My interest in health sciences stemmed from a very young age. One of the first books that I can remember reading was a children’s encyclopedia on the human body and its functions. What fascinated me about health was all the complexities that made us who we are. I found it amazing how each part of our body interacted to let us function. Pediatrics, as a result, became one of my biggest interests, as it combined healthcare with helping children, which is something I love. Currently, I’m quite interested in learning about new pathophysiology, which is the study of diseases. To me, this analogy is almost like a puzzle – diseases can corrupt the body in so many different ways, and pinpointing their attacks and destroying them is a very interesting concept to me. Furthermore, I recently became interested in longevity sciences. I believe that this field has so much merit because of the implications it has for the future. I think it’s funny how humans have been able to become the most advanced species, but after a certain age, we practically become dormant vegetables. I think that extending life by also maintaining the healthy and active lifestyle of a person can be attributed to different species, such as the axolotl, which can manipulate their aging. 

Majority of the projects I have planned regarding the health fields relate back to my computer science interests. The longevity sciences project discussed in the Computer Science Tab goes into more details about this. One way I would like to combine my interests in both health and computer sciences is through these projects, and I am interested in creating a way to analyze patterns in less-studied health issues to create more solutions to help those that don’t have universal access to healthcare.