Ever since I discovered my passion for medicine in the 5th grade, I’ve dreamt of becoming a sports medicine doctor. My journey has been shaped crossing of my mother’s career in medicine and my father’s passion for sports, they inspired me to pursue this goal. As I look into the future, my aspiration is to attend…

Summary of Gene Therapy Study for Restoration of Hearing to Babies Born Deaf              This study was published by Nature Medicine on June 5th, 2024. The story presents evidence that gene therapy was successful in terms of restoring hearing in babies that were born deaf due to DFNB9. It is said that this is linked to…

Tabrizi J, Sarah. et al.  Targeting Huntington Expression in Patients with Huntington’s Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1900907. (2019)

Introduction:             My primary article is titled “Targeting Huntingtin Expression in Patients with Huntington’s Disease” The journal was created by a total of seventeen authors with the lead being Sarah J. Tabrizi. The authors published this article under the New England Journal of Medicine in 2019.  Background:  Huntington’s Disease is a dominant neurodegenerative disorder where cells…

A primary article can be described as an original research paper that displays new findings and information. These articles are written by the conductors of the experiment where they can display their data, methods, and results. Primary articles tend to be published as a peer- reviewed scientific journal. Each section of the article has a…

1.  WHAT CHROMOSOME DID YOU CHOOSE? I chose Chromosome #4  2 & 3.  STATE THE NUMBER OF GENES AND BASE PAIRS ON THE CHROMOSOME YOU CHOSE. Approximately 1600 genes and approximately 190 million base pairs, 95% have been determined.  4.  LIST ONE GENE THAT IS LOCATED ON THIS CHROMOSOME.  FGFR3 5.  STATE THE FUNCTION OF THE GENE YOU LISTED IN #4.  FGFR3 regulates bone growth…