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Hi everyone! I’m Jenna Wissocki and I’m a senior biology major at Haverford. I am from New Jersey and will return there to go medical school this fall. I am not sure what type of physician I want to be yet, but since I have always been interested in NBS material I am currently leaning towards that field. However, I have not been exposed to many of the medical professions so I am still keeping my options open.

Although I am a Haverford biology major I am doing my senior thesis research with Professor Thomas in the psychology department at Bryn Mawr. I chose to do this because I was interested in his research about anxiety because it has a direct connection with human conditions. I am particularly interested in anxiety and depression because it is so common and the drug treatments are somewhat controversial. It will be interesting to discuss whether animal models are good for humans because this has a direct effect on my research this semester.

I think that NBS research is important because it is necessary to continue improving the effectiveness of health care for neural disorders. For me, this should be the ultimate (even if far-removed) goal of most research. I am very interested in the discussion of the effectiveness of drugs on neurological disorders and neuroethics because I find this the most interesting area of NBS material.