Med School or Not?

Jessie Hunt is an undergraduate Pre-med who majors in chemical engineering and is captain of the Northeastern Women's Division 1 Soccer Team, who led the Huskies with 2 game-winning goals and 22 points!

Tamara Muñoz is a third-year undergraduate who is already medical school bound - accepted into the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai through the FlexMed Program.

Most people opt for one gap year…ever heard of anyone take four? Ivy Dang did, and it was one of the best decisions of her life.

I'm thrilled to welcome Dr. Jocelyn Breton, a postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern University's Brenhouse Lab. She earned her undergraduate degree from Middlebury College and attained her PhD from UC Berkeley. Her research examines how early-life stress, particularly maternal separation, affects neural and behavioral development in rats, and how early adversity influences empathy-driven helping behaviors.

Six months ago, I remember wishing to be like all the other Pre-Med students I'd pass by in the halls - accomplishing tasks with such drive and purpose with a concrete goal in mind. Although I could pull of good acting, I no longer knew what I was working toward - a truth I was afraid to admit.

While most are familiar with the M.D. (doctor of medicine) degree, have you heard of the term D.O.?

Clara Wu is currently a student at Harvard Medical School, but things weren't always smooth-sailing.

Under the umbrella of Western medicine, chemo and radiation therapy aren't the only routes to cancer treatment!

Clara Wu is an incoming student at Harvard Medical School who has a thing or two to share.

This week, we are honored to welcome Sir Richard Roberts, a renowned biochemist and molecular biologist. Sir Richard Roberts received the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking discovery of split genes in eukaryotic DNA and the mechanisms of gene splicing. He will discuss the importance of mentorship, the benefits of stepping out of one's comfort zone, the role of failure in scientific progress, and how a Christmas present sparked his lifelong passion for science.