Sienna Chen, NUR ’25, Los Angeles, CA
“Is nursing for me?” This is the question I asked myself again and again as I neared the end of my second year in nursing school. Unable to answer it, I carried the …
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, …
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Samantha Cueto, NUR ’24, Union City, NJ
Throughout this summer, I was graciously granted the opportunity to continue my work as a Clinical Research Assistant with Dr. Clark-Cutaia. I was more than happy to continue strengthening my connection with Dr. …
Tanay Poddar, COL ‘ 24, Sanford, FL
Over the summer, I had the opportunity to work under Dr. Hao Huang’s mentorship in the Laboratory for Neural MRI and Brain Connectivity at CHOP. Initially coming in without any specific focus, Dr. …
Mackenzie Sleeman, COL ’25, Pound Ridge, NY
I am beyond grateful for the support and generosity of Penn Career Services, in providing me the opportunity to work for the Government Affairs & Community Relations (GA-CR) department of Stamford Health; a …
