Shivani Sundaram
Undergraduate Researcher
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Integrative Biology
Office: 4095 Valley Life Sciences Building
Email: [at] [dot] com
Department of Integrative Biology
Office: 4095 Valley Life Sciences Building
Email: [at] [dot] com
Education
B.S. Biology (in progress)
Background
I am a young man from Fremont, CA. I have lived in Oakland, CA for all of my life and I couldn't imagine growing up anywhere else. All my life I have occupied my time with work, school, or reading about Greek mythology. Often times I feel I have "too many" interests or random knowledge that is impressive in small conversation, but seems useless in specific conversations. For example, I can name every Greek God in the Olympic Pantheon as well as great beasts from their mythology, but how would such knowledge help in a discussion about CRISPR? Due to this ignorance I have, I am often driven to learn more about the world around me.
I have always had the desire to help others, and I figured by becoming a doctor, I could obtain knowledge and certain skills to aid people in countries where healthcare is scarce. I have such an endeavor will be challenging, but if it were easy, everyone would do it. I feel every doctor and scientist should devote their research and life to bettering society as a whole.
I have always had the desire to help others, and I figured by becoming a doctor, I could obtain knowledge and certain skills to aid people in countries where healthcare is scarce. I have such an endeavor will be challenging, but if it were easy, everyone would do it. I feel every doctor and scientist should devote their research and life to bettering society as a whole.
Research Interests
I have always had a love for biology. Learning about animals and insects has always fascinated me, because of how important they are in every ecosystem. For example, without bees, flora pollination would not be as efficient as it should be to support life. All fauna require plants for food and shelter, but through biology, we understand why. The short answer is proteins and energy transfer through the carbon cycle. Plants absorb energy from the sun, animals eat the plants, animals die and become fertilizer for more plants to grow.