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I am originally from Puerto Rico; both of my parents are medical doctors. Through their work experience, I have learned about a wide range of infectious diseases caused by microorganisms in the Caribbean. Some infectious diseases are very hard to treat such as Dengue fever and most recently Chikungunya. I hope further investigate treatment for these type of infectious diseases that affect so many people and that now are mostly being treated symptomatically. My objective is to pursue a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences at Pharmacology. I would like to be involved in the science field, where I can research and investigate more about the behavior, origin, and characteristics of the genome...