I'm an Immunologist Now!

來認識旺德，他是個像你我一樣的孩子，常常搬家，上過很多不同的學校。十幾歲的時候，她在圖書館當過女服務員，並幫助老人。然後，她發現自己想成為一名醫生。一路上，她遇到了一位患有結節病的患者。該患者的免疫系統沒有按照應有的方式運作。 Wonder決定她要學習如何進行醫學研究，以便了解這種疾病。有一天，她希望能夠幫助找到結節病的治療方法。

我是誰？該系列以科學家的勵志傳記為特色，年輕讀者將能夠將這些科學家視為像他們自己一樣的人。這些書由科學家本人和范德比爾特大學的合著者撰寫，旨在幫助年輕讀者了解科學家是像他們一樣的普通人，他們對學習和發現新事物感到興奮，並決定在學校努力學習，以便為自己創造成為科學家的機會。在了解這些科學家的故事的同時，讀者也將了解一些解釋清楚且易於理解的基本科學思想，並了解這些科學家當今正在研究的前沿科學。

我是誰？系列共同編輯：David A Weintraub，范德比爾特大學藝術與科學學院天文學、歷史學和科學技術傳播教授； Ann Neely，范德比爾特大學皮博迪教育與人類發展學院教育實踐榮譽副教授；凱文‧約翰遜 (Kevin Johnson)，范德比爾特大學和范德比爾特大學醫學中心生物醫學資訊學和兒科教授。

在本系列中：

由 STEM 領域的頂尖專家撰寫
科學概念的愉快探索

Meet Wonder, a kid like you and me, who moved around a lot and went to lots of different schools. As a teenager, she worked as a waitress, at a library, and helped out with older people. Then, she discovered she wanted to become a doctor. Along the way, she met a patient with an illness called sarcoidosis. This patient's immune system was not working the way it was supposed to. Wonder decided that she would learn how to do medical research so that she could learn about this disease. Someday, she hopes to help find a cure for sarcoidosis.

The Who Me? series features inspirational biographies of scientists whom young readers will be able to identify with as people like themselves. Written by the scientists themselves and co-authors from Vanderbilt University, the books are designed to help young readers understand that scientists are regular people like themselves who are excited about learning and discovering new things, and who decided to work hard in school in order to create for themselves the opportunity to become scientists. As they learn the stories of these scientists, readers will also learn some basic scientific ideas that are well-explained and easily understood and be introduced to cutting-edge science these scientists are working on today.

Who Me? series co-editors: David A Weintraub, Professor of Astronomy, of History, and of Communication of Science and Technology, College of Arts & Science, Vanderbilt University; Ann Neely, Associate Professor Emerita of the Practice of Education, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University; and Kevin Johnson, Professor of Biomedical Informatics and of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

In this series:

Written by leading experts in STEM
Enjoyable exploration of scientific concepts

Wonder Drake

是負責教職事務的高級副院長，並領導美國馬裡蘭大學醫學院首屆結節病卓越中心。此前，她曾擔任范德比爾特大學醫學院的醫學和病理學、微生物學和免疫學教授。 Drake 博士已被選為美國臨床研究學會 (ASCI) 和美國醫師協會 (AAP) 會員。她目前在 NIH 國家過敏和傳染病研究所 (NIAID) 科學顧問委員會、《美國呼吸與重症監護醫學雜誌》編輯委員會以及 Doris Duke 慈善基金會顧問委員會任職。

Wonder Drake is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and directs the inaugural Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA. Previously, she had been Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr Drake has been elected into the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), as well as the American Association of Physicians (AAP). She currently serves on the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Board of Scientific Counsellors, the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and the advisory board for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

變得有彈性
我家人的教訓
醫學研究的職業：幫助他人
肉芽腫和結節病
詞彙表
討論問題和其他資源

Contents:
Becoming Resilient
Lessons from My Framily
A Career in Medical Research: Helping Others
Granulomas and Sarcoidosis
Glossary
Disscussion Questions and Additional Resources