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Asked by 872hemb28 to Jonathan, Kellie, Kevin, Melissa, Stephanie on 3 May 2016.
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Melissa Wilson Sayres answered on 3 May 2016:
There’s two ways I could answer this. The first is what is the most important aspect of doing my research. I think the most important aspect of doing my research is making it as reproducible as possible. The second way to think about this is what is the most important way my research affects society or the field? To me, I think the most important aspect of what I do is focus on an area of the genome that is typically ignored in large-scale genome analyses. By focusing on the sex chromosomes, I can help produce a complete picture of genetic variation.
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Kellie Jaremko answered on 3 May 2016:
For me the most important aspect of my research is connecting with patients and reminding myself why I stay up late to work on research. Even though I feel that research can reach more people, every time when I interact with someone in pain or struggling I try and help them. I don’t always succeed and I can’t fix their problems but I do what I can. This motivates me to work harder for my research to find better answers for people in need.
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Jonathan Jackson answered on 3 May 2016:
I think the most important aspect of my research is that we learn as much about the human brain as possible, including how it talks to the different parts of the body. Once we understand how the brain reacts to things like the heart and the stomach and the bloodstream, we will understand not just Alzheimer’s disease, but a whole lot about human health.
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Kevin Baker answered on 4 May 2016:
The most important aspect of my research would have to be its clinical applications. There are many people have have blood disorders that we still do not fully understand, I am hoping my research will be used to not only further understand the disease but also be used to make medicine.
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Stephanie Moon answered on 4 May 2016:
I think the most important aspect of my research is that I’m using molecular biology to try to figure out the roots of disease. My work tries to answer questions like, why do viruses make us sick when they don’t kill the cells they infect? What is it about the way our genes are expressed in our cells that ensures we are healthy, and how can this go wrong? I think this molecular approach to figuring out disease is an important aspect of my work.
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