WASHINGTON, PA (May 8, 2024)—Five Washington & 杰佛逊学院&J) students have received stipends from the College’s Merck Internships for Excellence in Science Program, which supports off-campus summer biomedical research internships.
这些学生包括Sierra Kuzak, Vaishnavi Peyyety, 阿比盖尔斯桃波, Victoria Stracci and Michael Wageley.
Learn more about each student and their research below.
塞拉·库扎克25岁
专业:生物, Psychology, and Spanish
- Kuzak will return for a third summer internship in Dr. Visvanathan Ramamurthy’s laboratory in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the 西维吉尼亚州 University School of Medicine in Morgantown, 西维吉尼亚州. Her research will continue to focus on determining the role of the microvilli of Müller glial cells in the retina of mammalian eyes. The Merck program funded Kuzak’s summer 2023 internship, while a 麦哲伦富兰克林实习奖 支持她2022年暑期实习.
Vaishnavi Peyyety ' 24
专业:化学
辅修:工商管理
- Peyyety will return for a third summer internship in Dr. Mary Ellen Vajravelu’s laboratory in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, 宾西法尼亚. Her research will continue to focus on characterizing social determinants of health among young adults with type 2 diabetes. The Merck program funded Peyyety’s summer 2023 internship, while W&J’s Maxwell Internships Program 支持她2022年暑期实习.
阿比盖尔斯桃波, 25岁
专业:生物
- Staub will return for a second summer internship in Dr. Kelly Whelan’s laboratory at the Fels Cancer Institute for Personalized Medicine, 刘易斯·卡茨医学院, at Temple University in Philadelphia, 宾西法尼亚. Staub’s research will continue to focus on discovering the molecular mechanisms underlying altered mitochondrial biology in the inflammatory disease eosinophilic esophagitis. The College’s Maxwell Internships Program funded her summer 2023 internship.
维多利亚·斯特拉奇，25岁
主修:生物化学和西班牙语
Minor: Music
- Stracci将在Dr. David Vorp’s laboratory at the Center for Vascular Remodeling and Regeneration, 斯旺森工程学院, at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, 宾西法尼亚. Her research will focus on the role of inflammation and immune response in endometriosis.
Michael Wageley, 25岁
专业:生物化学
小:数学
- Wageley will return for a second summer internship in Dr. Farzad Esni’s laboratory in the Department of Surgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, 宾西法尼亚. His research will continue to focus on the trans-differentiation of pancreatic acinar cells to insulin-secreting pancreatic β cells as a potential treatment for Type I diabetes. W&J’s Maxwell Internships Program funded Wageley’s summer 2023 internship.
W&J’s Merck Internships for Excellence in Science Program began in 2007 with a gift from the biopharmaceutical company’s Merck Institute for Science Education.
自2008年以来，82 W&J students have been named Merck Scholars and conducted biomedical research internships at world-class institutions domestically and abroad.
Any W&J student interested in biomedical research who meets the qualifications, 无论专业如何, is welcome to apply for internship funding.
The Merck Selection Committee consists of Dr. 糖果DeBerry, 生物学教授, program director of biochemistry and Merck program administrator and committee chair; Dr. Hannah Bradshaw, assistant professor of psychology; Dr. Mark Harris, 化学教授, director of Health Studies and chair of the Pre-Health Professions Committee; and Dr. Kelly Lohr, assistant 生物学教授.
For more information about the Merck Internships for Excellence in Science Program, visit the science internships site on Sakai or contact Dr. DeBerry at cdeberry@shipyardlawyer.com.
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