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style=\"text-align: center\">About Me<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-86 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mo3253a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1329\/2019\/04\/DSC_0126-e1555217665612-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"A headshot of Maria Ochiai\" width=\"227\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mo3253a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1329\/2019\/04\/DSC_0126-e1555217665612-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mo3253a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1329\/2019\/04\/DSC_0126-e1555217665612-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mo3253a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1329\/2019\/04\/DSC_0126-e1555217665612-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mo3253a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1329\/2019\/04\/DSC_0126-e1555217665612-603x904.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0I am a Senior at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.american.edu\/\">American University<\/a>, majoring in Biology and minoring in Music Performance. I currently lead the study on the Multiple Myeloma research\u00a0where I look at\u00a0how\u00a0obesity affects cancer growth and drug resistance. I also\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">assist the Squamous Cell Carcinoma research at the cancer\u00a0lab in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.american.edu\/cas\/biology\/\">Biology Department<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Seibutsugakusha&#8221; means &#8220;Biologist&#8221; in Japanese. I came to the United Staes when I was 10 years old, and I pride myself in my Japanese heritage and culture that I still practice in the U.S.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In fall 2019, I am starting on my Master&#8217;s Degree in Biology at American University where I will continue my research on multiple myeloma cancer and obesity.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Image from Phi Delta Epsilon<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Me \u00a0I am a Senior at American University, majoring in Biology and minoring in Music Performance. I currently lead the study on the Multiple Myeloma research\u00a0where I look at\u00a0how\u00a0obesity affects cancer growth and drug resistance. I also\u00a0assist the Squamous Cell Carcinoma research at the cancer\u00a0lab in the Biology Department. &#8220;Seibutsugakusha&#8221; means &#8220;Biologist&#8221; in Japanese. 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