Dr. Georgia Dunston

During freshman seminar, the guest speaker, Dr. Georgia Dunston, did a presentation on the Human Genome. I was especially excited for this presentation because I am a pre-med student and think very highly of Dr. Dunston. Her presentation was entitled "The Abandonment, Dismemberment, and Reawakening; The History and Legacy of Howard University." She continued to discuss the importance of the human genome and how it defines us as human begins. Dr. Dunston then went on to tie in our African roots to the dawning of the human era. The human race did indeed begin in the beautiful contenient of our ancestors, in Africa. As much as we may seem different because of the various shapes, sizes, and colors that we come in, all of us share a genome that is 99% the same as anyone on this planet. It is that single 1% that gives us such diversity. It was the expansion of the human population over various contienents and environmental conditions that account for this variation in culture and physical appearance. Her presentation encouraged me to become apart of the leading force that Howard University will become in the education and knowledge of the human genome in order to better inform the world, make medical breakthroughs, and influence social change to better benefit society and the world. Dr. Dunston also educated the class on the fact that we need to become more involved in clinical trials and case studies to help further the research of the human genome and various conditions that can effect the development and various of that 1% difference in each and every human being.