Becoming a Toxicologist

MIT 5.07SC Biological Chemistry, Fall 2013
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Instructor: John Essigmann
In this video, Prof. John Essigmann shares what inspired him to become a toxicologist.
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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[@shelbyaskew3581]

I want to be a toxicologist because I too was inspired by a personal experience. I've had mercury poisoning before, so severe that I almost went brain dead in 2014; I still have to revel in it's long-term affects years later but I want to prevent people from ever getting sick like I did. Because I'm lucky to even still be alive and functional.
When I slipped into a coma after my biggest seizure cause my brain had given up, they said that If I ever were to wake up (which they said was a 15% chance to) I would most likely be brain dead. I woke up early, and was by all expectations: Functional, breathing, talking, and distraught. Ever since, I've been inspired to study and help.

[@weswaglikesuga3041]

I really wanna be a toxicologist

[@LizzyNightingale]

me too Jimin me too

[@russel9246]

oh an army🥺 samee bc of forensics, i want to study more about chemistry/toxicology..

[@melisa3634]

Me too

[@watertruck9893]

I’m becoming more interested in becoming one mainly because of chubby emu, which all of you should check out I’m 14 and I’m hooked because his videos are very understandable.

[@oliver9174]

@@watertruck9893 thats literally everyones reason, chubbyemu is going to raise a new generation of toxicologists

[@kestonsmith1354]

Chubbyemu is raising awareness to toxicology.

[@Phiery]

Imma become one then start a daytime relationship talk show to see who's the toxic one in the relationship

[@ryang8934]

This made me decide my major lol

[@catcatcat8959]

How is it going with that

[@ryang8934]

@@catcatcat8959 Got into a university majoring in biochemistry. I start in the fall so we'll see!

[@catcatcat8959]

@@ryang8934 I’m requesting info from a community college so I can hopefully get my gpa up to get into a college that has a toxicology program or something. Idk what I’m doing tho :/

[@ryang8934]

@@catcatcat8959 Had to do something similar to get into uni. Needed 6 credits to get into my program. Been out of hs for 4 years. We all take our own paths :D

[@PakkiNakki]

how u doing now? i also began a biochem/molbio major. thinking of doing my master’s in toxicology

[@Sophia-re5fk]

how to become a toxicologist

[@CinemaKingTheaters]

I almost mistook him for Dr.Fauci for a minute