Student Success Profile: Siobain Knox
Siobain in the biology lab at UC Blue Ash.
- High-achieving biology student pursuing plans to attend medical school
- Conducted undergraduate research at UC Blue Ash that led to a research fellowship with Cincinnati Children’s
- Thrived in our Honors Program and got involved on campus
Siobain on the UC Blue Ash campus.
Siobain (shuh-VAWN) Knox has a clear idea of what she wants to do after college – go to medical school and pursue a career as a cardiovascular surgeon.
The motivation for her professional goals is driven by a tragedy. Siobain lost her cousin in a motorcycle accident. He 22 and she was 12 at the time. Siobain considered him like an older brother – it was a devastating loss.
“That was a very big moment in my life. I remember thinking that I want to keep someone else from feeling like this. The best way I could see was by becoming a surgeon and preferably cardiovascular where it’s a true life or death situation.”
Siobain says the academic rigor and individual support from professors are preparing her well for a career in medicine.
Siobain conducts research on brain-eating amoeba under the guidance of Yoshi Odaka, PhD.
Siobain has turned her grief into a focus to excel in the classroom and lab. She maintained a 4.0 grade-point-average and earned academic awards as a top student in biology and chemistry. She also got involved on campus as a Student Orientation Leader.
As part of her experiential learning in our Honors Program, Siobain participated in undergraduate research with Yoshi Odaka, PhD, a biology professor at UC Blue Ash. That experience led to Siobain being selected for a highly competitive research fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center where she studied congenital heart disease and had the opportunity to work with a cardiovascular surgeon.
UC Blue Ash is definitely doing a lot to prepare me for my future. All the research opportunities, the academic rigor here. The teachers are really on your side; they want you to succeed, and it’s very clear here.
Siobain Knox
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