About Me

Hello, my name is Cameron. I’m currently a neuroscience major here at UM, which is a typical first step towards a medical career. I’d rather go a different way. I’m interested in research, specifically microbiology and systemic symbiotic microbial communities. Throughout my experience, I have come to understand the “systems ecology” approach to the human gut. Our gut microbiome fluctuates in concentrations, much like an apartment building has hundreds of unique residents with different living requirements. Each resident provides something, manages other residents, or feuds with their neighbors to make the giant building (our bodies) run smoothly. Graduates in a neuroscience specialization typically go to medical school, but pharmaceuticals and academic research are also prominent for those who choose otherwise. Neuroscientists can work in a psychology, neuroscience, neurochemical, neurobiological, or even a marine biology lab, pretty much anywhere there is nerve tissue. Neuroscientists are the key to understanding everything. Once we understand the reality of our brain, we can structurally express the thoughts, feelings, and “spirit” that has been metaphysical for so long, and in turn reign in the far reaching theories of our existence. Maybe, inside of our brains, lies the information we have sought so long for about where we came from and why we came. These discoveries and the work of neuroscientists will shape the future of humanity, as well as how we approach psychological problems, depression, and other neurological issues that plague humanity. Also with the right funding and research, I hope to redesign an educational process in a way that is challenging, thought provoking, and hard, without the pressure of ten trucks weighing down upon you. The way we educate is occasionally wrong, unhealthy, and even mentally abusive towards students. Multiple studies have expressed how cortisol levels (our body’s natural chemical for stress) are exactly the same whether a subject is punched in the face or excluded from a social scenario. With that information, how can we advocate for the extreme stress we place on students in schools across America. The results of neuroscience research will impact anyone with a brain, but we can’t deny the facts any longer.