Ebola Personal Statement

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Infectious diseases unceasingly fascinate me since middle school when I read The Hot Zone by Richard Preston that intricately describes the Ebola virus. As a result of my piqued interest in infectious diseases and my passion for community service, the vast majority of my subsequent academic and professional experiences prepared me for a public health career that focused on infectious diseases and their impact on communities. I majored in biology and minored in public health because I strived to understand various diseases from a biological perspective before educating communities. With my choice of study and my interest in data analysis I completed introductory courses in Biostatistics, epidemiology, python and R in preparation for graduate school.
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I desire to work with faculty members whose research interests focus on HIV/AIDS and related topics such as Dr. George Seagal, or Dr. Miguel Hanan who leads the HIV-CAUSAL Collaboration. If admitted to the Masters in Science (SM) program, I would also explore opportunities within the Harvard AIDS Initiative, or the Botswana Harvard Partnership (BHP). After receiving this SM program in epidemiology, I intend to segue into a doctoral program in Epidemiology or a related degree focused on infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS. After obtaining my doctorate degree, I wish to work within the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC), the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) and perhaps the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Ultimately, I intend to coordinate my own research teams and collaborate on research projects with the intention of communicating these findings to advocate for increased access to treatment within underrepresented

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