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>> I'm Evelyn Coves-Datson.
I'm an M2 and for my Ph.D., and I'm a CPA.
I'm hoping to do microbio or immunology.
I'm not sure yet.
I think what is specialize about Michigan
is definitely the people that are around.
People are very enthusiastic to be a wolverine.
There's like so many opportunities
for you at Michigan.
Like the world comes to Ann Arbor.
You can go to concerts.
There's just talks by researchers
from around the world.
Basically, if you want to do something in
Ann Arbor you can find a place to do it.
Ann Arbor, as a community,
is so welcoming and warm.
And I feel like that extends
definitely into the med school and MSTP.
You will feel like you have a home here.
The MSTP is very open and
flexible and wants to work with you
to achieve what you're looking for, what your
goals are because there are so many transitions
in your years here as a student,
it's very important
that you have someone that
you know you can go to.
And I've just found that the staff
here definitely fulfilled that role.
Something that is great about David
Markowitz [phonetic], my mentor,
is that he finds the time to meet with you.
His door is always open.
I love working with him because he makes sure
that you understand the science
that you're doing.
And it's not just about going
through the motions.
He is trying to make sure that
you are getting what you need
as a student and as a future researcher.
If you have any interest in doing research I'd
say Michigan is a fantastic place to do that.
I'm doing my Ph.D. in microbiology.
I'd really like to make an impact in
the clinic directly treating people
and help managing their diseases.
I was working in a microbio lab that
does a lot of like cell bio also,
but my project was focused on HIV.
The more you learn about it the more
you realize how much we don't know
about how HIV kills T-cells.
And that's the really important thing about HIV
biology is that they're targeting these T-cells,
and we need to understand the mechanism in
order to understand how to help mitigate
that process and stop that from occurring.
I look into specific cellular genes that are
affected when HIV infects T-cells and look
at how those genes might play a role
in the way that HIV kills T-cells.
Hopefully what I am doing in
the lab will have an impact
on finding out how that mechanism works.
When I was deciding where to come to med
school I kind of always knew that it was going
to be Michigan even though I had some
great opportunities around the country.
Michigan just feels like home.
And I can't get over how excited about
science and also very relaxed people are here.
And I just love the atmosphere.
It's so exciting to be at Michigan.
It's totally possible to have a
very fulfilling 20s life here.
Going out, relaxing with friends after
class, lots of great trails around,
there's lots to make your life feel fulfilling
and relaxing and fun and exciting in Ann Arbor.
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