My second potential research topic is epidemiology and immunology. These tend to go hand in hand because when epidemics break out, there tends to be a lot of focus and immune systems and protection against these diseases. With the recent outbreak of ebola in Western Africa and flu season around the corner, I figured that a focus on immunology and epidemiology would be an interesting focal point for my project. Epidemiology is a branch of medicine that focuses on the outbreaks, distribution, and, often times, control of infectious diseases and immunology is a branch of medicine that focuses on the immune system of all organisms. If I were to do this project, I could look at the history of epidemics and pandemics but then also take a look at the science behind these outbreaks and the vaccines being produced to bump up immunity.