Hi! I'm Esther (she/her), and I'm a rising senior at Olin College of Engineering, majoring in Biomedical Engineering. I'm interested in how computational methods can help us understand what gets lost when complex health and biological data are summarized, and how those missing details can shape the conclusions we draw. At Olin, I've worked within the PLai Lab, where I've worked on a wearable multimodal AI system to help older adults navigate patient portals, which taught me how trust and usability shape whether people actually benefit from digital health tools. In Stockholm, I'll be working under Carsten Daub, analyzing spatial transcriptomics data from breast cancer tissue and integrating it with single-cell datasets to better characterize tumor subtypes. I'm looking forward to learning more biology, picking up new computational methods, and at least a few Swedish words beyond "fika."

Hey! I am a rising junior at Pomona College, majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Computer Science. I am interested in the (medical) applications of statistical and computational practices. This summer, I will be working in Dr.  Ana Teixeira's lab,  focusing on the automation of their current pipeline using the Snakemake workflow management system. I am very excited to be doing research abroad in a new environment and culture. I hope to balance my work with new experiences, new relationships, and new perspectives!

I am a rising senior majoring in Computer Science and Data Science at LMU. I am excited to learn more about integrating AI and machine learning with medicine, specifically in the area of medical imaging, and I look forward to being part of this interdisciplinary research experience. I am also incredibly excited to immerse myself in a new culture and collaborate with researchers abroad. Overall really excited for the opportunity.

I am a rising senior at Swarthmore college double majoring in biology and computer science. I'm interested in the overlap between high throughput computing and cellular biology, particularly when applied to human illnesses. I'm looking forward to working with a lab that has a strong computational foundation and is passionate about their research, and I'm eager to engage with new cultures as well as the international scientific community!

Hi, I'm Maddie! I am a rising senior majoring in Biochemistry at the College of Idaho. I am excited to use my background in Biology and experience with Machine Learning together to better understand the progression of cancer. During the summer I will be contributing to the research in Magnus Boman's lab where we will be utilizing publically available datasets to identify genetic mutations and novel synthetic lethal pairs in different cancer cell lines. In addition to my work, I am looking forward to exploring Sweden and learning as much as I can during this opportunity. 

Hi! I'm Emmy (she/her), and I'm a rising senior at Oberlin College, majoring in Mathematics and Biology. I’m interested in the use of novel computational methods to organize and understand complex biomedical datasets, and their applications to improve personalized medicine. This summer, in Adil Mardinoglu’s lab, I’ll be working on the analysis of cancer transcriptomics data and identification of potential drug targets. I’m looking forward to learning many new skills, but also to joining my first international research collaboration and exploring Stockholm!

I am a student at Harvey Mudd College, one of the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, in the class of 2027, double majoring in Mathematical and Computational Biology and Music History and Theory (the latter through Scripps College). I am interested in using mathematical methods, often accelerated through high-performance computing clusters or other computational techniques, to solve biological problems. In Claremont, I research the application of adaptive and optimal control theory to managing the invasive diaprepes root weevil. Through USD's IRES program this summer at KI, I will be working with Professors Carl Johan Sundberg, Malene Lindholm, and Mark Chapman to explore cardiovascular exercise's effect on the transcriptome. I am excited to learn more about spatial transcriptomic analysis and especially in bridging different scales of magnitude, from the human to molecular level. I am also looking forward to exploring another region of Europe after spending this spring in Madrid (and having been to 27 of Spain's provinces... so far).

Hello all! I'm Isabelle (They/She), a student studying Biochemistry at Wellesley College. I am interested in how we can use technology as a tool to solve Biological problems more efficiently, more seamlessly integrate in healthcare systems, and improve patient outcomes across the board. I am involved in a variety of research projects from the Laboratory of Ethical and Equitable Digital Technology to microbiological genomics to studying cytokinetic mechanisms in fission yeast to looking at the molecular mechanism of disease in a rare genetic disorder in the pediatric population at CHLA. Ultimately, most of my research is in the rare genetic disorder spheres and I enjoy my work, hand-in-hand with patients, to ensure better outcomes in patient quality of life and health outcomes. 

I am very excited to cohesively merge my research interests and fully integrate technology into my biochemical research background this summer at the Clinical Transcriptomics Research Group under Professor Carsten Daub.