PB2A Parts 1 & 2

From a young age, I have always been in love with and fascinated by animals! Walking into college, the academic discipline that I find the most interesting is veterinary and biomedical sciences. I hope to, one day, become a veterinarian to help as many animals as I can. The professor whose research that I chose to follow is Mary J. Kennett. I plan to collaborate closely with her as my mentor on a hands-on research project, which will help me gain valuable research skills and technical and artistic experience to use in my future careers. 
Her areas of expertise include:
- Comparative medicine
- Animal models
- Infectious disease and biocontainment
- Rodent pathology
- Animal behavior
- Laboratory animal resource management
- Veterinary medicine
I am mostly interested in animal behavior, laboratory animal resource management, and veterinary medicine. When I was younger, I did not know what it was that I liked about animals, besides the fact that they were cute and cuddly. Now, I find that I am intrigued by the way animals behave and why they behave that way. I like veterinary medicine because I would love to diagnose, treat, and mend sick animals back to health. Finally, I did not know much about laboratory animal resource management until I did some research on it. I found that I like the concept that it stands for and how useful it can be to different people in this discipline.