Personal statement for Medical Genetics Program entry

Ever since I was a child , I have always been avidly interested in the sciences . As I was growing up in the United States , I would participate in every science fair at my school . I did everything from designing my first volcano to creating an electric circuit

However , I can still remember the first time this general interest started to become what is now a focused passion . One day in 1996 , I came across a (show ? article ? news program ) detailing how Professor Ian Wilmut and his colleagues at the Roslin Institute produced the

first living clone from a cell taken from an adult mammal . They named this scientific marvel Dolly . At the time , my father explained to me that Dolly was an exact replica of another animal . This was my first encounter with the science of Genetic engineering . I was so enraptured by the entire concept that I instantly became almost engrossed with the idea of cloning specifically , and Genetics in general . As time passed , I became even more and more interested in the field as new articles about amazing advances were published from the hope of finding a cure for cancer to the potential production of Insulin from alpha cells , the potentials of this science were tremendous and innumerable . Even shortly after being introduced to Dolly the sheep , I knew that I wanted to be a part this world and even contribute to it someday

At university , I majored in clinical laboratory sciences as a stepping stone to later...