Kehinde Adeaga, COL ’26, Trenton, NJ
This summer has been an informative one career wise. As a rising senior, I have come to a point in time where I need to seriously think about what to do next. At the …
Petros Karamanides, COL ’26, Radnor, PA
For ten weeks this summer I conducted research as a member of the Eisch Lab at CHOP. Our translationally-relevant neuroscience research centers around the role of a critical brain region, the dentate gyrus, and …
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As Gen Z continues to enter the workforce, they’re entering a job market unlike any before—one shaped by fast technological improvements, shifting workplace norms, and, most notably, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). That raises the question—how is Gen Z …
Prabh Kaur, COL ’26, Seaford, DE
This summer, I continued my work in the Paul Planet Lab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) under the mentorship of postdoctoral researcher Dr. Amy Campbell and PhD candidate Nicholas Bolden.
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Victoria Valdivia, SEAS ’28, Miramar, FL
The world of toxicology and epidemiology is an influential and ever-evolving one. Over the last year, I have been diving deeper into some of the most pressing issues related to American health and toxic …
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Read more Calling all graduate students and postdocs interested in gaining a solid foundation as you explore your career interests and look to apply to opportunities!
Career Foundations for Graduate Students & Postdocs is a series of programs to assist in preparing …
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Jorge Rodriguez, COL ’26, Vineland, NJ
This past summer, and my final one at Penn, I had the privilege of conducting research in the Marino Lab within the Department of Pathobiology. The lab investigates the dynamic and ongoing evolutionary arms …
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Read more Brian Cheng, COL & WH ’27, Rockledge, FL
After my tennis coach passed away from the rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, I was left with many questions about why patients with rare conditions often have limited treatment options and face so many …
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Aria Osborne, COL ’26, Fairfax, VA
When I initially received my job offer to work as a student researcher at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, I didn’t quite know what I was in for. I applied for the job seeing it …
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Kenji Kaproth, SEAS ’25, Kensington, MD
In the summer of 2024, supported by a Penn Career Services Summer Funding Grant, I conducted on-campus research on ALS.
Before coming to Penn, I already knew that I wanted to contribute to research …
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