The CHOP Research Institute
Summer Scholars Program
Summer Scholars Program
Congratulations to the 2019 CRISSP Scholars!
Emma Alai
School: Boston College
Mentor: Lisa States, MD
Elyas Amin
School: CUNY Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College
Mentor: Ronald Rubenstein, MD, PhD
Julia Baran
School: Barnard College
Mentor: Andrew Bauer, MD
Laura Barr
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS
Patrick Beck
School: University of Virginia
Mentor: Michael Hogarty, MD
Samy Belbegra
School: Temple University
Mentor: Daniel Licht, MD
Andrew Cheng
School: Swarthmore College
Mentor: William Peranteau, MD
Emily Cid
School: Ursinus College
Mentor: Rodney Camire, PhD
Rikley Costa Paixao
School: Community College of Philadelphia
Mentor: Amelia Eisch, PhD
Bailee Deshler
School: Villanova University
Mentor: Janis Burkhardt, PhD
Avery Gulino
School: Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Andrew Glatz, MD, MSCE
Cindy Hong
School: University of the Sciences
Mentor: Laura Almasy, PhD
David Isaacs
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Todd Lawrence, MD, PhD
Youseff Jakher
School: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, MD, PhD
Audrey Lawrence
School: Villanova University
Mentor: Ian Krantz, MD
Joshua Lee
School: Rowan University
Mentor: Paula Oliver, PhD
Amalia Louis
School: Hampton University
Mentor: Eric Marsh, MD, PhD
Amanda Makara
School: University of Pittsburgh
Mentor: Lamia Barakat, PhD & Chavis Patterson, PhD
Pratishtha Panigrahi
School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Mentor: Christina Szperka, MD, MSCE
Kyra Rooney
School: Cornell University
Mentor: Marni Falk, MD
Anna Schuster
School: University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Mentor: Frances Balamuth, MD, PhD
Amy So
School: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Mentor: Rhonda Boyd, PhD
Aishwarya Sritharan
School: Dartmouth College
Mentor: Alix Timko, PhD
Claire Szipszky
School: University of Virginia
Mentor: Kristen Feemster, MD, MPH, MSHPR
Zara Wermers
School: Tufts University
Mentor: Sarah Wood, MD, MSHP