In this special episode of Dr. D’s Discussions, Rosa and Dave delve into the history of Christmas in Europe and America. Rosa gives us the history of Hanukkah, and she details her Russian tradition of Grandpa Winter. We then give details about why the Christmas Tree should not be a tradition according to the book of Jeremiah. The discussion then turns to how the story of Jesus resembles Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster, Dionysus, and Romulus. We end the discussion with some good words to live by, and to explain that all people’s coming together to better the human condition should always be the goal for everyone on the planet! Comment below and share with all of your friends and family!
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David Deming II was born and raised in Bethlehem, PA approximately an hour north of Philadelphia. He moved to Philadelphia to attend Temple University for his undergraduate education; where he completed a BA in Biological Anthropology, completed coursework for pre-medicine, and minored in Biology. His intentions for graduate/professional training was to attend medical school, however, after shadowing and investigating the medical field, he found a passion to work in the biomedical research field. He took a job as a personal trainer to give him the flexibility to examine a variety of career options related to the field of biology.
It was during this period of growth and reflection that he shadowed a client with a PhD in Neuroscience at University of Pennsylvania. His imagination and curiosity was instantly stoked about a career in academia, research, and teaching. This decision was built upon two key previous events: 1) reading the book called “Evo Devo: Endless Forms Most Beautiful” by Dr. Sean B. Carroll 2) his passion for teaching that he developed as a personal trainer and workout class instructor.
He applied to Thomas Jefferson University to achieve is MS in Cell and Developmental Biology. This stepping stone gave him the laboratory experience that his resume was lacking to gain admittance into a PhD level program. During his Master’s studies, he worked in Dr. Lucia Languino’s laboratory researching radiation resistant prostate cancer for his thesis project. During this time, he was admitted into the Genetics, Genomics, and Cancer Biology PhD program at Thomas Jefferson University.