PS 范例--鬼子写的-线索分明-语言流畅

PS 范例--鬼子写的-线索分明-语言流畅
http://www.gter.net 2002-10-8 22:47:59 BBS 大话西游站作者:hongbin (雪人)

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发信人: hongbin (雪人), 信区: Application
标题: PS 范例--鬼子写的-线索分明-语言流畅
发信站: BBS 大话西游站 (Mon Sep 30 00:46:46 2002)

Excited by the idea of becoming a scientist since I was a small child, my
interests in pursuing graduate studies intensified during my undergraduate
education and my research experience. Rather than discouraging me with the
tremendous amount of work and demands for creativity, my college years
motivatedme to earn a Ph.D. and to continue pursuing a career as a research
scientist. Although my exact research goals have yet to be refined, my
interests include studying the genetic basis of disease and the genetic
mechanisms that govern various cellular processes, such as the cell cycle,
apoptosis, and tumor formation.

Although I entered college without a clear research direction, the
Biotechnology Program at Rochester Institute of Technology helped develop
my interest in the field of Genetics. I found much of my laboratory
training at RIT to be extremely rewarding. For example, one experience that
early on convinced me to seriously consider genetics was a project
involving the construction and characterization of a recombinant plasmid.
Since I worked independently for the most part, the project played a key
role in increasing my confidenceand helping me to understand various
concepts pertaining to genetic analysis. It was this experience that
motivated me to seek a position as a teacher's assistant for a course in
Microbial and Viral Genetics. As a TA, I learned how demanding the teaching
situation is and how much teaching a course can contribute to my own
learning.By this time, after discovering my passion for research and the
joy of teaching, I began to seriously contemplate graduate schools. To
excel in graduate school, I decided I would not limit my experience to my
formal education at RIT. Instead, I wanted the opportunity to explore my
career options to make a well-informed decision as to the area of my future
research. With these goals in mind, I chose to take advantage of RIT's
Cooperative Education Program, which meant earning my Bachelor' s degree in
five years instead of four.

In December of 1997, Astra Arcus USA Pharmaceuticals hired me as a
researchassistant in the Electrophysiology department.
At Astra, I learned research techniques not taught by RIT. For the past
year, I have been working with a subset of neuronal glutamate receptors via
voltage clamping on Xenopus oocytes. The research of our lab is geared
toward the study of central nervous system diseases. Working with Astra and
earning an education in biotechnology from RIT sparked my interest in
learning more about the genetic basis of disease.

On a personal level, I've gained quite a bit from my cooperative
experience.Confident in my ability to adapt to new environments and learn
techniques that I have never encountered, I have also learned a great deal
about the nature of private-sector research and the lifestyle of the
researchers. Familiar with the amount of dedication and hard work essential
to project advancement, I am more focused on my goal of becoming an
excellent researcher than I ever have been. No stranger to the frustration
and disappointment inherent in research work, I am spurred on by the thrill
of discovery. I find a great deal of enjoyment working in research and plan
to stay at Astra through the summer of 2005.

I feel that my course work as a Biotechnology major at RIT and my research
experience at Astra have adequately prepared me for graduate study. Eager
tocontinue my education and improve upon my weaknesses, I am particularly
interested in becoming more familiar with emerging technologies relating to
genetics and in gaining more exposure in working with eukaryotic genomes.
Most importantly, I want to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to
design and perform research according to my interests in genetics and disease.

With these broad interests and specific goals, I am very attracted to the
Graduate Program in Genetics at Duke University. With great flexibility in
choosing a degree, the program would suit me well. At Duke, I would welcome
the opportunity to explore my interests in Cell Biology, Neurobiology,
Pharmacole involvement with the Duke Center for Human Genetics. My
motivation to succeed is reflected in both my academic standing and my
dedication to research. I feel that these attributes, combined with a
profound interest in the Biological Sciences, will ensure me success as a
graduate student at Duke University
　

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