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Clinical Research in the Brain

Emily Zhang, COL’25, Charlotte, North Carolina

My name is Emily Zhang and I am a rising sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania. I am majoring in Neuroscience, with a minor in Healthcare Management and Chemistry. This summer, I worked under …

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The Power of Structural Biology

Sagar Gupta, COL ’24, Bakersfield, CA

This summer, I continued working in the molecular immunology lab I joined in my freshman year. My experience working in Dr. Nikolaos Sgourakis’s lab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been incredibly fulfilling …

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Extra-cellular Vesicles, an Overlooked Factor

Ian Mills, COL ’24, Hershey, PA

            This summer I had the opportunity to conduct research in Werth Lab on extracellular vesicles(EVs) and their effect on the immune system. Werth lab primarily focuses on research relevant to the treatment of …

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A Summer of Plants

Reginald Kwarteng, COL ’25, Bronx, NY

I am Reginald Kwarteng, a rising sophomore at Penn’s College of Arts and Sciences, and I am currently planning to major in Biology. During the semester, I have had the chance to participate in …

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Interning for Pennsylvania State Representative Torren Ecker

Austin Plotica, COL ‘ 23, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Over the course of this summer, I had the pleasure of working with Pennsylvania State Representative Torren Ecker and his team serving the 193rd District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. As his …

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Research as an Aspiring Data Scientist

Eric Choi, COL ’24, Hoover, Alabama

This summer, I worked at a neuroscience research lab under the guidance of Professor Martha Farah. Specifically, I looked through the UK Biobank, a massive database filled with patient information, and tried to find …

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Robotics Research for Biomechanical Applications

Sharon Zheng, SEAS ’24, Rockville, Maryland

This summer I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant in ModLab, a subgroup in GRASP. The lab focuses on modular robotics, which are robots that consist of numerous simple modules that …

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Becoming the Owner of Your Own Education

Hertha Maria Torre Gallego, COL ’24, Madrid, Spain

Introspective, wistful, and intense — that is how I remember the months I spent working on my college applications. Yet, as an international student from Spain, I also found the process difficult and …

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On Leveraging Immortality, Splicing, and Erythroid Stem Cells

Annie Xia, COL ’25, Cincinnati, Ohio

This summer, I was glad to have the opportunity to continue my work at the Jurado Lab at Perelman’s Department of Microbiology. Coming into Penn as an aspiring physician-scientist, I’d always hoped to hone …

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A Summer With The Pioneer In Nutritional Psychiatry

Vina Tran, COL ’25, Lawndale, CA

Nutritional psychiatry is a rapidly rising field of research that has so much potential in shaping brain health. Ever since indulging in Dr. Uma Naidoo’s book This is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable …

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