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This summer, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates …
Monika Lee, COL ’24, Los Angeles, CA
During my time as a Global Investments Intern at Aflac, I engaged in a multifaceted role that encompassed a range of vital responsibilities within the investment landscape. My daily tasks included overseeing trade …
Forest Ho-Chen, SEAS ’26, Yardley, PA
This past summer, I worked as a student researcher at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. The task was to use machine learning and Support Vector Regression models to fill in the holes for …
Between meeting colleagues, mastering skills, and tackling new responsibilities, the first three months at a new job can feel invigorating to say the least! But, of course, it will take time to build up the confidence to accomplish everything you …
Abetzi Vazquez Ochoa, COL ’25, Houston, TX
This summer was filled with cells, drugs, and questions surrounding both the PIDDosome complex’s ability to activate with the degradation of its N-Terminal, and my ability to even answer that question.
I was …
Rokibat Bamidele, COL ’25, Philadelphia, PA
Fruit flies and humans do in fact share many similarities, and one that I recently learned of is how alcohol influences behavior. While alcohol studies in humans have been ongoing for many years with …
In an ideal world, I’d have a personal assistant in charge of giving me a warning every time I reached peak stress while job searching. But since I don’t, I’ve had to learn how to focus and work efficiently without …
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This summer, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities …
Trevor Arellano, COL ’24, Lawrence, KS
The summer before my senior year, I never expected to put my degree-to-be to the side, but I am glad I did. At the University of Pennsylvania, I study both Anthropology and Health and …
Albert Jang, COL ’25, Atlanta, GA
Spending my summer as a trading analyst at MBF Trading has been an enlightening and transformative experience. Under the expert guidance of the company’s CEO, Mark Fisher, I’ve had the privilege of delving into …
