My name is Summer Wang, and I am a rising senior at the University of Washington, where I am majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and minoring in Chemistry. Under the mentorship of Bonita Brewer and M.K. Raghuraman at the University of Washington, I am attempting to identify cellular pathways and mechanisms that can …
My name is Shruti Singh, and I am a rising senior at the University of Texas at Austin. I am majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in immunity and pathogenesis. I was introduced to research through a program called the Freshman Research Initiative, which allows college freshman at the University of Texas at Austin …
My name is Ethan Bassin, and I am a rising senior majoring in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania. I first discovered the field of regenerative medicine in high school when I read an article in Scientific American about growing artificial organs. I was instantly captivated. Even though I already have some research experience, what …
Hello, my name is Megan Harper, and I am a junior at the University of Virginia (UVA). I am double majoring in neuroscience and computer science. Since the summer of 2013, I have worked with Dr. Mark Beenhakker in UVA’s Department of Pharmacology to determine the elements and networking of thalamic circuits, neural pathways that …
My name is Joi McLaughlin. I am a recent graduate of Duke University where I received a Bachelor’s of Art degree in Visual Arts with a Minor in Chemistry while pursuing a Pre-Medical School Curriculum. I initially became involved in research as a Duke University Howard Hughes Vertically Integrated Partners (HHVIP) Research Fellow during my …
My name is Christine Wu, and I am a rising senior studying at the University of Pennsylvania who is working to achieve a Biological Basis of Behavior degree and a Creative Writing minor. As a summer intern at Pfizer in the Precision Medicine Group of BioTx Clinical Research Department, I worked on a gene expression …
My project aims to regenerate the thymus using hydrogel scaffolds which have been seeded with thymic epithelial cells and bone marrow cells. The thymus is the primary lymphoid organ for the production of T-cells. It is comprised of two compartments, the cortex and the medulla. The T-cells undergo maturation in the cortex section of the …
Hello, my name is Connor Crowley, and I am a junior studying biochemistry at Wake Forest University. I have always been extremely interested in the incredible possibilities of regenerative medicine and was thrilled to hear that I was selected as a SRF-WFIRM research scholar. While I don’t believe that I have a specific moment in …
John is currently a senior at Vassar College majoring in Biology. Since 2011, he has been studying the neuroprotective effects of hormones released following traumatic brain injury in the laboratory of Dr. Kelli A. Duncan. During his 2013 SENS Research Foundation (SRF) Summer Internship Program, he joined the laboratory of Dr. Graca Almeida-Porada at the …
Daniel is currently pursuing a degree in biology with a focus on neurobiology at North Carolina State University (NCSU). However, Daniel’s journey to the 2013 SRF Summer Internship Program is quite unique. He began his research career in 2004 exploring the genomic basis of fungal resistance in melons with Dr. Tarek Joober at NCSU. While …
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