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Summer Reading
At the beginning of my Capstone journey, I had a tumultuous time narrowing in on a topic where I would be able to do practical research. Originally, I wanted to focus on the emerging process of angiogenesis. My original research theme was centered around practical uses and biological mechanisms behind the modern manipulation of angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is the growth of blood vessels in the body often in response to hypoxia or trauma.
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With the original topic of angiogenesis, the summer reading novel that was chosen was Dr. Folkman's War: Angiogenesis and the Struggle to Defeat Cancer by Robert Cooke. This book was useful to gain insight on the background of a scientific discovery as well as the process of becoming a licensed medical practitioner. For the most part, the book stayed away from the very technical side of angiogenesis that talked about cell-surface receptors and ligands, instead choosing to focus on the man who discovered the process, Dr. Folkman.
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