It is the question of the
buildup of fat, cholesterol, and other substances in arteries. She
continued her community service, volunteered for the Boys and Girls
Club, for a local hospital, and with the church's Sunday school
program. After she graduated, she couldn't pursue her dream of becoming a
scientist because she was undocumented, but she didn't give up. She
said: This can't be it. So she volunteered at a research lab, where she
wasn't going to get paid but where she was able to continue studying
and learning. Then, President Obama created DACA, the Executive order I referred
to, in 2012. Because of that, she was allowed to apply to the
University of California, Merced, for the Ph.D. program in quantitative
and systems biology. Her research focused on sudden cardiac death, the
leading cause of natural death in the United States. Last year, Yuriana became the first undocumented person at the
University of California, Merced, to receive a Ph.D. Listen to what the
dean of the School of Natural Sciences said:
Yuriana's work is stunning, and it will have significant
impact on our knowledge of the workings of the heart at the
cellular level. The potential benefit of her research in
cardiac care is enormous.
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