Duke Biotechnology
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$ A) R6 h% }- a6 o$ [- MExcited by the idea of becoming a scientist since I was a small child, my in - U" i0 Z, c: |' D! A4 Z8 d" p
terests in pursuing graduate studies intensified during my undergraduate edu
! @ v3 J0 e: b# pcation and my research experience. Rather than discouraging me with the trem
3 E. m' w2 @* V3 \endous amount of work and demands for creativity, my college years motivated 0 G3 C) ], A* r- ~5 O0 U
me to earn a Ph.D. and to continue pursuing a career as a research scientis / K) w: }9 c0 _) A
t. Although my exact research goals have yet to be refined, my interests inc
; m( o/ ?* y5 ^4 Olude studying the genetic basis of disease and the genetic mechanisms that g
8 x0 z) i" y* {overn various cellular processes, such as the cell cycle, apoptosis, and tum 7 w f d* p6 g) h. P' ~" ^! e
or formation.Although I entered college without a clear research direction,
. Z$ P5 V' F) J+ T4 \- Qthe Biotechnology Program at Rochester Institute of Technology helped develo 6 U: u* @2 Y6 v, I2 k; X
p my interest in the field of Genetics. I found much of my laboratory traini / v6 O; r7 R, Z7 }4 }* L
ng at RIT to be extremely rewarding. For example, one experience that early 0 t( A) }& C. v) @5 P
on convinced me to seriously consider genetics was a project involving the c
" s& j `) `& J6 n, ^onstruction and characterization of a recombinant plasmid. Since I worked in - n- a3 }4 T% B, K
dependently for the most part, the project played a key role in increasing m ' Q+ t C6 b7 m$ B+ ]! l
y confidence and helping me to understand various concepts pertaining to gen ( o3 l7 z' g. M H0 i( c8 j
etic analysis. It was this experience that motivated me to seek a position a
# U" z( U6 o1 L6 @/ m& K7 B) m; {s a teacher抯 assistant for a course in Microbial and Viral Genetics. As a T $ V& M$ k7 Y g
A, I learned how demanding the teaching situation is and how much teaching a ! G% G5 V" f* j9 ~; z
course can contribute to my own learning.By this time, after discovering my ' F( E$ Q* {- q# J
passion for research and the joy of teaching, I began to seriously contempl & w( X" g( ]+ ?! m
ate graduate schools. To excel in graduate school, I decided I would not lim ; U W' U! A& e1 \; D0 _2 a
it my experience to my formal education at RIT. Instead, I wanted the opport
+ S+ _) G" a) D4 }- |: H0 X: Vunity to explore my career options to make a well-informed decision as to th
3 m. y/ ^ g9 `e area of my future research. With these goals in mind, I chose to take adva . D/ f0 P8 b0 j4 F+ [8 M# A
ntage of RIT抯 Cooperative Education Program, which meant earning my Bachelo
7 k5 r3 u' W0 s0 p. @; g; F0 a: j, Z( h& u4 dr抯 degree in five years instead of four. In December of 1997,Astra Arcus US
% ?$ h; d) d! ~' FA Pharmaceuticals hired me as a research assistant in the Electrophysiology
1 [) W* C. {0 O! l/ B7 Odepartment.At Astra, I learned research techniques not taught by RIT. For th
7 ]$ w! }3 ]! k. G7 i: `e past year, I have been working with a subset of neuronal glutamate recepto * A! s* u, T2 u$ N$ }0 J9 e# E
rs via voltage clamping on Xenopus oocytes. The research of our lab is geare
& Y* P6 E4 V7 X. cd toward the study of central nervous system diseases. Working with Astra an
; v: D1 ~8 V7 m6 T& c7 A2 Td earning an education in biotechnology from RIT sparked my interest in lear ( G; v8 A: y+ M/ H' u* U
ning more about the genetic basis of disease.On a personal level, I抳e gaine ! J* \! F' `0 }0 n7 v3 N& R, E
d quite a bit from my cooperative experience. Confident in my ability to ada 2 n+ O- n0 z# N
pt to new environments and learn techniques that I have never encountered, I
9 |9 d+ f6 e; mhave also learned a great deal about the nature of private-sector research 6 ]/ Z$ g3 M s& D: @) d0 i5 h4 D
and the lifestyle of the researchers. Familiar with the amount of dedication , F( W0 L, [4 _* E; ~$ x% L8 N
and hard work essential to project advancement, I am more focused on my goa
4 E0 ]5 i) I1 I1 ?5 dl of becoming an excellent researcher than I ever have been. No stranger to 3 D; \1 Q& P) X' Z' p* k
the frustration and disappointment inherent in research work, I am spurred o
/ ]/ i& \/ \& N; S) s, h* g1 {n by the thrill of discovery. I find a great deal of enjoyment working in re
6 T: C# w% n0 V2 B& Lsearch and plan to stay at Astra through the summer of 2005.I feel that my c y9 L4 b% @" Q
ourse work as a Biotechnology major at RIT and my research experience at Ast , I1 P8 {5 u) M% [& b I
ra have adequately prepared me for graduate study. Eager to continue my educ 8 ?9 s: L# Z, {0 E/ S
ation and improve upon my weaknesses, I am particularly interested in becomi ! E5 g7 z4 b l9 N
ng more familiar with emerging technologies relating to genetics and in gain ! a. c, h# q" I! F8 N+ s$ Q
ing more exposure in working with eukaryotic genomes. Most importantly, I wa ' v. ^- M; y6 O3 [
nt to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to design and perform research ; U9 D: B8 y+ U3 d
according to my interests in genetics and disease. With these broad interes
9 q9 X2 Q7 u: o( u8 f) Zts and specific goals, I am very attracted to the Graduate Program in Geneti
) ]( q2 [2 _: d" A# b& r6 e9 lcs at Duke University. With great flexibility in choosing a degree, the prog & |! ^1 n& U, r4 A' e7 K, V
ram would suit me well. At Duke, I would welcome the opportunity to explore
5 M. D1 p, ~0 ^* ^0 M( |! D. Qmy interests in Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and Cancer Biology
) U: y# }. j% N! S. I am also interested in learning more about possible involvement with the
# k. j0 C1 e. b7 zDuke Center for Human Genetics. My motivation to succeed is reflected in bot
, S5 ]. M, J8 f' o: U1 hh my academic standing and my dedication to research. I feel that these attr Y& F- {- S" Y& {" k
ibutes, combined with a profound interest in the Biological Sciences, will e
# k$ P. r% ]4 a$ Q! ]) m C# H9 L! Dnsure me success as a graduate student at Duke University.
