Congratulations to the 2013 CRISSP Scholars! Roll over each student's image to read about their CRISSP experience.
"I've learned the skill to think like a scientist – the skill of curiosity and to question everything."
Sarah Chang
School: Pennsylvania State University
Mentor: Adam Resnick, PhD
"My team is so knowledgeable, accomplished, and approachable!"
Jessica Eby
School: Villanova University
Mentor: Elizabeth Lowenthal, MD
"I've learned a lot about different interviewing techniques, especially when talking with children."
Caroline Franke
School: Princeton University
Mentor: Elizabeth Ely, RN, PhD
"I enjoyed the opportunity to observe physicians in various pediatric sub-specialties in both clinical settings and in the OR."
Rachel Goldberg
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Ian Jacobs, MD
"There's a nearly endless spectrum of ways in which physicians at CHOP balance clinical work with research careers."
Rebecca Golden
School: Muhlenberg College
Mentor: Edward Doolin, MD
"It's a competitve environment but everyone seems to pull for each other."
Taylor Hudson
School: Shippensburg University
Mentor: Struan Grant, PhD
"I enjoyed learning from and interacting with my mentor, staff, other students, and especially patients."
Colleen Kase
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Lamia Barakat, PhD
"I enjoyed learning new research skills, completing my own independent research project, and interacting with my lab mates."
Victoria Larson
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Ian Krantz, MD
"I learned how to perform western blot analysis, immunofluorescence assays, maxi preps, and qPCR."
Devanshi Mehta
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Matthew Weitzman, PhD
"The summer has been filled with opportunities to acquire new skills while exploring different careers in research."
Adwiteeya Misra
School: Dartmouth College
Mentor: Ian Jacobs, MD
"The amount of troubleshooting, patience, and persistence required to achieve a successful experiment was surprising!"
Kristina Nikolova
School: Drexel University
Mentor: Joshua Friedman, MD, PhD
"Seeing patients during the clinical observations really brought the work in the lab to life."
Corey Rogers
School: La Salle University
Mentor: Long Zheng, MD, PhD
"I have gained a very thorough knowledge of interpreting the results of my experiments and presenting them orally to my PI."
Harold Salmons
School: Dickinson College
Mentor: Beverly Emanuel, PhD
"It's amazing how much you can learn when you don't get the results you expect, or something doesn't go as planned."
Emily Schwartz
School: Mount Holyoke College
Mentor: Philip Mason, PhD
"I was surprised by the number of people who were involved in both clinical medicine and research."
Megan Shannon
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Ian Krantz, MD
"I was able to present two journal articles and spent a good deal of time shadowing members of my research team in their clinical work."
Devin Van Dyke
School: Haverford College
Mentor: Thomas Power, PhD
"I really enjoyed working in the lab, learning new techniques, and living with other CRISSP interns and exploring Philadelphia!"
Chloe Williams
School: Washington & Jefferson College
Mentor: Maurizio Pacifici, PhD
"I love the excitement that lights up the lab when one of us gets promising results."
Carson Woodbury
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Beverly Emanuel, PhD
"Interacting with these scholars has reinforced my desire to work in a pediatrics-related field and has further refined my career goals."
Lindsay Zajac
School: Bucknell University
Mentor: Meghan Marsac, PhD