Summer Grant Stories

Eva studies the epidemiology of influenza and the clinical implications for the Portland metro area with the Qin Lab at Oregon Health and Science University.

Nichole studies the relationship between the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and the proliferation of harmful algal blooms at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography.

Nandini studies osteochondral defects of the talus (lower bone of the ankle joint) at Massachusetts General Brigham's Foot & Ankle Research and Innovation Lab.

Anjali studies the development of vascular and barrier systems in the central nervous system with the Matsuoka Lab at the Lerner Research Institute.

Melody studies the genetic basis of human brain evolution with the Walsh Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard.
 

Asstan, a Donald & Nancy Ritchie and the Herbert Maule Richards grant recipient, studies plant pollination interactions with the Eaton Lab.

Nadia, a Herbert Maule Richards Grant recipient, studies the composition of fungi in tropical tree leaves with the Zalamea Lab.

Lily, an Edna Henry Bennet and Donald & Nancy Ritchie grant recipient, studies mountain lions with the Living with Lions project.

Ellie, a Maura Shannon Barrett Internships grant recipient, studies the molecular mechanisms of cricket feeding behavior with the Nagata Lab.

Rebecca, a Maura Shannon Barrett Internships grant recipient, studies IBD surgical recovery programs at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Kristi, recipient of the Maura Shannon Barrett Internships grant, studies AI models for protein structure, interaction, and function with the Ellington lab.