AMSA promotes the education of a wide variety of topics on campus. It does this through didactic seminars with guest speakers, panels, workshops, and other student-associated activities. While in the club, I was brought awareness of sociopolitical issues that affect the medical landscape, and I believe this experience will translate into being a more...
AFX is a student-run organization standing for Aspirations, Family, and eXperience. It is a hip-hop dance group that accepts students of all levels of dance—from absolute beginnings (like me who has no prior dance experience) to experts (like those who have competed in dance competitions when they were young). There are many different teams,...
MEDLIFE stands for Medicine, Education, and Development to Low Income Families Everywhere. It is an organization that strives to help families achieve greater freedom from their constraining living conditions. We aim to empower families in rural communities to live healthier lives, and we do so by partnering with motivated volunteers who seek to make...
As an extension of Cal Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), VISION is an entirely student-run mentorship program for high school students. During an all-expense paid weekend, high schoolers from all across the state can come together on the Berkeley campus to discuss topics such as identity, family, and leadership in student-led workshops. While the program...
The SAGE Mentorship Program is a great organization to join if you want to give back to the community of Berkeley and foster the education of young kids. SAGE works with 10 elementary schools, seven in Berkeley and three in Oakland, and it sends out students (like you and me) to be mentors to...
written by christopher wang (peace advisor) This may seem like an unorthodox blog with regards to academics. But it’s very relevant. In high school, I only used pencils, having been raised on them my whole life. I haven’t touched a pencil for three years now, only using pens. And the Pilot G2 is the...
WRITTEN BY AMY WANG (PEACE ADVISOR) Applying to medical school is a long, time-intensive, planning-intensive, and expensive process. If you’re going to invest that much time and money into something – especially something this important – knowing what to expect from this journey and how to prepare for it is crucial. As someone in the midst...
Written by Samantha Wong If you haven’t already checked Cal Central for your Telebears appointment, go do so before you continue reading! Unfortunately, it’s that time of the semester again. While you’re in the middle of taking back-to-back midterms and writing essays, Cal always seems to spring another worry into your already-hectic schedule. This...
Written by Samantha Wong (PEACE Advisor) What is the result of a cytosine deamination? (drawing the molecule may help) a. C -> A b. C -> G c. C -> U d. C -> T **For MCB 102, you will need to memorize the structure of cytosine (and all other nucl, and for that reason, the structure...
Written by Samantha Wong (PEACE Wong) What aspect of ddNTPs allows them to halt DNA replication? A structure of a ddNTP (ddATP) is shown below. Please remember that in MCB 102, you’ll need to know the structure without a structure. Click “Read More” to see the answer. 3’ H instead of 3’ OH in...