Winson Liu, COL ’25, Philadelphia, PA
“What does the fruit fly matter?” I’ve been asked this question who-knows how many times this past summer by friends. One such reason the fruit fly matters is because they allow for scientists to …
David Candia, SEAS ’23, Sacramento, California
This summer I had the opportunity to work with the Bargatin Research Group at Penn in the Mechanical Engineering department. The group focuses on research in nanofabrication techniques to create materials and structures with …
Sean Hilgendorf, COL ’24, Howard Beach, NY
This was the second summer I had the opportunity to conduct research at Penn in the Brian Gregory Lab. I had the pleasure of working alongside my mentor, Wil Prall, to process and …
Madeleine Sleeman, COL ’23, Pound Ridge, NY
This summer, the generosity of Penn Career Services enabled me to work in the Thaiss Lab at the Microbiology Department, Perelman School of Medicine. I have been a member of the Thaiss Lab for …
Tiana Luo, COL ’24, Fort Collins, Colorado
Ten weeks ago, I stepped into this microbiology lab with no prior wet lab experience or any even knowing how to properly use a pipette. My past experiences in research mostly involved data …
Shristi Mapchan, COL ’25, Lilburn, GA
This summer, I did research at the Reese Lab at PennMedicine this summer, focusing on research of transplant nephrology. I worked on a variety of projects and worked with different teams of people at …
Racquelle Moxey, COL ’23, Orlando, FL
This summer I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant in the Changing Brain Lab, a Penn Child Development Lab focused on studying how the brain changes as people grow and learn …
Samantha Cueto, NUR ’24, Union City, NJ
This summer, I have been gratefully given the opportunity to work with Dr. Maya Clark-Cutaia as her Clinical Research Assistant. I was honored to have worked with Dr. Clark-Cutaia, who is currently an …
Bethany Vazquez Smith, COL ’23, St.Thomas
This summer I was graciously afforded the opportunity to continue research at the Wood Laboratory at Penn. This laboratory studies evolutionary ecology and genetics of species interactions. During the spring, I conducted an independent …
Hayle Kim, COL ’25, Knoxville, TN
I began working in the Kayser Lab in November of my freshman year as a work-study student, hoping to explore my curiosity of sleep through research. As a full time research assistant this summer, …
