A Summer at the GRASP Lab

Jason Mathew, SEAS ’27, Ellicott City, MD

I am extremely grateful for the 2024 Summer Funding award I received which helped me be able to stay at Penn over the summer and conduct meaningful research at the GRASP Lab. This …

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Tiny Cells, Big Impact: My Journey in the Raj Lab

Asmus Nielsen, COL ’27, Aalborg, Denmark

It’s amazing how much you can learn from something you can’t even see with the naked eye. I’m incredibly grateful to the 2024 Career Services Summer Funding Grant for allowing me to dive into …

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My Summer Internship at the NIH and NIDDK: Advancing Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Daniela Medina, COL ’26, Laredo, TX

This past summer, I researched on chronic kidney disease with the NIH and NIDDK. I was allowed to pick my coordinating center and lab funded by the NIH, and I chose to work at …

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Science, Stories, and the Soul of Medicine

Jiamin Chen, COL ’26, Orlando, FL

This summer, I had the invaluable opportunity to engage in full-time research, an experience that deepened my appreciation for the dedication and perseverance required in the pursuit of a Ph.D. I was fascinated by …

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My Summer in the Abdulmalik Lab

Felicitas Tananibe, COL ’26, Philadelphia, PA

In the United States alone, Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) affects approximately 100,000 people; more than 90% are Black or African American. Growing up in a country where this illness was much heard off, I …

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Examining Black Experiences in Healthcare via Linguistics

Ebunoluwa Akadiri, COL ’25, Midlothian, VA

This summer, I received the wonderful opportunity to continue my independent research project started under the College House Fellowship Program (CHRF). My project, titled “Black Americans & Linguistic Discrimination in Health Care,” focuses on …

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Summer of Radiology

Makayla Clark, COL ’25, Burlington, NJ

This summer, I worked in the Laboratory for Structural, Physiological and Functional Imaging under Dr. Chamith Rajapakse. Growing up doing sports, I have encountered various types of bone issues. I, myself, have experienced fractures …

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My Centromere Summer in the Lampson Lab

Keagan Beeravolu, COL ’27, Charlotte, NC

How could centromere DNA be changing so rapidly when proteins that bind to it are so highly conserved? This intriguing paradox was unresolved, so naturally I wanted to investigate it. Thanks to Career Services …

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A Transformative Summer of Drug Delivery Research in the Mitchell Lab

Benjamin Nachod, SEAS ’26, Clarksburg, MD

This year I had the opportunity to spend the summer with the Mitchell Lab to continue work on several projects I’ve been involved with during the academic year and jump into a couple new …

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A Summer of Growing Bacteria; They’re Not All Bad

Emilia Caya Blonkenfeld, COL ’25, San Francisco, CA

This summer I had the privilege of continuing my project in the Warren Lab out of CHOP’s Center for Pediatric Comprehensive Bone Marrow Failure. With the help and generosity of Career Services …

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