Micah Johnson, COL ’25, Grand Blanc, MI
This summer, I had the privilege of working in the Killian and Abraham Orthopaedic Research Laboratories at the University of Michigan, where I embarked on an independent research project thanks to the support …
Kevin Wu, COL ’27, Clovis, CA
Over the summer, I’ve been working at the Kayser Lab and investigating the link between sensory processing and sleep in neurodevelopmental disorders in Drosophila. I was drawn to this topic because of its application …
Allaha Mohiby, SAS ’25, Pomona, NY
This summer, I was immersed in pre-clinical research within the Borner Lab at the University of Southern California. Under the guidance of Dr. Tito Borner, lab technician Sophia Fischer, and PhD student Serena Gao, …
Leslie Njingang, NUR ’26, Silver Springs, MD
This summer, I had the amazing opportunity at Adventist Healthcare to conduct research on health disparities and social determinants of health, specifically focusing on the barriers and facilitators that people of color and …
As a part of Career Services’ Career Insights Series for Penn graduate students and postdocs, we hosted a recruiter from Calico Labs to learn more about the ins and outs of recruiting. Below is a snapshot of the advice offered …
Elizabeth Ni, COL ’26, New Jersey
This summer, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to continue living in Philly and continue with the neuroscience lab I started researching with the beginning of my sophomore year! I feel fortunate …
Shermont Bradwell, Perelman Master in Public Health ’25. Syracuse, NY
Over the summer, I had the amazing opportunity of working at Prevention Point. My honest reaction is that I was shocked by the conditions in which I saw in Kensington …
Zoe Vaz, COL ’25, Hartford, CT
This summer, I had the privilege of working as a research assistant on a public health intervention clinical trial called Tiempo Juntos Pro Nuestra Salud. The trial focused on promoting cognitive health, cardiovascular health, …
Giorgio Rawda, COL ’25, Syracuse, NY
This past summer, I was given the opportunity to work in Dr. Mariella De Biasi’s lab, which explores the neurochemistry behind drug addiction in mice. Through my hands-on work, I learned how to investigate …
Melanie Nettler, PSOM Masters in Genetic Counseling ’25, Westfield, NJ
This summer, I had the opportunity to rotate through both the Division of Biochemical Genetics and the Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center as a genetic counseling intern at the Children’s Hospital of …
