http://www.synapsehsc.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-26 http://www.synapsehsc.com/june2015 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1434140416058-Z6LDHTNSL28IDGEMOWMY/image-asset.jpeg June 2015 Courtesy of Cody Cobb (M2), Click to Enlarge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1433993865230-DF1ABGZROP7KK8CW12DE/image-asset.jpeg June 2015 Courtesy of Lily Luc (M2), Click to Enlarge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1434078558619-P0BVOL3GDPKXFJ7UZTXI/image-asset.png June 2015 Courtesy of Anand Jayanti (M2) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1434078634890-EWZKQUX870LKYZXIVKOF/image-asset.jpeg June 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1434079759021-SDIQ39GY898RXY9QW25Y/image-asset.jpeg June 2015 Courtesy of David Harmon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1434079827655-MAWNNRVJNVP765JJ26C1/image-asset.jpeg June 2015 Courtesy of David Harmon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1434154902595-YXYLCFJG1F3INUVQ5UUR/image-asset.jpeg June 2015 Courtesy of Cody Cobb, Click to Enlarge http://www.synapsehsc.com/archive daily 0.75 2026-03-26 http://www.synapsehsc.com/april2015 daily 0.75 2025-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1430280437621-R10KLZBQXKV7UQDWW1D5/image-asset.jpeg April 2015 Dr. Abraham Flexner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1430265704746-KSVXD1HS0LJHH7U4ZQG5/image-asset.jpeg April 2015 Photo by Cody Cobb, M1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1430280894589-HV3V9RO6WW69FFZ50411/playaround.jpg April 2015 By Grace Lassiter, M2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1430258454303-FCYJLUTIA0RVG0580KCA/image-asset.jpeg April 2015 Organelles by Paola Rosas, Postdoctoral Research Associate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1430259702654-OJJWESR7EJ2OHM8CS0DW/image-asset.jpeg April 2015 DNA by Micaela Moen, M3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1430338770417-S8EUOFD387GC2IRQ3MF7/image-asset.png April 2015 By Anand Jayanti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1430353429270-UTSTQVNE73DZ7TX1S7ZP/image-asset.jpeg April 2015 Photo by NVinacco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1430335743865-G3N1F6U8IVNGGBHMT579/image-asset.jpeg April 2015 The Magnolia Tea Scholarship Winners (Left to Right): Cullen Soares (M1), Satareh Mohammadie (M3), Kimberly DeAtley (M1), Eric Ruff (M1), Kent-Andrew Boucher (M1) http://www.synapsehsc.com/august2015 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439840612221-4CD0MT34BGRMOZM43Z8S/IMG_3968.jpg August 2015 David Harmon (M2) took a break from researching this summer to the Continental Divide in Colorado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439840537882-V447BIJ1Z2VTLP8ZRZT7/IMG_3951.jpg August 2015 David Harmon (M2) took a break from researching this summer to the Continental Divide in Colorado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439840700919-T0OZ49INZDHELQ4BY85W/IMG_3955.jpg August 2015 David Harmon (M2) took a break from researching this summer to the Continental Divide in Colorado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439840957361-QW296EK5MYM9B49QHCUV/WhiteIsland.jpg August 2015 Tiffany Chan (M1) visited New Zealand with her cousin and flew via helicopter to White Island, New Zealand's only active marine volcano. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439841092377-FXBKY5M0BNSIEHSHYSJ5/Ingapirca.jpg August 2015 Jasmine Rodriguez (M1) was in Ecuador this summer, and visited Ingapirca, the largest known Inca ruins in Ecuador. She enjoyed getting out of her comfort zone by traveling and practicing her Spanish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439857225120-VP3U5FH84P5590KV6ESO/IMG_1191.JPG August 2015 This summer, Shruti Rao (M2) hiked Machu Picchu in Peru.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439873989047-29QCVRBWMWVUGSL9CDEE/IMG_0846.JPG August 2015 Meherin Huque (M2) traveled to Spain and Portugal this summer. This is a view from a watchtower at the Moorish Castle in Sintra, Portugal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439874075596-VO30K0DDEVV2WB2XWOJG/IMG_0075.JPG August 2015 Meherin Huque (M2) traveled to Spain and Portugal this summer. This is her at the gardens of Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Even though it was over 100 degrees outside, the trees and reflecting pools kept the gardens cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439874152832-AV0EHHT3Q6ZGF22URF1W/IMG_0177.JPG August 2015 Meherin Huque (M2) traveled to Spain and Portugal this summer. This door is at Nasrid Palace in Alhambra. The doorway is intricately carved from marble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1440047588185-5NCWT1VOY2UIVDYKUS1W/image1.JPG August 2015 Cindy Roman (M1) traveled to Italy this summer, and visited a restaurant with her parents had longed to return to after twenty years. Upon arriving there, she also learned of her acceptance to the College of Medicine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1440047575724-88QSUJ17NBNL0E1HKZT1/image4.JPG August 2015 Cindy Roman (M1) visited her college friends in California, and made an exhausting bike ride around San Francisco and The Golden Gate Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439874317043-AO3NSI2VB7SNLWPOHWCQ/Philly+City+Hall.jpg August 2015 Ashley Thomas (M2) made sure to spend some time this summer traveling around the northeast. This is a photo she took of City Hall in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439874353455-HDGR9UVKYM2NPKBI43XD/NYC_Empire+State+Building+%281%29.JPG August 2015 Ashley Thomas (M2) made sure to spend some time this summer traveling around the northeast. This is a photo she took of from the top of the Empire State Building, overlooking the East River and Roosevelt Island in New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439874543146-4U3Z9EZZ6VRU5PUSLKPT/DSC06457.jpg August 2015 Jessica Nguyen (M2) traveled to the Europe this summer. This photo was taken at the Royal Mile Market inside Tron Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. Local vendors sold their goods such as handmade jewelry, artwork, and clothing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439874788831-TLP99CMMQ1CK83G8KUP5/DSC08072.jpg August 2015 Jessica Nguyen (M2) traveled to Europe this summer. This is her standing on the basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway along the northeast coast of Northern Ireland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439875042254-NAIUXTV8WDL6R4I3D70K/DSC08806.jpg August 2015 Jessica Nguyen (M2) traveled to Europe this summer. This is a view from the top of Blarney Castle in Ireland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1440045016331-8EHT6U4QKS5PURDK1I4E/Photo+2+-+Big+Sur+%281%29+copy.jpg August 2015 Katherine Luu (M2) spent this past summer on a road trip along the Californian coast. This is a photo she took at Big Sur, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1440461383333-4CVYB91Y8KI3SEHR6J5V/Photo+1+-+IMG_6985.JPG August 2015 Cara Gray (M2) traveled around the US this summer. This is her over Linikai Beach during the Pillbox hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439875223613-HD2VRB6NTTHY1Y4LSH5Z/Photo+2+-+IMG_7139+%281%29.JPG August 2015 Cara Gray (M2) traveled around the US this summer. This is her at Manoa Falls in Hawaii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439875265572-OGB2IBAO48KXHBYT6RR3/Photo+4+-+IMG_8295.JPG August 2015 Cara Gray (M2) traveled around the US this summer. This is her at the southernmost point of the continental United States in Key West, Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439767239120-UP4RV1GX1L1NYN7BP7LI/image-asset.jpeg August 2015 MedCampers "JUST DOING IT" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1440047489986-6OQB0OFK2W17APDFVO1X/image-asset.png August 2015 Dr. John Pippen, block leader for Hematology and Oncology, traveled to Paris this summer. In the Latin Quarter, he came across the work of a street artist who calls himself "The Invader." The artist has placed over 2000 ceramic tiles of Space Invader characters (from the classic video game) all around the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439837217214-TSR84LJG9VYU1392DNS2/image-asset.jpeg August 2015 By Larry Darling (Flickr) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439875507471-BM2TNZV385G4V514GOLD/IMG_0105.jpg August 2015 Alyssa Mercadel (M2) participated in St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's Pediatric Oncology Education program. Under the mentorship of Drs. Rachel Brennan and Matt Wilson, she spent time helping out in St. Jude's solid tumor and eye clinics and completed a research project that focused on comparing the classification schemes of retinoblastoma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439875553909-0G4UTMOYBD28ACU4XUJO/20150702_133515.jpg August 2015 Taraz Nosrat (M2) had the chance to work on nanovectors and cancer therapy at the Houston Methodist Research Institute this summer and dressed up as Benjamin Franklin during the Fourth of July celebration to read the Declaration of Independence. Some say it was an electric experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439876337039-QSDR47MTJNSANZYRP1Z9/TBSI+-+DSC09822.jpg August 2015 "Texas Brain & Spine Institute Summer Research Program 2015" L to R: David Szynkarski, Sneha Konda, Marcus Wong, Danielle DeBacker, Richard Nauert (M2s) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439876441525-IUJBTOY4PB5YD6IU3CPH/Bahrom+-+DSC09683.jpg August 2015 Bahrom Firozgary (M2) spent 10 weeks doing research with the Institute of Orthopedic Research and Education (IORE) at Methodist Hospital in Houston. His project focused on the relationship between osteoblast growth and titanium micro-surface topography, in effect simulating bone growth on full-hip, titanium implants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439876497380-MGQBU5JC8GOB3C31UC5K/Cullen+-+DSC09772-2.jpg August 2015 Cullen Soares (M2) spent this summer researching in Dr. Kayla Bayless's lab, in the College of Medicine. His project, "Investigating significant Changes in mRNA expression during endothelial cell invasion" helped to identify new genes to study in angiogenesis, and has applications for research in fields such as cancer and macular degeneration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439875776526-MTL1HI1U8965O7RS6U8S/11012869_10152775926455957_2141110032716961662_o.png August 2015 Chelsea Stewart, Robert Guidangen, and Bahrom Firozgary (M2s) wrap up a great work day at the clinic in Guamaní, Ecuador. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439875812818-TJZAW1226JR8IJPELNX9/11707490_10153563539264924_2849188450031883789_n.png August 2015 John Dang and Robert Guidangen (M2s) march in the Bristol 4th of July Parade - the oldest Independence Day parade in the country - while at Officer Development School for the Navy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439875849986-MGH7AH4LYSYFSHKFD2YR/FullSizeRender_2.jpg August 2015 Jessie Ho (M2) and Kent-Andrew Boucher (M2) attended Commissioned Officer Training in Montgomery, Alabama. This is a group photo of their flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439771771296-XW9DM5DL7ASS2KKP9R3R/Photo+1+-+synapse-summer-picks-6.jpg August 2015 Cody Cobb (M2) took his cousin on his first road trip this summer. His cousin had trouble landing a signal for his phone while visiting the Monahans Sand Dunes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439876517796-HMI5CVJ2CXHDR27XLGT0/Photo+2+-+synapse-summer-picks-16.jpg August 2015 While road tripping in Las Vegas, Cody Cobb (M2) found the “holy grail” of fire hydrants to add to his collection of fire hydrant photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439875933654-11D73E04N0UBL3IA5YKR/Photo+3+-+synapse-summer-picks-17.jpg August 2015 This is Cody Cobb’s cousin watching a showing of Cirque-du-Soleil in Las Vegas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1440047675384-WJ591LEEIPDGZGSS3JTR/IMG_4373-2.JPG August 2015 Dr. Ruggero, Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director at Round Rock, spent some time this summer enjoying art at the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires with his daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439876003805-V8GGQMPYTGPDM2HTVI9F/IMG_4072.JPG August 2015 Lan Anh Van-Dinh (M2) spent three weeks traveling all around Japan this summer. This picture was taken at the Pokemon Center in Tokyo. It is one of the many stores dedicated to Pokemon fans, and it is filled with tons of merchandise from the popular franchise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439876243907-FYWFCFE3ZTE9XSWIVWA4/Photo+3+-+IMG_9672.jpg August 2015 Rizwan Nazarali (M1) spent the summer with his daughters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439876213884-6QAVGJHIK865OOLPHZWT/Photo+2+-+IMG_9638.jpg August 2015 Rizwan Nazarali (M1) spent the summer with his daughters. Here they are experiencing culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439876179059-Z9UB6LXRJF7JNFVL6GGJ/Photo+1+-+IMG_9577.jpg August 2015 Rizwan Nazarali (M1) spent the summer with his daughters. Here they are learning how to properly use the restroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439876139838-2V7SU01K9B3DLLJBE0YD/image1.jpeg August 2015 Samuel Ewalefo (M2) spent the summer in Haiti and is seen here casting a baby boy's legs to correct his clubfoot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439779400736-QQKCH810OX5O7ZBJQX54/image-asset.png August 2015 By Anand Jayanti, M2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439834566120-M1PRPH1670GVK6PIRUKI/image-asset.jpeg August 2015 Gongeuptap Rotary, South Korea by v15ben (Flickr) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1439778681677-KQSB28CCLY8E1KTEL58B/image-asset.png August 2015 by Jessica Nguyen, M2 http://www.synapsehsc.com/november2015 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 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Local Brazos Valley bluebonnets! 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In a world of 7.6 billion people, it’s the only thing that makes us different from one another, yet at times, it seems to be the easiest thing to lose. As busy medical students bogged down with studying almost all day every day, we may forget what makes each of us unique, one of my biggest fears. To counter that fear, one of my absolute favorite things to do is meet new people because with each new person I meet, there lies the opportunity to gain diverse perspectives and hear about his or her experiences. For this reason, I joined the Synapse board. I want to encourage even more people to speak their minds, share their stories, unleash their emotions, and find that inner creative spark that brought them here in the first place. Can’t wait to hear from you all!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1516323899153-Y7M1A3VTOTO7N022FHQE/image-asset.jpeg About 2018-2019 Alysia Hall, Acquisition Editor I love reading and have since an early age. I enjoy learning from the perspective of the author, whether it’s a work of fiction, a biography, or a poem. Reading allows me to see into their world and to better understand how other people think. I am so excited to be a part of The Synapse to read and to see the submissions from creative people within the College of Medicine. I enjoy hiking, camping, reading, and playing board games in my free time.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1516327292413-0I89MCBXZEA0A7APMPMN/image-asset.jpeg About 2018-2019 Mouctika Paluri, Copy Editor I’ve loved words for as long as I can remember - for me, there’s nothing more interesting than learning the intricacies of a new language or finding new ways to express the thoughts that are always bouncing around in my head. Writing is my favorite way to express my feelings because it’s something I can readily share with friends and family and (hopefully) spark some great conversations as a result. This is the same reason I’m so excited to be a copy editor for the Synapse - my classmates are my family these four years, and giving them a platform to share their experiences is uniquely rewarding and has the potential to form deep and lasting connections.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1516327363606-KWTP54T9RMVG7E8SZCWK/image-asset.jpeg About 2018-2019 Jamie Weihe, Design Editor My love for medicine stems from its ability to inextricably connect science and the humanities. I feel that consciously considering the impact of humanism in our profession allows reflection on the values of human connection and storytelling. I joined the Synapse because of the opportunity to forward these values, and I am excited to work with the Synapse team! I love reading the works of our faculty and students, and I look forward to helping with future editions of the Synapse.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1516323849974-L35O039C5T52617IW7Q9/dsc09805_24616743037_o.jpg About 2018-2019 Mimi Phan, Managing Editor As Hippocrates said, "Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity." As Managing Editor, I am excited to read about the aspects of humanity and philanthropy that drive us all to pursue a career in medicine. I have always loved to read and write, from starting an online blog last year to making poetry in my spare time. I believe that literature, art, and humanities allow for a cathartic release of emotions and different perspectives - and I am looking forward to being a part of the Synapse at Texas A&M College of Medicine!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1516323932672-TGVF0OK2UWZ7M397FG8W/dsc09813_27706508329_o.jpg About 2018-2019 Ty Fields, Copy Editor I decided to join The Synapse as an editor because I have always had an interest in writing and the humanities. I love exploring the psychological aspects of medicine, from both a patient's and healthcare provider’s view. I’m interested in seeing the work of our colleagues and staff and excited to assist in the creation process!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1517600659756-OR52VY8NMMCXG3K3F05I/image-asset.jpeg About 2018-2019 Sarah Joseph, Copy Editor One of the most intriguing aspects of our future careers as physicians is the privilege we have in listening to other people’s stories. Through these stories, we often learn about a patient’s medical concerns, but we also often discover much more. In listening to a patient’s story, we learn about their lifestyles, their backgrounds, their opinions, and even the many challenges they face in their everyday lives. Through stories, we are able to obtain the whole picture – we connect concrete disease processes with abstract human qualities. And, it is our response to these stories that enable us to effect real change. This is true power of the written word. It allows us to share stories - stories that move us, inspire us, and stories that change our lives. In writing and reading about such compelling stories, we spread awareness and put new ideas in motion. I joined The Synapse not only because of how much I love stories, but also because of how much I adore new ideas and unique points of view. I am truly grateful for this opportunity and I can’t wait to read and share all of your stories soon!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1516327401265-RGR2BKX9W61D4JQR4RTU/image-asset.jpeg About 2018-2019 Andrew Wang, Social Media Manager I studied biochemistry in undergrad, but I think it was my minor in sociology that really shapes who I am. Growing up in a household of two different - and sometimes clashing - cultures, I love to learn how the backgrounds of other groups of people mold individuals in how they interact with one another. Each of us came from a unique walk of life with our own stories to tell, and that's what I believe the Synapse provides: a place for us to express our ideas and experiences - things that make us who we are.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1517601103937-ID6GJCQ8BW84RGYP6NQH/1481725018214.jpg About 2018-2019 Dr. Barbara Gastel, Faculty Consultant Hello! I'm Barbara Gastel, a faculty consultant to The Synapse. Having been active in student publications myself, I'm especially pleased to serve in this role. I'm a medical school graduate specializing largely in biomedical writing and editing. I coordinate the Texas A&M graduate program in science communication, teach medical humanities, and participate in projects to help researchers in developing countries to write about and publish their work. In my free time (what's that?), I like to cook, bake, read, travel, attend concerts and plays—and do more writing and editing.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1517601117905-M29Q4KTPTAYH888M8DWA/1481580524574.jpg About 2018-2019 Dr. Karen Wakefield, Faculty Consultant Soon after its creation, I was honored to become the Synapse Faculty Editor. The Synapse is a medium for medical students and others in the College of Medicine to express their individual creativity in a format that can be read and revisited over time. Each article, poem, or picture opens a window for us to see into the humanity of medicine. In my free time, I enjoy reading, learning about history, cooking, and quilting.   http://www.synapsehsc.com/february-2018 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1518375365271-8HYMJ0IX8BYWGDNIE7VZ/v1.jpg February 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1517874165446-B7LCINGDAQKF72JN17FA/v3.jpg February 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1517524384109-3RX4281YODR6XF5T9LE1/paul-ogden.jpg February 2018 Paul Ogden, MD, former vice dean for academic affairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1517444605295-UGEP8IHT6GAZBEUS7LCX/Orsi+Submission.jpeg February 2018 Carolina Orsi, M1, uses her art to relax and prevent stress. 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Esplin, JD, assistant professor in the Department of Humanities in Medicine at the College of Medicine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540353713874-WYWO2S7EFIPO4USBYA39/3218562-3f51b5.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540353782767-ICHRDG70QKOUOAV4CRH3/3218562-2196f3.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540353974865-O7DD6EVU33IKKYA8F8ZB/Y%21.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540353991051-QD4AFGW3XJE1DMYDJHFU/1021412-009688.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540354814023-MNEQIYMRF0IFPERM2FG0/312507-4caf50.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540354787931-BID1JWG0IQQBJVWOYJ2C/2688517-8bc34a.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540354951117-LRW83I9EL9EHFQ9MGFYO/2688517-cddc39.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540243210235-P3RI0H8TFZJ2BLIBAV4J/Cramming_editAW_MP.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540355931504-X8NPUWC39KI6A5D7QI6R/1948358-ff5722.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540244510230-ZAFOI09PK2JMZRD3XTS6/xin+wu+1.jpg February 2019 - “COM in the Mirror” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540244590684-V548RJMKCI9YA1MS3MZ7/xin+wu+2.jpg February 2019 - “Current” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540244663241-TLK5XS3QX6WY4OYK4ZXU/xin+wu+3.jpg February 2019 - “Future” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540244701446-OIJPZSMFHYCR0Q65NM5A/Listener.jpg February 2019 - Title: Listening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540356056385-R9DI113Q2Z1U85XEXBT6/149987-ff9800.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540356098326-1LAZ3O4U556BV2G9YQPU/image-asset.png February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1540864811860-0MWRJO59ZG51LYX0N8J5/Screen+Shot+2018-10-29+at+4.47.14+PM.png February 2019 http://www.synapsehsc.com/march-2019 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1552119624424-QY8QUEM2R3EPFHMJHB40/pavement-2958741_1920.jpg March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1551469679278-1Q5FJBWOBXE3YQWIUKTF/textures-2287280_960_720.jpg March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1552119386032-JR27BYLQ0RTZV9WZOMY6/background-2369826_1920.jpg March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1552120232106-2MMJLIHOPF7LYAIUAMZR/road-3946535_1920.jpg March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1551468720290-VRIWUKYC6I3WJNSND1BR/images-8.jpeg March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1552120608865-XC1NGUGP32FWBZQKTNGX/pavers-3549293_1920.jpg March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1551468601611-LY60UZDE5PKQ57B3HERB/images-3.jpeg March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1551468713992-9LRB47UCNX94R2DVIC7C/images-6.jpeg March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1551503769598-OAPTU0XAFHKPAQWZXZ1C/urban-1389838_1920.jpg March 2019 image from pixabay.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1551465172601-36OPX7YICOH73FVWEI41/Dr.+Byington%5B1%5D.jpg March 2019 - Dr. Carrie L. Byington, MD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1551466290662-3XARIB06M2J5B3QORI77/This+Garden+We+Tend.JPG March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1551466809871-E5VSZ9V8IACP17GE3IN2/Untitled_Puja_Panwar.jpg March 2019 http://www.synapsehsc.com/may-2019 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1557677888978-O3OQ0MJ3P8ZXOEX8V94L/Leslie_Herd_Cartoon.jpg May 2019 by Leslie Herd, M1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1557679285913-H5NE9HU61MUSS9XZFBFP/Cartography2.png May 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1558556836649-F7P8HKGGMIAN0VZVJJEQ/Screen+Shot+2019-05-12+at+11.30.14+AM.png May 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1557679838157-FQI9FCO4TT5G7AL2JQ0D/I%2BAm%2BFeeling%2BRattled.jpg May 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1557682033472-IHXP015BGX3CRGYK6AP5/Dani_Shahin_Heart.jpeg May 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1557682128927-E464YQ5MHIHN4IMJBS33/Dani_Shahin_Skull.jpeg May 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1557680240530-A6Y3FKBI8GPPQS1WPGVJ/IMG_20181030_124752214_HDR%7E2.jpg May 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1557680249989-CZ0UQNGDXHBIHK3AFP9J/tamhsc-campus_20181101.jpg May 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1557680252190-2WC9A5YMOA8ZF71I6KU2/tamhsc-campus-201806.jpg May 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1558404073007-VBY7PONIHTOGT1V5M9AO/image001.png May 2019 The continuing tradition of attributing patients' physical ailments to non-physical entities goes back thousands of years, as seen in ancient Mesopotamian writings on epileptic seizures caused by deities. Here we see Mesopotamian deities on a Sumerian cylinder seal, c. 2300 BC, in the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. Courtesy of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. Sourced from Encyclopædia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ea/media/175484/5315 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1559318262370-E7Z9ZB9Q3OV2RCAQ53U5/Leibowtiz%2BLab.jpg May 2019 Dr. Leibowitz and lab members. Photo courtesy of Dr. Leibowitz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1559318532479-SFY499RCG5EJW731NV9O/IMG-1928.JPG May 2019 Dr. Leibowitz with students at the MD/PhD retreat. Photo courtesy of Dr. Leibowitz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1559538944255-IOH7W86X8Y8U79WJ5EIU/synapse%2Bmay-6.jpg May 2019 http://www.synapsehsc.com/august-2019 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1565723083142-EZKAHWPDR5OAFV3NSYLG/image4.jpeg August 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1565736323630-RZNO4AB12B94DEB118FY/image4.jpeg August 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1565736332885-21E0M9X25CIKYIM77TW5/image1.jpeg August 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1565736732007-OF2O1BK7YWG1IDFS1NVE/image5.jpeg August 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1565725117116-LV83XJFE8CDSQF4TK4O9/image2.jpeg August 2019 http://www.synapsehsc.com/december-2014 daily 0.75 2025-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1570309917965-9T7S7RVCZNIT39XVC1F6/Synapse-First%2BIssue-Front%2BPage.jpg December 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1570309823669-936RL3DRTRZQ7R6OFE6N/Synapse-First+Issue-Second+Page.jpg December 2014 http://www.synapsehsc.com/5-year daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1570312465891-N2FQSBL94W1G1XESI6LR/Orsi%2BSubmission.jpeg 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - 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Brianna’s Pick artwork by Lily Luc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1570315523650-TIFSPLLYXUWLYOETABRN/IMG_3968.jpg 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Dr. Wakefield’s Pick photo by David Harmon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1570315249227-MECB4VOSNBW0EVC6EXZ1/image4.jpeg 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Dr. Gastel’s Pick photo by Kody Gill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1570313572898-OTVCS51INOSF18FAAGE8/1490759898297-6JNWNOOYE8TNDT4TDGKW.jpeg 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Sara’s Pick photo by Puja Panwar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1570341064361-97X4QQR7QJ7JN5HFQ43B/page4.png 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Featured Contributor: Anand Jayanti artwork by Anand Jayanti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1570339448371-W0T9NT51EED6X7PZJKHH/1434140416058-Z6LDHTNSL28IDGEMOWMY.jpeg 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Faculty Mentor Remarks photo by Cody Cobb http://www.synapsehsc.com/december-2019 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1575994550422-EYZ24TVJIE5Z8QHJ82CX/The%2BArt%2Bin%2BHeart%2B-%2BA%2Brealistic%2Bwash%2Bof%2Bcolor%2Band%2Bdetail%2Bto%2Billustrate%2Blove%252C%2Blife%252C%2Band%2Bemotion%2Bcopy.jpg December 2019 The Art in Heart, Carolina Orsi, M3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1575994942812-425HCA9LDRNOXUNOB4I7/Prosapagnosia.jpg December 2019 Prosopagnosia, Astha Mittal, M2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1576609132903-CNX86LZE28N8NK984IRC/Dr+Christie+Columbus_4610+300dpi+5x7.jpg December 2019 - Cristie Columbus, MD: Dallas Associate Dean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1576609106530-EV8YRAAFDML3L0BC6HI7/Wieters+pic.jpg December 2019 - Scott Wieters, MD: Temple Associate Dean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1576626074282-UZGYJHTEV4L3DOL3BVKD/William+Pieratt%2C+DO.jpg December 2019 - William Pieratt, DO: BCS Associate Dean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1576538721893-LYREBP3YFZQFS9H32N0K/IMG_5224.JPG December 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1576538861465-XPUCH6MSZZV0OHIA2KV7/IMG_3092.jpg December 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1575995120298-J6VO3OMKWCEG677ZUYK5/MREB2_20190530_172953489_HDR_2-s.jpg December 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1575995104720-B12RPAT96HVMXXYOO6ZV/tamhsc-mreb2-201906-s.jpg December 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1575995124142-G0EGQFNQHHU0D469LUCX/MREB2-building-glasses-tamhsc-3-s.jpg December 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1575995102052-X29SJHQ9UPINM0F1GS90/MREB2-tamhsc-20190909-s.jpg December 2019 http://www.synapsehsc.com/february-2020 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581872418118-RBOCOK9ZKCPYY70KB1PO/Hold+my+heart.png February 2020 “Hold My Heart” by Kiralyn Brakel, G5 “I actually drew this as a Valentine’s Day card for my now-husband during our first year of dating. I was struck by how our celebration of love so rarely recognizes the vulnerability and messiness of giving your heart away. It’s not the clean and cozy thing Hallmark cards make it out to be, and it leaves the most vital parts of you vulnerable in the open air. Prepping this piece for submission, I enjoyed how this metaphor becomes a reality for some physicians; the kindness, gentleness, and skill needed to love well are also necessary when operating on a patient. The luckiest of us will accept your heart with gentle hands.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581991668633-DUZ9KTDL8R6QCG42YKLW/waer.jpg February 2020 Amy Waer, MD, FACS. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M Health Science Center — Vital Record https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581992173557-6RQHC6A8O5AWQXGS2O82/inside.jpg February 2020 “This is my dining room, and I had fun picking out the furniture and artwork.” Photo courtesy of Amy Waer, MD, FACS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581992248969-IU5O50GTSHHYPB0CO9AA/image-asset.jpeg February 2020 “This is my backyard in South College Station. The pool was already in place when we bought the house. I enjoyed doing the surrounding landscaping and outdoor furniture placement.” Photo courtesy of Amy Waer, MD, FACS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581992654289-PBC93SGR3VQ9X00LYLN8/etsy.jpg February 2020 “This is a portion of my craft cabinet where I store all of my jewelry making supplies. Half of the fun of designing an original piece of jewelry is picking from all the different types of beads and colors.” Photo courtesy of Amy Waer, MD, FACS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581992792876-SBX7SSRRYGGUCJQ0RXCG/jewelry.jpg February 2020 “This is a sample of some of the custom jewelry (necklace, bracelet, and earrings) that I have made using Swarovski crystals. The designs are all original.” Photo courtesy of Amy Waer, MD, FACS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581992905610-DVBZRVVR9T6DSNREWEA2/image-asset.jpeg February 2020 “Beautiful sunset photo captured pulling into my neighborhood in South College Station following a Sunday drive with my husband.” Photo courtesy of Amy Waer, MD, FACS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581993096239-Q7244HCWQ13CXVP2BRP5/image-asset.jpeg February 2020 Photo courtesy of Alexandre Tsuchiya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581875881578-7FWX0BW7GA7Y99Z3OVA9/g2700.png February 2020 Photo taken at Belton Lake during a road trip to Temple, TX. Photo courtesy of Alexandra De Jong, M1, and Sreeya Cherlo, M1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581993362681-4D8A99797YEAAQQPUMGF/unnamed+%281%29.jpg February 2020 Sarah Elmer and her little brother Marshall at her white coat ceremony in 2019. Photo courtesy of Sarah Elmer, M1. http://www.synapsehsc.com/covid daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587343656462-EZ7LLXXK24I52IBA4XK5/Coronavirus+Replication+Cycle.png COVID-19 Image created by BioRender http://www.synapsehsc.com/april-2020 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587044649828-AYGOEV8CULEZJAFPB3SF/Heroes+Facing+the+Storm_Art+piece.jpg April 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587336476061-6E25CQ59FOJEPG3TGXWK/COVID%2B19%2BSpanish.jpg April 2020 I created the Student Initiated Elective "Advanced Medical Spanish with a Focus on COVID- 19 and Cultural Competency." Dr. Alfredo Jimenez, a cardiologist at Baylor University Medical Center in downtown Dallas, was my sponsor. We discussed recent updates on COVID-19 (in Spanish only) as well as cultural differences in approaching this new pandemic. Dr. Jimenez and I worked together to translate COVID-19 resources that could be of use to Spanish-speaking populations. It was not only a great way to practice my Spanish, but to expand my knowledge of COVID-19 and make healthcare resources more accessible to the Spanish-speaking population. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587045131530-R30CDO52G8T31GJAQ551/Bare+Bones.jpeg April 2020 Created by Cerci Hammons, M1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587339083133-1SPA2EFJV7VBAPYWONE3/jeremiah.JPEG April 2020 View from outside one of our clinic sites, overlooking the outskirts of Lima. Photo by Jeremiah Ling, M1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587341579390-CJBHPWMKAI11YHUWX58Y/Steven.jpg April 2020 Steven Jacobs pictured above in Peru. Photo by Steven Jacobs, M1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587341870334-CZU5KQDNHNKB8H7FV49W/GROUP.JPG April 2020 A group picture of everyone from TAMHSC who went to Peru over spring break. Photo by Sun Choi, M2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587342201872-HHHSDYTVXE2RY7M3XK8E/Steven%2Band%2BJ.jpg April 2020 Steven Jacobs and Jeremiah Ling in Peru. Photo by Sun Choi, M2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587336887206-UIKH21N5NDF1JJMKNYFV/In+the+Girl+There%27s+a+room.png April 2020 The piece is named after a song of the same name by Sara Groves. She wrote that song after meeting a survivor of human trafficking, and in it, she speaks of hope, faith, and the strength of human spirit in the face of injustice and oppression. I love the image of the single candle of hope burning in a dark and shuttered spirit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587147317912-V92QW8HPQLIEOVUPU2NJ/For+the+Class+of+2020.JPG April 2020 This drawing is simply dedicated to all the students in my year who didn’t get the Match Day they dreamed of, and won’t be getting the graduation they worked so hard for—but are still so gracious and selfless in their pursuit to join the medical workforce in the next few months for residency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1587148473570-KXGNUCNJAX378S1CP6TF/Medicine+as+Meditation.png April 2020 These past few weeks have provided a contemplative space for me where I have come to examine my purpose, my humanity, and my connection with others very deeply. I was starting my STEP-dedicated study as the beginning tides of COVID started to hit the United States, and this placed me in a unique situation of possibly being one of the very few people whose daily life was not interrupted amidst the pandemic. However, the same does not apply to my mental state. Every day I oscillate between feeling useless as a medical student that’s not allowed to be in the clinic and grateful that I’m being given the opportunity to expand my knowledge so that I’m better equipped to serve people in the future. http://www.synapsehsc.com/june-2020 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1592878942285-X76S0W5TTRAOZK0UK5XQ/the+future+of+medicine.+jpg.jpg June 2020 “The Future of Medicine” by Dr. Heidy B. Frias Ferreira https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1594044107485-9N3DHII618B2KHS50P8S/image1.JPG June 2020 Photo courtesy of Wei-Jung Chen, Ph.D. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1593656519714-VYLUM5QIIB6I86YLMB0T/chen+graduation.jpg June 2020 “This photo is when I graduated from National Taiwan University (國立臺灣大學) with my Bachelor’s degree.” Photo courtesy of Wei-Jung Chen, Ph.D. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1592880132047-57Q7ZP7MB81AYM12W8OW/Chen%2BMarines.jpg June 2020 “Here is an old, old, old picture when I was a Second Lieutenant in the Marines. The red sash means that I was the ‘officer on duty’ for that week to oversee all daily activities for the Company.” Photo courtesy of Wei-Jung Chen, PhD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1592880676056-SR09X48KJVVGYWVCTIMN/Tank+1.jpg June 2020 Here are our respective anatomy groups. Though we were happy to finish MGA, we miss spending time with Dr. Chen in anatomy lab and look back on those times fondly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1592880710516-426P2GUYZTHJK9U3Y6AB/TAnk+2.jpg June 2020 Photos courtesy of Sarah Elmer, M2, and Thomas Nguyen, M2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1593655565397-028HRBF6EJZJO3DNUT0Y/BLM.jpeg June 2020 “Our Oath to Save Lives Extends Beyond the OR” by Sara Yasrebi, M3 This artwork first appeared in the June 14, 2020, issue of the Texas A&M Student National Medical Association (SNMA) newsletter and is republished here to explicitly show support for SNMA and Black Lives Matter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1592881504192-AA3HV2M9AL8H9DS7FCRH/image-asset.jpeg June 2020 Photo by Sasha Freemind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1592882257809-SQNORGJON63AQ7SVUV92/image-asset.jpeg June 2020 Photo by Debby Hudson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1592882626469-G4K70EMUP0O6NKXAO3W3/Please+wait%2C+the+meeting+host+will+let+you+in+soon.jpg June 2020 “Please wait, the meeting host will let you in soon.” by Sreeya Cherlo, M2 http://www.synapsehsc.com/august-2020 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1598110989170-49IHEJTQZXYSW3KXCPS9/Watson.png August 2020 Patricia Watson, MD. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M Health Science Center - Vital Record. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1598497485796-FFW06AMY8MWAFZ8DZ8SN/Studying.png August 2020 “This is a photo of me studying during my first year of medical school in 1977.” Photo courtesy of Patricia Watson, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1598497852564-XW9CSPL3ZBVBDRYGLSYK/graduate.png August 2020 “This is a photo of me with my diploma in 1981.” Photo courtesy of Patricia Watson, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1598498321385-DERCGCG5H3MS20TITN4P/2012.jpg August 2020 “This is a photo of me in my office in Spring, Texas, in 2012.” Photo courtesy of Patricia Watson, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1598149597349-LPAYKOARAHCF7SEA5KVK/tamhsc-covid-19-202007-no-description.jpg August 2020 July 4, 2020. Clinical Building 1, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1598107463571-AIGWS1JAHF5JKPRLTFXP/Picture1.png August 2020 A makeshift emergency ward set up to ease pressure on a hospital in northern Italy © Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/AP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1598106811079-3QI6T3VKE24L2G3VF258/COVID+Portrait+Submission.jpg August 2020 This painting is based on an image from a New York Times article titled “Is the World Ready for the Coronavirus?” published on January 29, 2020. By all accounts, we were not. Over six months later, it seems as if there is no end in sight. Throughout this time, I’ve often heard the phrase “this too shall pass” as a desire to return to the normalcy of January. Yet when the pandemic finally ends, I hope that we will have achieved a new normal—one in which we tell each other stories of how hopeless the world seemed … before the coronavirus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1598112369250-T62JUMK2XNJ0BDF6J9BR/Picture2.png August 2020 we didn’t come here for the night life #t-town, Temple M2 Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1598113888781-KYTT93TFSN3IWA4L9Y97/Picture3.png August 2020 “This picture was taken inside my apartment complex overlooking the Texas Medical Center in Houston.” Photo courtesy of Helen Chen, M3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1598114424314-Z7KQ3YIYL26PAJQEKML9/Screen+Shot+2020-08-22+at+11.38.07+AM.png August 2020 http://www.synapsehsc.com/october-2020 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603842876190-LA1ATQ20P10280ECAPYM/Hanging+on.jpeg October 2020 “Hanging On” by Heidy Frias, MD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603295914687-AJYAEWI7JRX0NV4FMUVC/nano+2.jpg October 2020 1st try – I was ecstatic with how this particular illustration came out; it was a simple model, but it had all the elements I wanted to portray. The spherical shape and surface texture are enough to suggest how actual lipids would organize within a bilayer. The white protrusions were meant to represent surface proteins or polyethylene glycols. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603296445129-JBUD07PJTJMF6XFNADIG/nano+4.jpg October 2020 3rd Iteration – I went full tilt with the thicker pills, now looking more pill-like. I ran a fluid particle system simulation to create the random distribution of the pills and was extremely impressed with myself but not quite convinced about the color of the “nanoparticle,” as it gets lost with the red around it. How much lab time was devoted to this, you ask? I refuse to incriminate myself, thank you. Next question. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603296900757-4LDW37VH5RWZRQ2HSNQ3/nano+6.png October 2020 Version 2.0 – This will probably be engraved on my tombstone. As I started to discover color harmonies, I settled on one that was extremely bright and started to reflect more accurately the fact that there are different lipids on the surface as well as different protein types. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603333318631-YZXIK4WCNX78XXXJ2W49/Nano+8.png October 2020 Screenshot of Blender Software – The software I was using to create the 3D images is Blender, an extremely versatile program for 3D animation. While it is free, it is as complicated as it looks, and it was quite laborious to create an illustration. I wanted to create illustrations that I could use for presentations, conferences, and just general enjoyment. Blender was great, but I had to find something faster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603333513282-PW2XVX104S5ZY92KCMT4/nano+10.png October 2020 Voxel Illustration 1 – The learning curve with this style was less pronounced than it was for Blender. The software I was using is called MagicaVoxel, and it lets me create great images quickly. The “voxel” style was striking, but it did not distract excessively from whatever I was illustrating, which was great for standing out in presentations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603296281114-7CIG5IIASOU16AP5CGAS/nano+3.jpg October 2020 2nd Iteration – I placed a blue background for contrast, changed some of the colors of the surface protrusions, and placed pills on the background for a reason that I can’t quite recall at this point, but it looks cool, if a little static. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603296733763-QT37272CO0Z8SC6IA3Z6/nano+5.jpg October 2020 4th iteration — I was absurdly satisfied with myself at this point. The shot is perfectly centered, and I changed the color to yellow, which pops a little bit more. To this day, I use this image in presentations and meetings. It turns quite a lot of heads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603296976568-E3B6MHZXX6S36FLZRPKM/nano+7.jpg October 2020 Version 2.1 – Annotated illustration. So my scientific illustration skills were finally being put to use, and this was included as a schematic to describe a project that was submitted for a grant application. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603333381258-Y4XE95ZHQ1SFSUSPHUM6/nano+9.png October 2020 The answer came to me in the form of little 3D squares. Within the world of 3D animation, there was an illustration style called “voxel illustration,” which is a little bit like pixel illustration but 3D. While I was initially attracted by the look, I eventually found out that this style was less laborious than my previous work with Blender. This style was also attractive to me because I related the voxel to the pixel and the pixel to the basic unit that makes a picture. I felt that nanoparticles were also at that basic level, the smallest particles—just beyond atoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603333640655-ADUTIT25YC047LFJNUUJ/nano+11.jpg October 2020 Voxel Illustration 1.1 – Again, what began as procrastination ended with my learning something that I could later apply toward constructive ends. This was by far one of the proudest moments of my academic career. My paper containing this image was published in the January 3, 2020, issue of Circulation Research, and this image appeared on the cover of that issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603333848958-M0V2MKI5ZS8X5QWN657N/nano%2B12.jpg October 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603334006322-2HH3N0KPO3SI4Z1NCRNP/nano+13.png October 2020 All images by Christian Boada, PhD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603334028841-G8LM29FM7T1GCXIGUCL4/nano+14.png October 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603335511372-TGJ9AMXWHBKUW5BVQ9ON/image.jpg October 2020 Photo by Tim Gouw https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603336840007-47VUEZL2VDHSE6RP0G2N/mother+painting.jpg October 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603337322232-D12O4TZJOXBCHPB15GMK/image-asset.jpeg October 2020 Photo by Brian Patrick Tagalog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603338406846-7HO9VE7M6Y4Z7AM6MOL5/mother+nature.jpg October 2020 Art by Sara Ali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603374806146-6KFGWBM4X4A2A7GEUIRO/image.jpg October 2020 Photo by Science in HD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603758222259-L25D27SODX470C146LV7/suicide+prevention.png October 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1603833472922-SCHLXIW6FXJJ33FRZXVW/what+if+i+fall.png October 2020 Art by Ksenia Vlassova, M1 http://www.synapsehsc.com/december-2020 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1609171641677-G510Z3QE2SGW6PFDMTGS/Silver+linings.jpg December 2020 Artwork by Heidy Frias, MD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1608429358368-6GGZ7SRDS2TV30WHJEVO/Screen+Shot+2020-12-19+at+7.38.28+PM.png December 2020 Mark Sicilio, MD. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University College of Medicine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1608870922142-IU379K2011W64O388U9H/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-19%2Bat%2B7.38.44%2BPM.jpg December 2020 Photo from Doctor.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1608871009064-XXYVBQDRKAETFO6CMMIW/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-19%2Bat%2B7.39.00%2BPM.jpg December 2020 Photo by Stuart Villanueva (The Eagle). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1608248517474-68Q9YC6MT2WQV40XD4UN/Screen+Shot+2020-12-17+at+5.40.38+PM.png December 2020 Photo by Sandeep Dave, M1 This evening, I went for a quick coffee break with friends. Fortunately, the weather that day was just beautiful! We exchanged some fun stories, sipped on refreshing coffee, and were driving back to campus when spectacular colors poured through the sky as if today God was in a mood to paint such a masterpiece! At the stop, I quickly took the opportunity to snap a picture and marked these lovely shades of the sky in memory forever …. Sunset reflection: Taken on Dec 2, 2020, at 5:20 p.m. on Raymond Stotzer Pkwy and Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S when crossing the lights while coming toward campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1608427266917-ELCUR8ZC1XZD6VLTDPOV/Screen+Shot+2020-12-19+at+7.20.17+PM.png December 2020 Goodbye 2020! When I was in FOM (Foundations of Medicine) I, one of my histology lab partners told me that the slides we were looking at were actually very artsy. He said that he would even consider hanging up some of these slides as artwork around his future home. "Nobody would even know that I got them from school." The more I looked at the slides, the more I fell in love with the different color gradients and patterns, which inspired me to try out some new painting techniques. This is one of the recent pieces I made during my study breaks! Artwork by Ksenia Vlassova, M1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1608427974177-PRYQBNCQTRSWAZES8GPJ/Picture1.png December 2020 Author Mary Ellen Santerre taking a moment for mindfulness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1608873581044-WAJAZXX83VT0BZ6RQK94/Screen+Shot+2020-12-24+at+11.18.16+PM.png December 2020 http://www.synapsehsc.com/february-2021 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613330233373-QRG9Y6UD5IODY0J2FQ0J/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Woven Fibers: A Reflection on the First 18 Months of the Pre-clerkship Curriculum Background photo by Eric Prouzet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613337449310-YGURRIF9KWPKT41SV40Y/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccine: Golden Ticket or Fool’s Gold? Background photo by Hakan Nural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613331889957-ACV6KBBBXJX7ONPE56MB/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Playing with Light and Bubbles Background photo by Marc Sandra Martorell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613330939265-BPM4GV3LAOD9VKUGBTBV/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Clarity and Chaos Background photo by Marc Wieland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613341190453-KHYOYU31VN4NIMOKGCBJ/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Identities Background photo by Cecilie Jonsen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613332297245-MENAB1Y30UT87VKQPW0O/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Take Up Space Background photo by Hillie Chan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613332498412-SW6L6XV774AXBFOVO0R9/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Goals and Aspirations Redefined for 2021 Background photo by Ian Schneider https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613338562022-6551APZV44TECVDAA2NV/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - The Brain Background photo by Egor Yakushkinl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613333099844-BVPSXR8GJRM7T8OP50D6/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Fake Indian Background photo by Bonnie Kittle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613337866733-1482GIP23H07VG7Y25PY/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - A New Lesson from an Old Source Background photo by Jordan Whitt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613336124491-6P1HV6LKLPIOBJNT2XFJ/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - the first sunny day without you Background photo by Jonathan Borda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613336012958-0RHL0AY7WTJL15UANE70/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - The Teammate Background photo by Hush Naidoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613336339664-3EXR31K2IXLTC7GECZ1V/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Shotgun Willie Background photo by Kyle Johnson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613337298221-9BQNH5B0N5YB7CQ1VEAH/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Do Nothing Background photo by Eyasu Etsub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613337654385-TSNJUAPKSWSP8HCWTG6I/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Clinky, a Story That Changed My Life Background photo by The Nigmatic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613338187778-IPBV7MAZ27RNKL6JCWGD/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Unseeable Background photo by Kristina Tripkovic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1613336836295-7I0W5C3IZ6GE498R9JQ3/image-asset.jpeg February 2021 - Fred, a Unique Encounter Background photo by Doug Maloney http://www.synapsehsc.com/june-2021-2 daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1624135635120-VCEYS3PXULDB50MZDWPX/unsplash-image-68y-oRxeY_Y.jpg June 2021 - LGBTQIA+ Scientists Who Altered Their Fields Background photo by Stavrialena Gontzou https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1624213511159-ROXKOHFYGP86YTDNQLVM/unsplash-image-xzPMUMDDsfk.jpg June 2021 - Wooden Spoon Background photo by Joel Forestbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1624213444212-2KEIICJXO0MH8934M01S/unsplash-image-XknuBmnjbKg.jpg June 2021 - Exposing my Hypocrisy Background photo from the National Cancer Institute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1624135742577-DIZLRSU38S2E7580W87I/unsplash-image-Cj0tPzC5Uic.jpg June 2021 - Reflections Background photo by Steffi Harms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1624143594366-0CZ39TOMSV5BT5Y19II8/unsplash-image-yvh8fDhqHFg.jpg June 2021 - Finding my Voice Background photo by Alvin Leopold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1624213734074-72JMONRP66B7BEKC9OJQ/unsplash-image-npjP0dCtoxo.jpg June 2021 - A Chronicle of Going to School in the COVID Era Background photo from Fusion Medical https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1624136007767-9TR5UIDD66P37H70K3K4/unsplash-image-_HN4ZNgXH5w.jpg June 2021 - M1 Year in a Pandemic Background photo by Engin Akyurt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1624143702849-IC64I0YZH6TFMR230BWW/unsplash-image-JH0qzgAyq00.jpg June 2021 - Wildflowers Background photo by A. 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Emotions Locked Away Background photo by Kyan Stone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1687148213354-NRGO87818GVZ72VC31ZJ/image-asset.jpeg June 2023 - Lost in Translation Background photo by Jon Tyson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1687149055530-GOD9YRBJVZG92JABPADX/image-asset.jpeg June 2023 - The Taste of Medicine Background photo by Daniel Bernard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/ae478c36-c5f1-4ac6-8ce3-b00c7b8c33d3/image-asset.jpg June 2023 - Complexity of Conversations Background photo from National Cancer Institute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1687152575703-UCREWWQYPXWC3WV5GMS9/image-asset.jpeg June 2023 - A Smile Speaks a Thousand Words Background photo by Brandy Redd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1687150125522-9E4HFP6611OT82ZZDRVW/image-asset.jpeg June 2023 - M1 in Summary Background photo by Lucas Klara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1687149848677-F690Y8LHD0IRUCOX3GGY/image-asset.jpeg June 2023 - My Reflection Background photo by Alex Perez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1687150582537-6H8V8CU1P8N4OXRZDZR0/image-asset.jpeg June 2023 - Talk to the Family Background photo by Ben White http://www.synapsehsc.com/august-2023 daily 0.75 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1692757925576-EOXCUA3NZ5716GWYJK8M/image-asset.jpeg August 2023 - What Is Your Happy Ending? 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She joined Synapse to help strengthen connections between students and faculty and build a stronger community at A&M. She’s excited to share a new project of monthly medicine-themed NYT Connections puzzles, designed to bring people together. In her free time, she enjoys reading, doing puzzles, and practicing yoga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/339ec45b-18ab-469d-8d08-1cf276f2fa79/blank.jpg About (2025 Fall In progress) Sara Montoya is a first-year medical student from Corpus Christi, TX. Joining the Synapse team gives her a perfect opportunity to express her deep love for the humanities, especially reading, writing - and after directing a high school performance of Damn Yankees that, by some miracle, did NOT completely fall apart - theatre arts. If she’s not reading or studying, she’s probably on a nature trail, at a concert, or actively planning her next concert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/f6373af0-e526-483b-8e76-53b2167f98f5/Dang_Vy_2022_2.jpg About (2025 Fall In progress) Vy is a fourth-year medical student at the Houston campus. She was initially involved with The Synapse as a writer and loved to read the submissions of her peers with the release of each issue. She decided to join the team to be a part of the publication process—acquiring submissions, working directly with other authors, and helping them publish final pieces that they can proudly share. 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After being heavily involved in the UC Berkeley design and marketing community during his undergrad years, he wanted to join the Synapse. He is often moved by the works submitted to the journal as he formats and prepares them for the website. Outside of school he is either: watching a movie, reading a book, going for a swim, or eating good food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/d275a318-64e0-4cff-9d8f-3ea121a9d4da/IMG_2091.jpg About (2025 Fall In progress) Rishi is a third-year EnMed student, though he wonders if writing and reading about people makes treating them easier. He loves to write more than other people enjoy his writing, so he elevates better authors and thinkers at the Synapse. Additional hobbies include being PNW granola (hiking and cooking seafood). 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Anokhi was a writer for USC’s student newspaper and joined the Synapse to continue writing about food while in medical school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/eb84b2ff-3381-4069-bdfb-22134b8f74b0/Qazi%2C+Nabeeha+%281%29+-+Nabeeha+Qazi.jpg About (2025 Fall In progress) Nabeeha is a second-year MD/PhD student at Texas A&M with a current interest in infectious disease research and internal medicine as a clinical specialty. Originally from Round Lake, IL, she grew up in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Plano, TX, and earned her bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Dallas. Passionate about the arts, Nabeeha has been involved in creative projects since high school and hopes to continue promoting positive self-expression by joining Synapse. In her free time, she enjoys painting, printmaking, baking, reading sci-fi/fantasy, and most arts and crafts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581301309633-Q795QZGT4O2OI6AU6DO6/Barbara+Gastell.jpg About (2025 Fall In progress) Barbara Gastel coordinates the science journalism graduate program at Texas A&M University and teaches medical humanities at the College of Medicine. A medical school graduate and longtime faculty member, she specializes mainly in the communication of science and medicine. Her outside interests include travel, music, cooking, and baking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5531e2d7e4b0fcb142ed528a/1581347740151-IONDUGWX6SWTQOVWY6EX/Andrew+Haswell.jpg About (2025 Fall In progress) Originally from Virginia, Andrew served for six years in the U.S. Navy as a Nuclear Electronics Technician. 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