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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
With graduation right around the corner, many soon-to-be PhDs and postdocs will be beginning their first role as a faculty member. Earlier this semester, Penn’s Career Services hosted a First Generation Graduate Student Week, which included a panel of faculty …
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 …
Joao Estaca, COL ’24, Lisbon, Portugal
This summer I worked as an intern at the Portuguese Embassy in Washington DC. This was my first experience working in a government job, especially tied to my home country. I had thought of …
Vincent Ni, COL ’25, Brooklyn, NY
This past summer, I had the opportunity to continue working in the lab of Dr. Meenhard Herlyn at the Wistar Institute, extending my part-time work to a full-time position during the summer months. During …
Guilherme de Macedo Feitosa, COL ’24, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
I honestly never saw myself working in a brewery until the summer of 2021, but it took just one email to change my mind. At the time, I was …
