Dimitri St. Vil
Class of 2005 - Present
Frederick Douglas Academy
Topic: Alzheimers Disease and the Aging Brain
About:
The selection of each student was based on the submission of a resume, essay, and an interview conduct by Dr. Sat himself.
At the Taub Institute I met an incredible team I started out my first couple of days filling and filing out paper work. After a while I was right alongside with this team in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky center observing memory testing sessions with patients diagnosis with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. After the memory testing was administered I corrected these test and entered it in the computer database.
The research done at the Taub Institute was an enriching experience and has helped me focus on my career goals.
The HCS talks have been extremely helpful for example one of the talks presented by representatives of the Citibank Group discussed financials among young adults and I eventually open my own bank account in the following weeks. The seminars, while long, were very informative. It shows me that even though that every individual might not be performing the same research but we all fall under one symbolic umbrella believing that "The Purpose of Souls is to Assist Each Other"?