ATVB Named Lecture Review-Insight Into Author.

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ATVB Named Lecture Reviews—2013 Jeffrey M. Hoeg ATVB Award for Basic Science and Clinical Research Insight Into the Author: Susan S. Smyth, MD, PhD, University of Kentucky According to my mother, I was always very curious as a child, bringing creatures such as snakes and frogs into the house and putting them in the bathtub to watch. In high school, I had a fantastic AP biology course that first opened my eyes to science. I entered college with the intent of being a biology major, and my enthusiasm for science grew at Mount Holyoke. Ultimately, I decided that pursuing dual MD and PhD training would provide me with the broadest possible education. During my clinical training, abciximab received approval as adjunctive therapy for angioplasty. Having used the parent molecule monoclonal antibody 7E3 in experiments as a graduate student, it was a career-changing experience to administer abciximab to patients. That is when I realized that a career in cardiovascular medicine was my future. I have been incredibly fortunate to have had the …