Aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the Memory with thoughts of other men. - Bill Beattie Having a strong zeal for research oriented study from my college days; the above quote always inspired and encouraged me. I have been blessed to have parents who instilled me with good values and principles. They always have supported me in accomplishing the goals I have set forth. My original motivation for research career in biology, and desire to understand the biological phenomena and ambiguities arose as I got hooked to popular science books like “phantoms in the brain”, “in search of memory” and “man who mistook his wife …show more content…
It was here that my unquenchable thirst for knowledge and aspiration to succeed were given full form. I have been exhibited to many grounds of study like biochemistry, cell biology, bioinformatics, immunology, molecular biology, genetics, genetic engineering, microbiology and cancer and stem cell biology. During my bachelors, I always wondered and pondered about the complexity of human replication machinery, its configuration, the reasons for successful adaptation with unique and higher rational ability compared to prokaryotes or even lower eukaryotic organisms. I volunteered to take part in national level seminar and symposia on different topics such as ‘biotechnology impact on man and environment’, ‘Systems biology and cancer’ and ‘National Science Congress’ where I could bring out my presentation and oratorical skills in my reports and …show more content…
Afterwards I got an opportunity to work as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in DNA Replication and Cell Cycle Lab under the supervision of Dr. Sandeep Saxena, National Institute of Immunology, India. Here I am focused on studying the role of Anaphase Promoting Complex in natural regulation of human replication machinery. Functioning as JRF introduced me to a cutting edge research in cell-biology and provided me a platform to learn and master over the molecular and imaging techniques and study the molecular phenomena interplaying during DNA replication and Cell Cycle repair. I recently learned about siRNA techniques and fetched them into the Saxena Lab, so we can knockdown a particular gene in our cell lines without the tedious work of engineering a new cell line so that it lacks that gene. I have successfully cloned MIR16, SLD5 and SLD5-fragments and I am checking the role of Sld5 and its interacting partner by IP
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
Plutarch deduces, “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” A vessel is often cluttered with useless items while a fire kindles and is truly fascinating as it slowly starts to grow. The mind is always being filled with unnecessary information every single day. The student has the opportunity to mold the mind into storing information that is considered useful. In the academic sense, students should be able to use this information and apply it when they are learning. Students should strive to learn for the purpose of expanding the mind. Every single thing taught in school should be applied in life. That is the only way that anyone can become successful.
College Admissions Essay If someone asked me where I am going to be in ten years, this would be my answer. I have a great, high-paying job, and beautiful wife and family, and a nice sports car parked in front of my lovely house. When I look into the future, I see myself being successful and happy. Even though I always pictured myself this way, I never worried too much about how I would get there.
Many great minds believe that education is a powerful tool. Investing in your education is the most valuable and most rewarding thing a person can do to secure their future. Influential people who have brought positive changes to the world have said: “The investment in knowledge pays the best interest”. (Franklin). “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. (Nelson Mandela). “A brighter future starts with an education”. (Montgomery).
Probably the most important turning point in my life happened in 1992. At this time, I was eight years old and living in Williamsport Pennsylvania. My dad had a well-paying job at Anchor Darling Valve Company, I was attending a parochial school and I thought life was just great. At the time we lived in a large four-story house with a separate three-story garage and an acre of forest for a backyard. I had a ten-speed bicycle and I would often go bicycling with my friends at the nearby cemetery. No-one ever objected to this, in fact people would often have picnics at the top of this hill at the cemetery. I guess the only things I ever complained about were the constant music lessons and practice sessions my parents subjected me to.
The experience of the APEC Youth Science festival was incredible. It has had an enormous impact on me in many ways, changing the way I look at the world and connecting me with people and events far beyond my formerly limited experience. I am extremely glad to have had this opportunity. It was a wonderful experience on multiple levels. It challenged me and expanded me intellectually and socially. I feel that this experience has had an immense impact on me.
A student should learn to the best of his or her knowledge. In today’s society, there are more people attending college because of the salary caps involved in certain types of education fields.... ... middle of paper ... ... A student should take on his or her responsibility for achieving an education to help pursue more advanced career opportunities.
The one instant I can pinpoint as the genesis of my interest in biomedical science was the winter of sixth grade, when I picked up a book on creativity and the brain. I found it fascinating, but what really struck me was that there was a several hundred page book that mostly talked about how little we knew about its topic. It made me think, too. This was supposed to be a book about how much we’ve learned, and what it’s saying is that the progress we’ve made is only in finding out how little we know. This didn’t upset me; it made me curious.
A desire to extend my knowledge and an enthusiasm to invent new ways to simplify and transfer to rise the humanity to a higher level in understanding the human power and apply it to make our life easier to be lived by our rights motivated me to pursue the master degree in Biotechnology. I believe that my educational background has instilled me in the qualities required to meet the rigor of this demanding course, and subsequently, by profession. I bring along with me a strong grasp of fundamentals in Genetic Engineering, along with a desire to learn and explore, a penchant for teamwork and leadership, and zest for trying new things in life. I believe the purpose and core value of all research in biotechnology are to make humanity at all levels to have
“You will never know what you are doing until and unless you have done it.” ― Santosh Kalwar. (http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/education?page=11) Throughout the 18 years I’ve lived on Earth, I have learned one thing. Life is nothing but trial and error. You can only learn by learning. You can only experience by experiencing. All my life I took something so vital for granted; pushing it away because I was afraid. I allowed myself to be held back by my trials. I let myself become my problems. I never took an open opportunity like this to better myself, until now. “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” ― Sydney J. Harris. (http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/education?page=11) My education is my future; a second chance I thought I’d never get. And I’m never turning back. That is what my education means to me.
Education is not to teach men facts, theories or laws, not to reform or amuse them or make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellect, teach them to think straight, if possible, but to think nevertheless. Robert Maynard Hutchins
Since school days the terms like cell, genes, DNA, protein intrigued me a lot and helped me in realizing the dream of pursuing a career in Biotechnology field that has been making many remarkable achievements. The passion towards biological sciences made me to take B.TECH in Biotechnology in Dr. M.G.R. University.
As soon as I read this quote I could not help but apply it to my teaching career. I do not believe that our students are empty vessels waiting to be filled with information and knowledge -rather students are partially-filled vessels with a wealth of experience, knowledge and preconceptions. My role as an educator, rather than as a teacher, is to engage the students to tap into this knowledge and challenge them, in order to further build on what they already know. I believe that the educational system should be tailored for each and every student according to their needs in order to bring out their full potential.
The myriad mysteries of science can be unraveled by the emerging technologies including Biotechnology. Science has always been my interest and forte thus, the choice of Biotechnology as my academic option was the ideal decision. I had prepared for the highly competitive entrance exam AIET to get admission into the integrated Masters Degree in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics at Dr. D.Y. Patil University and secured 87th all over India rank and was proud to gain admission to this venerated university. The academic curriculum has introduced me to amazing subjects like ‘Microbiology’, ‘Molecular Biology’, ‘Biochemistry’, ‘Genetics’ and ‘Industrial Biotechnology’. Although many seminal biological events have been explained in theory during the past century, the technology to harness their potential for benefiting humankind has only been possible during the past few decades. This is testament to the great improvements in biotechnologies and I am glad to be a part of this grand scientific experience.
“Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.” – Jim Rohn