english: Even though I studied comparative physiology and evolutionary biology as an undergrad -- I had even written my senior  thesis on Darwinian theory -- learning about the  significant overlap between the disorders of  animals and humans, it came as a much needed  wake-up call for me.
non_english: Hoci som mala na škole aj komparatívnu fyziológiu a evolučnú biológiu v nižších ročníkoch na univerzite – dokonca som napísala prácu  o Darwinovej teórii – uvedomenie si tohto širokého prekryvu medzi chorobami zvierat a ľudí pre mňa prišlo ako veľmi potrebné precitnutie.