Congratulations to the 2015 CRISSP Scholars! Roll over each student's image to read about their CRISSP experience.
"I learned how to conduct a retrospective chart review, de-identify and manage patient data, write a protocol, and present research and patient cases at academic conferences."
Madeline Amberge
School: Rutgers University
Mentor: Andrew Bauer, MD
"I especially enjoyed meeting professionals in fields I’d like to be in and realizing, 'Yeah, I could do that.'"
Leila Bateman
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Meghan Marsac, PhD
"I have learned how to successfully clone a gene into a plasmid, transfect this plasmid into a cell, and observe the impact this gene has on protein production."
Kasey Brida
School: Binghamton University
Mentor: Beverly Davidson, PhD
"I have learned how to perform the cutting edge procedure of chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)."
Elizabeth Burton
School: Gettysburg College
Mentor: Struan Grant, PhD
"I had no idea that pediatric medicine was as much about taking care of the child as it was about communicating and dealing with the parents."
Shubham Chattopadhyay
School: Princeton University
Mentor: Matthew Weitzman, PhD
"Everybody is incredibly motivated, which makes it an amazing environment to work in because you push yourself harder to learn and succeed."
Miriam Doepner
School: Bryn Mawr College
Mentor: Sharon Diskin, PhD
"Working in pediatrics is dealing with ethical dilemmas and comforting parents. That part of medicine definitely makes it all worth it."
Rebecca Fenderson
School: Villanova University
Mentor: Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD
"I have been inspired by how much a team effort everything is, whether conducting rounds in the main hospital or in the lab working on a study design."
Leah Genn
School: Florida State University
Mentor: Elizabeth Lowenthal, MD
"I was able to see firsthand how research findings translate to a clinical setting."
Jennifer Grossman
School: Yeshiva University, Stern College for Women
Mentor: Harry Ischiropoulos, PhD
"I learned how to direct a research project down a productive path and built tremendously upon my networking skills."
Ryan Guzek
School: Pennsylvania State University
Mentor: Antonella Cianferoni, MD, PhD
"Involvement in the program has allowed me to develop skills in study design, statistical analysis, and manuscript preparation."
Nikita Lakomkin
School: Vanderbilt University
Mentor: J. Todd Lawrence, MD, PhD
"Throughout my experience, it was exciting to be a part of a research team of accomplished pediatric surgeons, surgery residents, and medical students."
Grace Lee
School: Pennsylvania State University
Mentor: William Peranteau, MD
"It’s not just anywhere that you can sit down with one of the leading doctors or researchers in the nation to chat and feel comfortable doing so."
Hannah Long
School: University of Miami
Mentor: Mark Zonfrillo, MD
"What I’ve enjoyed most is constantly learning and becoming a better scientist."
Sarah Marnin
School: University of Kansas
Mentor: Beverly Emanuel, PhD
"I was able to sharpen my data management and analysis skills, and optimize my cell culture and western blotting techniques."
Darby Marx
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Yael Mosse, MD
"Seeing CHOP doctors combine their love for science and their passion for helping others was amazing."
Hannah Mumber
School: University of Notre Dame
Mentor: Christina Szperka, MD
"I especially found the surgeries extremely interesting and amazing."
Lauren O'Lear
School: Community College of Philadelphia
Mentor: Eric Marsh, MD, PhD
"I shadowed in the PICU and I loved it. I never thought I would consider a possible career in the ICU."
Nicole Parsons
School: Wheaton College
Mentor: Rodney Camire, PhD
"What I’ve enjoyed most is interacting with other clinicians, researchers, and fellow undergraduate students who are working on different projects."
Aubrey Sentman
School: Community College of Philadelphia
Mentor: Ian Krantz, MD
"I really enjoyed learning new techniques and being a part of a lab that is like one big family, although we are all very different from each other."
Laure Seraphin
School: Community College of Philadelphia
Mentor: Adam Resnick, PhD
"I’ve gotten more experience utilizing data analysis software such as SPSS for interpreting and deriving meaningful results from extensive and oftentimes complex data."
Ana Sheehan
School: Vassar College
Mentor: Stephen Leff, PhD
"The Summer Scientific Research Colloquium series allowed me to see the research being done at CHOP and how research and medicine are intertwined."
Samuel Tadros
School: University of Notre Dame
Mentor: Paula Oliver, PhD
"I have acquired new abilities in statistics, geospatial mapping, and writing scientific manuscripts."
Camilo Toro
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Sandra Amaral, MD
"I love interacting with patients. It’s cool to read a research paper, but it’s a totally different experience to interact with the families."
Natalie Waligorski
School: University of Maryland
Mentor: Lamia Barakat, PhD
"I had the privilege of working with PIs who are successfully balancing clinical and research duties, something I hope to do in my career."
Shannon Zhang
School: Yale University
Mentor: Kristen Feemster, MD