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Mariam Bonyadi (14 Posts)

Columnist and in-Training Staff Member

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Mariam graduated with a BS in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she conducted undergraduate research in B-cell development and lymphomagenesis as well as the neurobiology of stress. In high school, Mariam spent several years studying mechanisms of induced pluripotency in an embryonic stem cell research lab at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla. She now studies computational neuroscience and medicine as part of the Medical Scholars Program (MD/PhD) and the Neuroscience Program (NSP) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Outside of research and clinical experiences, Mariam has earned a black belt in Taekwondo and enjoys yoga and San Diego beaches.

Bridging the Gap

Bridging the Gap focuses on the relationship between basic research and medicine, in order to develop an appreciation for the science that underlies the foundations of modern medicine.

Who – or What – is Responsible for Obesity?

Published by Mariam Bonyadi

“Study snacks,” both high in fat and sugar, are an indispensable part of any medical student’s life during exam season. Putting on weight while cramming can be expected, as there exist evolutionary, genetic and neural bases underlying high caloric food cravings during times of stress. These factors fuel unhealthy weight gain despite scientific research into obesity and educational outreach by health professionals advocating this scientific approach to understanding obesity. Uncontrolled weight gain is often a …

Response to a Newly Published U.S. Health Map on Obesity

Published by Qing Meng Zhang

It has been reported by media countless times. Everyone has been talking about it, most people know of its existence, and many have come up with a plethora of remedies—sometimes misleading and unfounded—for it. And yet, not only is it still plaguing the United States, it has transformed into an epidemic. That’s right, “it” is obesity. A longitudinal study done by the University of Washington measured several parameters, including physical activity, obesity, hypertension and longevity …

Who Counts, What Doesn’t: Refocusing Armstrong’s Abortion Perspective

Published by Will Jaffee, DO

I’m writing in response to Sam Armstrong’s anti-choice piece “Who Counts, Who Doesn’t: Human Value, Reproductive Freedom and the Abortion-on-Demand Debate” that was recently published online at in-Training. While a comprehensive review of student doctor Armstrong’s arguments is warranted, I will only attack those I found particularly troublesome. I’ll also add salient points he did not discuss, while maintaining an eye on the neo-proverbial “TL;DR” clock. Mr. Armstrong (who I’ll now refer to as “Sam,” as he is …

Who Counts, Who Doesn’t: Human Value, Reproductive Freedom and the Abortion-on-Demand Debate

Published by Sam Armstrong

Introduction What makes us human? This question may strike you as simplistic, after all, our membership in the species Homo sapiens is the obvious answer, or you may interpret the question more abstractly to mean: What is the essence of being human? It is the latter sense of this question that is of particular importance to us as physicians-in-training. Now, I am sure you are wondering what this seemingly esoteric question has to do with anything practical. …

Sam Armstrong (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sam is a Class of 2015 DO student at NSUCOM. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2007 with a BS in biological sciences.