My name is Teandra James, I am a Biology major with concentrations in pre-med and secondary education. In the near future I want to become a gynecologist. When I first enrolled at Old Dominion University I already knew that whatever I decided to major in would have to lead me to the pre-med track. I have known that I wanted to be a gynecologist since I was twelve years old, when I saw a gynecologist for the first time. My gynecologist was telling me so much about the female body that I had no idea about, and every since then I just knew gynecology was for me.\u00a0 I was not quite sure what my major was going to be, but there were only two things I believed I was good at, at the time, which were math and science. So, after talking to my advisor at my freshman orientation I was advised to major in either biology or chemistry. I picked biology. \u00a0Of course, after attending college math classes I no longer believe that I am as good at math as I thought. I also learned about the Monarch Teach program at my freshman orientation. After hearing about all that the program had to offer I decided to enroll in the program.<\/p>\n
In this course, I want to learn about how cells communicate with other cells. I know the basic organisms of a cell and their functions, however I don\u2019t understand how exactly a cell tells another cell what to do or how to function. After reading the syllabus I am also curious about learning how the internal membrane system and cytoskeleton functions in the eukaryotic cell. I am also curious about the PrEP drug, it is a drug that helps prevent HIV. I know that HIV is a immunodeficiency virus and I know that taking PrEP daily will help prevent someone from contracting HIV. However, what I am not understanding is how a blood-borne virus such as HIV can be prevented by simply taking a pill daily without causing serious harm to the immune system. HIV shuts down the immune system, so taking a pill after it is contracted makes sense. However, how can you make an already healthy immune system healthier before anything is wrong?<\/p>\n
My goal in this research is to determine how PrEP affects the immune system. I want to follow up on PrEP because this is the first drug that I have heard of that can stop you from getting a form of a sexually transmitted disease. HIV does however differ from most STDs.\u00a0 Understanding how cells communicate with each other will help me understand how PrEP can affect the immune system.<\/p>\n
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