Senior Katherine Holste is a Human Physiology and Psychology double major and an Organic Chemistry minor hailing from Beaverton, Oregon. She is currently a dispatcher at Safe Ride, the President of the Mortor Board National Senior Honor society, a member of the Order of Omega and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Holste has also held some executive positions in her sorority, Gamma Phi Beta, and has been involved in Dance Marathon. Following graduation, Holste will be attending the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) to study medicine and hopes to become a neurologist in the future.

Changing the World
When asked how she is going to change the world, Holste responded that she plans on changing it through research and her practice in medicine. Currently, she is working in a neurophysiology lab here at the University that is concentrating on concussions. “We are doing a lot of pioneering and ground breaking work in concussions which is very exciting” she explained. Holste continues that she has gotten very excited about studying concussions and that it is by far the most acquired injury, especially for children, and if children get a concussion it can really slow their development. She believes that this is an area of medicine that our research dollars should be going towards, so she wants to continue to research concussions and plans to get involved and help establish better treatments for them. 

Favorite Quote
“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, but wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.” She likes this quote because she believes that it really addresses the ideas of knowledge and wisdom. “You can be a knowledgeable as a student,” she explains, “but it is applying that knowledge and utilizing that knowledge that makes you wise.”

Advice to Other Students
As for other students who want to make a difference, Holste advices to persevere. “If you want to change the world and you want to make a difference you have to work for it” she states. “It’s not going to come easy, it’s going to be long, it’s going to be tough, you will have to prioritize and you may not get to hang out with your friends as much” but that in the end it will be worth it. Holste explains that if you want it and it is your passion and your dream, work for it and there is no reason why you cannot obtain it. 

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