My Centromere Summer in the Lampson Lab

Keagan Beeravolu, COL ’27, Charlotte, NC

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 …

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A Transformative Summer of Drug Delivery Research in the Mitchell Lab

Benjamin Nachod, SEAS ’26, Clarksburg, MD

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 …

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Using Light and Temperature to Transform Cells: My Summer Research Journey

Saket Ram, SEAS ’27, Jersey City, NJ

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, …

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Research: The Most Difficult Thing I’ve Attempted

Max Rubin-Toles, COL ’25, Tucson, AZ

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 …

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A Summer of Growing Bacteria; They’re Not All Bad

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 …

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Research on the Power Usage of GPUs

Amanda Guan, SEAS ’27, Asbury Park, NJ

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 …

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Shielding Astronauts on Mars: My Summer at StemRad

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. …

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Using PET Imaging to Study Opioids

Joshua Pascale, COL ’26, Secaucus, NJ

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 …

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Studying Bitter Taste Receptors in the Brain

April Park COL ’26, Bakersfield, CA

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 …

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Conducting Computational Research: Learning the Mechanisms Behind Drug Discovery and Building Relationships

Anna Chung, COL ’25, Haddonfield, NJ

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 …

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