A Summer of Research and Learning

Anusha Keshireddy, SEAS ’23. Chesterfield, NJ

This summer I had the opportunity to continue my research at the Richardson Lab in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine. I first joined the Richardson Lab in January of …

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Life in the Mouse House

Hong Yu Liu, COL ’24, Broomall, PA

This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to work in the Yang Lab which is part of Cancer Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine. The lab is interested in the role of …

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Interdisciplinary Science for New Technologies

Winston Peloso, COL’23, Princeton, NJ

This summer I sought to model charge transport in new materials using photoconductivity experiments. I fabricated measurement devices in the cleanroom, connected the devices to a multi-machine measurement setup, and used a lock-in amplifier to …

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What Research Is To Me

Hannah Kim, COL’25, Glastonbury, CT

Coming into Penn, the idea of research was still very vague to me. It had seemed like a keyword just thrown around, and I really had no idea what it entailed. So when near the …

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Entering H. pylori Territory

Angelina Jala, COL’ 25, Philadelphia, PA

Over the summer, I had the privilege of being an Undergraduate Research Assistant in Dr. Yi-Wei Chang’s Lab within the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Utilizing the structural biology imaging technique, cryo-electron tomography, this …

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Neuroscience Lab Work

Jong-Eun Park, COL ’25, Johns Creek, GA

I was desperate to find a research lab for the summer towards the end of spring. Luckily, through a friend’s recommendation I was able to secure one on campus. It was my first …

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Evolution and Ecology of Disease Systems Laboratory

Rhoda Kaddu, COL ’25, Lowell, MA

This summer, I was fortunate to work in Dr.Dustin Brisson’s Evolutionary and Ecology
Lab at Penn’s Biology Department. Penn’s First-Year Exposure to Research Biological Sciences (Penn FERBS) Program introduced me to scientific research by …

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A Psychedelic Summer at the SoundMind Center

Margaret Gladieux, COL ’23, Lynchburg, VA

This summer, I had the unique opportunity to be a summer intern at SoundMind Institute, a local psychedelic-assisted therapy clinic and training center located just a few blocks from Penn’s campus in West Philadelphia.

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A Robot That, Really, Can’t Do Much (Yet)

Wanjin Li, SEAS ’25, Vernon Hills, IL

Nanorobotics.

What a fancy buzzword that would incite many to imagine a miniscule yet extremely powerful device that can achieve so much not despite its size, but with the added strength of the …

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My Phenomenal Summer in Philadelphia

Jerry Cai, COL’24, Chapel Hill, NC

Scrolling through Instagram, I saw friends all dive into internship experiences all over the world. Some were busy cranking out financial models in New York, while others academically immersed themselves in beautiful Madrid. Compared …

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