Jayden Huynh-Vuong, WH ’25, Glen Allen, VA
You’re sitting on your couch with a bag of chips (hopefully, kettle-cooked), trying to catch up on your favorite Netflix show, when you hear booming, vehement alarms coming from your phone. It causes …
Student Success Story
Alejandra Borda, WH ’23, Lima, Peru
This year, the Career Services Summer Funding allowed me to dive fully into the potential of using web3 and blockchain technologies to generate positive change. I was first able to connect with any early …
Kate Ratner, COL ’25, Philadelphia, PA
This summer, I worked as a Public Relations intern at Braithwaite Communications in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Braithwaite is a boutique PR firm that represents clients in several industries such as pharmaceuticals, financial services, food production, …
Hosted by Merck
Describe your experience working with your host.
Dr. Marla Watts, from Merck’s Quantitative Biosciences Division, served as my host throughout my fellowship. Marla’s dedication and active involvement were truly remarkable. Right at the start of the program, …
Paige Reinfelder, COL ’23, Freeport, Maine
From a young age, I have loved learning about history, international relations, and languages, and the thought of turning these passions into a career has long driven my future goals. Though my ideal career …
Hong Yu Liu, COL ’24, Broomall, PA
This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to work in the Yang Lab which is part of Cancer Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine. The lab is interested in the role of …
Daniel Huynh, NUR ’23, Portland, Oregon
This summer, I had the opportunity to complete a 9-week Nursing Externship on the Solid Organ Transplant Floor at NYU Lagone Health’s Kimmel Pavillion. This floor focused on patients mainly receiving kidney and liver …
Hannah Norman, COL ’24, Newport News, VA
This summer I was able to work in the Youth Defendant Unit of the Baltimore Office of the Public Defender. As I’m interested in law and public policy as potential career paths, I …
Amishi Mahajan, COL ’25, West Bloomfield, MI
This summer, I spent my time on a different side of Penn’s campus: the Perelman School of Medicine. Though I enjoyed my morning coffee runs at Starbucks and lunches at Gia Pronto’s Kitchen, …
(Hosted by Janssen)
Describe your experience working with your host:
My host was Dr. Sheng Gao, the Director of Immunology Translational Sciences at Janssen Pharmaceuticals. I am extremely fortunate to have been paired with an attentive, knowledgeable, and caring host …
