Sentences with phrase «inspired by a grandfather»

Inspired by her grandfather and an uncle, both well - respected physicians, Timiras dreamed from childhood of becoming a doctor.

Inspired by a grandfather who had Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Mucke founded Gladstone's neurological research program 15 years ago and today leads more than 100 students, postdocs, research scientists and principal investigators in the search for new understanding of and therapies for some of the world's most devastating illnesses — including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and multiple sclerosis.

Seventeen - year - old Nora has always been a dreamer and an artist, inspired by her grandfather, who has always supported her gifts and life goals.

Inspired by her grandfather and guided by her grandmother in heaven, Mary throws herself into the project, and during the process finds herself drawn to Jack (Michael Shanks), a handsome man who loves the lodge as much as she does.

Since the age of 12, Dr. Guy knew she wanted to become a veterinarian, after being inspired by grandfather, who also wanted to be a veterinarian as a child, but could not afford to go to college.

Sarah Irvin's ink series, in which she writes words in expressive cursive and then destroys the marks with squeegees to form dynamic new images, was inspired by her grandfather's loss of language due to Alzheimer's disease and her baby daughter's limited language skills.

The immersive feature - length film explores the artist's ponderous collections and is inspired by his grandfather's friendship with the detective novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Inspired by his grandfather's last words to him, «Do what you love,» Shirkey quit his job and founded the organization.

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She picked the bathroom tiles and the distinctive red wallpaper in the dining room, inspired by a toon tree that grows in Wu's grandfather's backyard in China.

The National Center for Fathering is a non-profit research and education organization whose mission is to improve the lives of children and reverse the trends of fatherlessness by inspiring and equipping fathers, grandfathers and father figures to be actively engaged in the life of every child.

At the National Center for Fathering, we work to improve the lives of children and reverse the trends of fatherlessness by inspiring and equipping fathers, grandfathers and father figures to be actively engaged in the life of every child.

Guo says she was inspired by stories of her maternal grandfather, who was misdiagnosed and died of lung cancer before Guo was born, and by a theater director at her school who developed breast cancer.

A bold pattern in a versatile, neutral colorway, inspired by the International Code of Signals — antique nautical flags collected by our friend's grandfather in Maine.

Moonglow takes the form of a grandfather's deathbed confession to his grandson and covers the course of the 20th century — and, according to the author, is inspired by his own experiences at his grandfather's bedside in 1989.

Inspired by the strength of her grandfather, Rose is determined to keep her family together and thrive despite living in a hostile, violent world.

War and Turpentine — Inspired by the notebooks and reminiscences of his grandfather, a painter who served in the Belgian Army in World War I, Hertmans writes with an eloquence reminiscent of W.G. Sebald as he explores the places where narrative authority, invention and speculation flow together.

Inspired by her late grandfather's work with the Humane Society of the United States, Emma worked as an intern with the Federal Affairs Department of the HSUS as part of her mission to develop a career in animal protection.

He primarily works with raw building materials and broken furniture converting them into «creatures» inspired by natural history museums, sci - fi, and his grandfather - an eccentric taxidermist whom let Mike play in his basement with numerous dead things.

Grew up in Poland, having an interest in art from childhood which was inspired in part by Grandfather Jan Kotowski, who was renowne...

This weekend our museum shop curated by @dosaflyingfish invite #DTLA neighbor @goodliverstore to select products from their general store that are inspired by our #HaraldSzeeman exhibition, «Grandfather: A Pioneer Like Us».

Inspired by photographs passed down from Scott's grandfather, filmmaker Rey Scott, the works in this series mine the harrowing episodes of his travels and subsequent 1941 Oscar - winning documentary, «Kukan,» revealing uncharted war torn China during the late 1930s and 1940s... Continue reading Michelle Scott at 2 Rules

A conceptual narrative in three parts, the works on view are inspired by personal recollection, oral history, family relics, and the unearthed bones of the horse that carried Young's great - grandfather north during the Great Migration.

Inspired by the photographs given to his grandfather from Harry Houdini, Oursler started collecting objects related to magic, paranormal, film, pseudoscience and technology in the 1990s.

Sunoj's work depicts our relationship with the land and how this is changing, with a focus on agriculture, inspired by growing up among farmland and his grandfather's livelihood; rice farming.

Established by siblings Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau in honor of their father Philippe Cousteau Sr., and grandfather legendary explorer Jacques - Yves Cousteau, our mission is to inspire young people worldwide to act now for a sustainable future.

As the third generation to run the business originated by his grandfather 85 years ago, J. Lennox Scott prides himself on helping the company's broker associates build a powerful business and live an inspired life.