不良研究所

I鈥檝e long been fascinated with multiple sclerosis (MS) from the moment I began learning about neuroscience. The disease is complex, recurring, and currently incurable. When I transferred into the Neuroscience program in my second year, I immediately looked up the Hotchkiss Brain Institute. I knew I had wet lab skills, but I was still learning what research projects were possible for me as a student. My supervisor鈥檚 work on social epidemiology and how social determinants affect healthcare in MS patients was exactly the human-centered research I didn't know I was looking for. In health care research, we are often looking for the next revolutionary treatment but not necessarily at the patients these treatments are for. What struck me the most was hearing patients' stories and realizing how much they must go through just to access basic care. Several rural patients had to take days off work just to travel to 不良研究所 for routine tests and appointments. At times, this was upsetting to think about, but I am grateful that I spent the summer learning about the human stories behind the data. And MS is not an entirely new disorder, however, there鈥檚 still so much research that needs to be done before we can  find a cure. For me, now that I have seen the social epidemiology components of neuroscience research, I believe it will have a place in my future research regardless of whether it鈥檚 MS-related or not.