Hi! My name is Danielle Nicole Axelson. In the Fall of 2011, I will be a Senior at Rice University. I am majoring in Biochemistry and also pursuing the Global Health Technologies minor. My hobbies include marathon training and conducting scientific research relative to diseases that affect children in the developing world. I try to fill as much of my time as possible helping the future generation of leaders; I teach Sunday school, babysit, and tutor younger children. It is my utmost desire to serve God through helping others and to make a difference in the world by improving the health of children in developing countries. I plan to do this by obtaining a medical degree, conducting research, and spending the majority of my life in developing countries finding and meeting medical needs. I am passionate about enabling the impoverished to lead productive lives and hope that others will join with me in this cause.