Congratulations to the 2016 CRISSP Scholars! Roll over each student's image to read about their CRISSP experience.
"The sheer scope of the research and medicine puts everything I have ever known about my discipline into perspective."
Annisa Ahmed
School: Temple University
Mentor: Rhonda Boyd, PhD
"I loved interacting with children and watching doctors explain and comfort their parents during clinical shadowing."
Yared Argaw
School: Community College of Philadelphia
Mentor: Rodney Camire, PhD
"There are a lot of great doctors here at CHOP that love having students follow them."
Anthony Ascoli
School: University of Pittsburgh
Mentor: J. Todd Lawrence, MD, PhD
"I was surprised by how involved medical researchers were in the communities their research targets."
Claire Beamish
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Nadia Dowshen, MD
"The research skills and training in SPSS have laid the foundation for me to be a better contributor to my field."
Ariel Blakey
School: Spelman College
Mentor: Lamia Barakat, PhD and Chavis Patterson, PhD
"It was very rewarding to shadow in clinic, conduct research, and mentor high school students."
Thaius Boyd
School: Haskell Indian Nations University
Mentor: Eric Marsh, MD, PhD
"I learned in the OR that children have the surprising capacity to recover from crazy surgeries while never failing to bring joy."
Alice Cai
School: The Pennsylvania State University
Mentor: William Peranteau, MD
"I have learned how to accurately document and record my data, as well as, present it in a cohesive manner."
Monika Chung
School: William Paterson University of New Jersey
Mentor: Sharon Diskin, PhD
"Using Stata, I have learned how to alter data variables, create data tables, and produce histograms."
Robert Emeh
School: Alabama State University
Mentor: Elizabeth Lowenthal, MD, MSCE
"The opportunities to hear faculty talk about their life and work in academic research was fascinating!"
Elshaddai Ephrem
School: Princeton University
Mentor: Yael Mosse, MD
"I learned there is such a vibrant academic research community that serves to make the world a better place."
Oluwatunmise Fawole
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Kristen Feemster, MD, MPH, MSHP
"I’ve learned how essential it is to constantly re-evaluate 'why am I doing this?'"
Phoebe Hollyer
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Fran Balamuth, MD, PhD, MSCE
"I have learned how to perform and analyze western blotting, colorimetric assays, and direct competitive immunoassays."
Kent Nakamoto
School: College of Wooster
Mentor: Harry Ischiropoulos, PhD
"It has been a joy to meet people from various backgrounds who are likeminded in their passion for science."
Adeiyewunmi Osinubi
School: Brown University
Mentor: Alexander Fiks, MD, MSCE
"I've been surprised and pleased by how many different perspectives on my career path I've been exposed to."
Clayton Otter
School: Princeton University
Mentor: Matthew Weitzman, PhD
"I learned about population-based research using large nationwide data sets."
Farah Rahman
School: Case Western Reserve University
Mentor: Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS
"I was excited to see the way physicians, scientists, mathematicians, and computer scientists collaborate."
Hayley Richardson
School: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Mentor: Douglas Wallace, PhD
"What resonated most with me were the relationships formed between physicians and their patient’s families."
Alexander Schmidt
School: James Madison University
Mentor: Daniel Licht, MD
"I have learned a great deal about SPSS and data analysis."
Leaha Shermeyer
School: Arcadia University
Mentor: Stephen Leff, PhD
"This experience fully convinced me that no other job would be nearly as rewarding as something in pediatrics."
Kari Strouse
School: Temple University
Mentor: Ian Krantz, MD
"I learned it’s not about the quantity of data you acquire, but the quality."
Oanh Tran
School: Community College of Philadelphia
Mentor: Beverly Emanuel, PhD
"The dedication and work ethic of CHOP’s employees affirmed my decision to work in pediatrics."
Steven Tsai
School: Princeton University
Mentor: Andrew Bauer, MD, FAAP
"I learned how to collaborate and ask questions. The people around me were my most valuable resource."
Nikoff Vasquez
School: Community College of Philadelphia
Mentor: Paula Oliver, PhD
"I now understand the importance of CHOP as both a hospital and research institution."
Raylin Xu
School: Harvard University
Mentor: Struan Grant, PhD
"I’ve enjoyed forming friendships with the other CRISSP students."
Katherine Yu
School: Rice University
Mentor: Adam Resnick, PhD