Student Profile - Farhana, Abdullah
Student Profiles
Chen, Ted
Biomedical Engineering
Graduation: Spring 2009
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Economics
Graduation: May 2008
Sharenko, Alex
Material Science & Engineering
Graduation: Spring 2009
Major:
Science, Technology & Culture
Hometown: Okeechobee, FL
Graduation Date: May 2009
Hometown: Okeechobee, FL
Graduation Date: May 2009
Interests
Medicine, biology, healthcare systems in underdeveloped countries
Clubs/Organizations
Student Advisory Board for Undergraduate Research, Muslim Student’s Association, American Medical Student’s Association, LCC Mentor/Mentee Program, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society
Hobbies
Reading, Running
Favorite Quote
My heart, make friends with grief and if you do, what luck! Embrace it for your grief is the call of the Beloved. - Rumi
Career Goal
To become a physician and find a cure for cancer.
Research Area
Relationship between medicine and nature.
Publications or Honors Releated to Your Research
PURA Awardee for spring 2007.
What I Love Most About Research at Tech
The endless opportunities to take your research one step higher through conferences, awards, etc.
Description of Student's Research
My research includes the emergence of botanical gardens as healing spaces and how nature is viewed as medicinal therapy. Specifically, I am researching what aspect of botanical gardens has healing powers. I am also looking at the relationship between women and nature as many literary texts center on women in scenes of nature. Individuals with mental illnesses were sometimes attracted to gardens. Ultimately I will be creating a database with my research mentor by compiling publications dealing with botanical gardens and conservatories and the relationship these spaces have with women and medicine.