Greg Chin Shahar began taking classes at Tel Aviv University when she was only 15 years old. At age 16, she independently completed her matriculation exams to become a full-time student at Tel Aviv University, and, in the process, became youngest student ever to enroll at the faculty. In 2013, she was awarded a Bachelor of Science …
Meredith Giblin is a senior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, where she is majoring in Biochemistry and Biophysics. During her first three years at RPI, Meredith worked in the laboratories of Dr. Robert Linhardt and Dr. Patrick Maxwell. While in the Linhardt lab, she optimized an endotoxin purification protocol as part of …
Sean is a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is studying computer science and biology. His long-standing interest in neurology led him to MIT’s Synthetic Neurobiology Group, led by Dr. Edward Boyden. As part of an interdisciplinary team of electrical engineers and molecular biologists, he is studying the effects of emotions …
Eric received his B.S. in Biology from Maryville University in St. Louis in May 2013. There, under the tutelage of Dr. Gabriel Colbeck, Eric studied Black-capped and Carolina Chickadees. He tried to determine the ratio between black-capped, Carolina, and back-capped/Carolina hybrids, assess the impact of bird song on reproductive success amongst these groups, and ascertain …
Ethan graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in pathobiology in May, 2013. While at UConn, he researched improvements to a system for generating recombinant vaccinia viruses in the laboratory of Dr. Paulo Verardi. In the summer of 2013, he joined the laboratory of Dr. Judith Campisi at the Buck institute for Research …
Brandon received his B.S. in biochemistry from Portland State University in June 2013. Under the mentorship of Dr. Keith Garlid, Brandon studied the role of the PI3K pathway in promoting the protective effects of cardiac glycosides. During his SRF-sponsored internship in the laboratory of Dr. Henrich Jasper at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, …
Navneet is currently a junior at UCLA, majoring in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, with a minor in Biomedical Research. Since September 2012, he has been studying an endocytosis gene that is implicated in cancer at the laboratory of Dr. Julian Martinez-Agosto. Navneet has shown that mutations in this gene cause abnormal cell growth in …
Ariana is currently pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London. At Birkbeck, she worked in Dr. Cara Vaughan’s laboratory in the Department of Crystallography. There, she aided the lab’s Hsp90 studies by running electrophoresis gels and making bacterial media. Ariana founded The A Level Biologist website to help United Kingdom students …
Jennie received her B.A. with majors in Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, Integrative Physiology, and Neuroscience, from the University of Colorado at Boulder in May 2012. During her time at Boulder, she worked on a variety of research projects spanning subjects ranging from biochemistry to oncology. Jennie’s work culminated in a project in her final …
Connie is pursuing a double B.S. in Bioengineering and Business Economics and Management from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). She is currently in her third year of study. During her time at Caltech, Connie has engaged in a variety of research interests. She has conducted plant genetics research to determine whether a strain of …
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