Hello!
My name is Moriah Iverson. I am a junior at Alverno college in Milwaukee, WI. I am a Biology major, and am currently taking a class in which we are to investigate a genetic disease, and I chose to investigate CF.
The first time I was exposed to this disease was during volunteer work I did at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. I made a little friend on the floor I was working on who had CF. I have been interested with CF and other genetic diseases ever since.
I started college wanting to go to medical school for pediatrics. As I took more science classes, I discovered the joys of research, and am now planing to purse a Ph.D. in biochemistry or molecular genetics, and using my degree to research how genetic disorders work, especially in children so therapies and possibly cures can be discovered and made avaliable.
Part of the reason I am interested in CF is how the disease is affected by protein folding and ion channel dysfunction. This is the primary part of my school project. The secondary part of my project is to identify the human consequences of this disease. I am interested in how living with CF affects families in any way.
I am looking for people to interview about this. All interviews would be conducted via email or telephone, and all information would be confidential. No names will be used in the school project. Any corresponcence with affected children would be at the parent's discretion and with parent supervision. A copy of the report and presentation would be avaliable to you after completion.
Thank you so much for your time and I hope to hear from some of you in the very near future!
Moriah Iverson
torpedo7481@hotmail.com
My name is Moriah Iverson. I am a junior at Alverno college in Milwaukee, WI. I am a Biology major, and am currently taking a class in which we are to investigate a genetic disease, and I chose to investigate CF.
The first time I was exposed to this disease was during volunteer work I did at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. I made a little friend on the floor I was working on who had CF. I have been interested with CF and other genetic diseases ever since.
I started college wanting to go to medical school for pediatrics. As I took more science classes, I discovered the joys of research, and am now planing to purse a Ph.D. in biochemistry or molecular genetics, and using my degree to research how genetic disorders work, especially in children so therapies and possibly cures can be discovered and made avaliable.
Part of the reason I am interested in CF is how the disease is affected by protein folding and ion channel dysfunction. This is the primary part of my school project. The secondary part of my project is to identify the human consequences of this disease. I am interested in how living with CF affects families in any way.
I am looking for people to interview about this. All interviews would be conducted via email or telephone, and all information would be confidential. No names will be used in the school project. Any corresponcence with affected children would be at the parent's discretion and with parent supervision. A copy of the report and presentation would be avaliable to you after completion.
Thank you so much for your time and I hope to hear from some of you in the very near future!
Moriah Iverson
torpedo7481@hotmail.com