Meet...Nan
Name: Carolyn (Nan) Abbott.
Year
and school: First year, College of Graduate
Studies.
City in which you were born: Cambridge, England.
Plans for the future: I hope to graduate and continue doing research in labs. I want to obtain my post doc as soon as I graduate within my field and hopefully go on to become a university professor.
Biggest challenge: Being social.
Favorite reading: Mostly fantasy and nonfiction.
Ingredient you must have in your refrigerator: Eggs.
Special place in the world: South Africa. I visited the country as an undergrad and it was beautiful.
What inspired your studies: I feel the need to help people, and that’s why I want to work in the biomedical field.
How do you stay fit: Playing ultimate frisbee and biking.
What do you do to relax from school stress: I write poetry, read, and am a member of the Charleston Community Band.
If you could trade places with someone for a day,
who would you be: I would be a volunteer in
the pediatrics unit because I love children.
Friday, Dec. 3, 2004
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