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Dear Respected Karolinska Institute admission committee,
I am writing to express my interest in “studies of angiogenesis and vessel malformation and function, relating to genetic vascular disease, cancer, diabetes and stroke” at Karolinska Institute.
I graduated master degree in Human Genetics in the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, the second-ranked medical university in Iran, working on cancer research. While there is no similar outstanding Ph.D. position in this field of study, in Iran, I want to apply to this position for I believe my strong academic background and extracurricular interests makes me a good fit for the position.
As a Genetics major, I have a deep-seated curiosity about discovering new cancer treatments. Unfortunately, to date, there are no approved cancer treatments, which is why I am interested in the pioneering cancer discoveries made by Karolinska Institute and their potential to …show more content…

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