Assignment 1: Olivia

Assignment 1:

Hello! I’m Olivia Klee.

           

            I’m that girl that genuinely loves her friends and family and is obsessed with making a difference in the world. And also obsessed with neuroscience. And Oreos.

I used to try to make goals for myself for the whole school year but I’m just useless at thinking that far ahead, so instead I’ll discuss some short-term goals of mine. This week, I want to catch up on my Physics web homework and nail this singing gig in Winchester on Saturday night.  (What? You sing? Yes, I just don’t tell a lot of people.) Yep, well that’s about as far as I have planned so on to the next question.

            This summer was awesome. I spent the first month and a half as a volunteer coach for the world’s-cutest swim team (Go Greenbrier!), and then I completed a six-week internship at University of Kentucky’s Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Lab. This lab made sophomore year’s “Big Lab” feel like “Baby Lab”. I started out knowing next to nothing and finished proficient in gene manipulation, fly genetics, and the study of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.  The most meaningful moment of my summer was when my mentor went on vacation and left me in charge of the lab. Even though I accidently let a few flies out, that week made me feel like someday I could really be a scientist.

            This summer, I also watched this video entitled “Pakistan Kid Dancing” on YouTube. Try not to laugh!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQM32a6JqJo