Olivia Ong, COL ’24, Wellesley, MA
This summer, I had the opportunity to continue my work at the Titchenell Lab in the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at Penn Medicine. As a translational research lab, the Titchenell Lab aims …
Anthony Mohr, COL ’24, Louisville, KY
There are many uncertainties in our understanding of the natural world, particularly in the regions less explored by humans—for example, the ocean, deserts, and ice sheets. Researchers are working diligently to identify the physical …
Ian Mijael Zang, COL ’25, Buenos Aires City, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Did you know that, in 1996, a Colombian Guerrilla movement kidnapped the younger brother of the ex-president and, at the time, Secretary General of the OAS for two months, …
Cat Olson, VET Candidate for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Thanks to GAPSA’s Summer Internship Funding program, I had the opportunity to spend this summer working alongside wildlife rehabilitators and veterinary staff at WildCare Oklahoma. WildCare takes in over 7,000 animals …
Jiaxi Lin, SP2 Masters in Social Policy and Data Analytics, 2023
Embarking on a journey to become a research analyst at a non-profit think tank has long been a cherished aspiration of mine. This summer, the dream evolved into tangible …
April Park, COL ’26, Bakersfield, CA
This summer, I had the pleasure of working in a clinical research lab under Dr. Freedman and Penn Behavioral Sleep Medicine. The opportunity to work in the hospital and interact with patients was what …
Kehinde Adeaga, COL ’26, Hamilton, NJ
This past summer I had the opportunity to work as an Undergraduate Researcher in the Geffen Laboratory. It is a lab that broadly focuses on auditory neuroscience, a subject I was only slightly familiar …
Jason Lai, NUR ’24, Danville, CA
This summer I had the invaluable opportunity to work at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as a Student Administrative Assistant in the Center for Autism Research department. I was able to immerse myself in …
Benjamin Nachod, SEAS ’26, Clarksburg, MD
My name is Ben Nachod, and I’m a rising sophomore studying Bioengineering, pursuing minors in Chemistry and Engineering Entrepreneurship. This summer I worked under the guidance of Dr. Michael Mitchell, a professor of Bioengineering …
Daniela Medina, COL ’26, Laredo, TX
In the Summer of 2023, I researched on the molecular mechanisms of drug-induced liver disease with the NIH and NIDDK. I was allowed to pick my coordinating center and lab funded by the NIH, …
