Biochemistry junior, Zoe Singman, completed a research experience with SU faculty member, Dr. Rivka Glaser, in the fall, studying the attitudes of people with neurofibromatosis towards facial transplants. Zoe reported that she learned a lot about neurofibromatosis and how the disease impacts individuals emotionally and socially. She also learned how to organize and perform statistical analysis on non-numeric data and the benefits and drawbacks of survey research.
Zoe thinks this research experience “dovetails perfectly with my career goal as a physician. My research this fall required me to work with, interpret, and present self-reported personal information in a sensitive and thoughtful manner. It required me to learn about the viewpoints of others, in this case the individuals with NF in our study population. These abilities will be important in direct patient care.”