Egypt Tate
“This will leave a mark and I won’t forget what I’ve done in these labs…”
Egypt Tate, an ETHOS student from Sullivan high school, was introduced to the program during one of her physics classes. After viewing a presentation inviting students to participate in some workshops preceding the summer program, Tate was interested and decided to try something new.
For six weeks on the Loyola campus this summer, Tate worked in Dr Yu’s lab with her partner Noor Muthanna Talib Alkhafaji. Tate said they worked with mice in the lab, where the experiments and research focused on how the mice react to certain frequencies and sounds. Another aspect of the lab was profusions, during which the students were able to see the inside of the mice and got the opportunity to take out the brain and the heart from the rodent.
“This program made me have a stronger passion for my future,” Tate said. She was originally interested in social work, but the ETHOS program revealed to her that neuroscience could be the right pathway to pursue. Tate said she wished the program would have been longer and that her favorite moments were those working with the mice.
Tate said one of the most important things she learned from her time in the program was that, in order to accomplish anything, one needs to believe in themself and set goals.
“This program made me want to actually do this [neuroscience], for real,” Tate said. “So, I can say that this will leave a mark and I won’t forget what I’ve done in the labs these past six weeks.”
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