My name is Aliza Aslin, and I am an undergraduate student majoring in Biotechnology at the University of Houston. I am a member of the Black Students Health Association, the American Conservation Coalition, and the membership committee board of the Black Student Union. My typical day consists of connecting with nature and having meaningful conversations about social issues. I realized what I wanted my degree program to be when I was surfing on YouTube for a day in the life of a crime scene investigator (out of curiosity). I chose this one video about how a CSI ended up quitting her job because of what happened on the scene. A man was brutally run over and pronounced dead on arrival. He was covered in a white sheet when this CSI saw the fabric move, and she immediately told the others, but they played it off like it was nothing. A few moments later, the sheet almost came off because he was moving underneath, making it undeniable that he was still alive. Firefighters were there to take him, but they kept saying he was dead, even though he was responsive and found out to be breathing too. One firefighter in particular and the CSI kept going back and forth about taking the man into their truck and demanded that he call their chief. The only thing was, when the firefighter finally put him on the stretcher, he was on his back. This man was internally bleeding, and lying down instead of on his stomach led to suffocation from his own blood. The video angered me so much that I thought about it for weeks, especially because it was a Black man. Now, I want to be part of crime investigations as a forensic pathologist and apply my background in medical practice. I want to give my full attention to the evidence given and pinpoint everything back to what happened to that person to hold others accountable. For example, in 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was assassinated. His first autopsy was ignored, and the original records just so happened to "disappear". His body had to be exhumed for a second autopsy by Dr. Michael Baden because the first investigation was not done correctly and key evidence was overlooked. This shows how easily the deaths of Black people can be dismissed, and if there wasn't a second autopsy, he wouldn't have justice. I want to inspire future generations by showing them that we can fix what society has lacked for so long. We have always had a huge problem with malpractice on minorities in many areas, which also happens with autopsies. Right now, in my field, less than 10% of forensic pathologists are Black, and so much more representation is needed. But with more exposure and awareness, we can make a difference today.