How could centromere DNA be changing so rapidly when proteins that bind to it are so highly conserved? This intriguing paradox was unresolved, so naturally I wanted to investigate it. Thanks to Career Services …
This year I had the opportunity to spend the summer with the Mitchell Lab to continue work on several projects I’ve been involved with during the academic year and jump into a couple new …
This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to work as an undergraduate researcher at the Bugaj Lab at Penn Engineering. This was my first time doing research, and I was a little nervous—but, …
Last fall, I wrote my first proof. This fall, I’m applying to theoretical computer science PhD programs with the hope of becoming a researcher in machine learning. Funding from Penn Career Services allowed me …
Emilia Caya Blonkenfeld, COL ’25, San Francisco, CA
This summer I had the privilege of continuing my project in the Warren Lab out of CHOP’s Center for Pediatric Comprehensive Bone Marrow Failure. With the help and generosity of Career Services …
This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to conduct research under Professor Benjamin Lee at Penn. I’m extremely grateful for the 2024 Career Services Summer Funding Grant for allowing me to pursue this …
Maya Kfir, SEAS ’27, Ganei Yehuda (Savyon), Israel
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to work as a software engineer intern at StemRad, a start-up company that develops cutting-edge protective equipment to shield astronauts from ionizing radiation in space. …
This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity of working on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging research at the Division of Nuclear Imaging and Therapy at Penn Medicine. Throughout this 8-week journey, I not only …
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to continue working in the Lee Lab at the Perelman School of Medicine. The lab, part of the otorhinolaryngology department, focuses on translational research related to diseases …
This summer, I had the pleasure of working alongside Dr. Kim Sharp in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, continuing my research on protein interactions and their implications in drug discovery. This experience was …