2024 - 2025
Gabriella Hernandez:
Summer 2024 Research Intern - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Fixed Cell Auto Loading Design, Setup and Testing.
Mentor: Dr. Shirish Chodankar
Fall 2024 Research Intern - Dos Santos Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor
Will use single-cell RNA Sequencing datasets for the normal mammary glands from pre- and post-pregnant mice, where BRCA1 function was induced in KRT5-expressing epithelial cells, to detect major changes upon pregnancy in specific cells.
Findings will be validated using immunofluorescence and microscopy techniques.
Mentor: Dr. Deeptiman Chatterjee
Lavleen Kaur:
Summer 2024 Research Intern - Oncological Sciences Department of the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine
Investigated the impact of insulin on androgen signaling in prostate cancer using the LNCap cell line.
The follow up experiment involved determining R1881's effect on androgen signaling in combination with insulin.
Mentor: Dr. Goutam Chakraborty
Devaanshi Kawatra:
Fall 2024 Research Intern - Long Island University
Used PD model of Drosophila melanogaster; exposed flies to kanamycin antibiotic
Conducted bacterial analysis, disk diffusion test, geotaxis assays, and dose toxicity tests
Learned that Kanamycin was deleterious to post-symptomatic PD and wild-type flies
Mentor: Dr. Theodore Brummel
2023 - 2024
Devaanshi Kawatra:
Summer 2023 Research Intern - Fordham University
Observed research examining the proteins involved in developing the HPV capsid and how these proteins interact with the dimerization process. Learned about western blots, immunoprecipitation, flow cytometry, and understanding ANOVA data analysis.
Mentor: Dr. Patricio Meneses
Benjamin Maciel-Seidman:
Summer 2023 STEM Prep Summer Institute - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Parisa Pitiranggon:
Quantum Information Science & Technology Summer Program - Stony Brook University
Manhattan College Chemical Engineering Summer Camp
Ankur Raghavan:
Summer Science Research Program - Hofstra University
The Design of a Portable Classifier of Breast Tumors into Invasive Ductal Carcinoma or Fiberoadenoma using Machine Learning Algorithms
Mentor: Dr. Sleiman Ghorayeb
Megan Selwin:
Summer 2023 Research Intern - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Advanced Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Mentor: Dr. Enyuan Hu
Miraj Shah:
Summer 2023 Research Intern - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
ePIC Hadron Endcap Moving Mechanism
Mentor: Dr. Rahul Sharma
Diya Sheth:
Summer 2023 Research Intern - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
ePIC Lepton Endcap Moving Mechanism
Mentor: Dr. Rahul Sharma
Jessica Wojnicki:
Quantum Information Science & Technology Summer Program - Stony Brook University
2022 - 2023
Umesh Ponugupati:
Summer & Fall 2022 Research Intern - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Using a Machine Learning Algorithm to Create Accurate Maximum Power Tracking Models for Solar Panels
Mentor: Dr. Amirthagunaraj Yogarathnam
Megan Selwin:
Summer & Fall 2022 Research Intern - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Predicting the Viability of Replacing Cobalt in LiCoO2 Battery Cells Using Visualization for Electronic and Structural Analysis (VESTA)
Mentor: Dr. Enyuan Hu
2021 - 2022
Aurrel Bhatia:
Summer 2021 Research Intern - Engel Lab for Cold Spring Harbor Partners for the Future Program
Mentor: Julia Wang
Division: Quantitative Biology
Senior Mathematics Editor - Young Scientists Journal
Ruchitha Channapatna:
Fall 2021 Research Intern - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Magnet & Coil Design
Summer 2021 Research Intern - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Syncing CAD Translations to Live Movement of the EIC e-Source Manipulator
Summer 2021 Participant - New York Stem Cell Foundation Immersive Experience
Suchitha Channapatna:
Summer 2021 Research Intern - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Worked on the structural analysis of the sPHENIX beam pipe detector under the Physics Department
Zoe Chinda:
Genetic Engineering Summer 2021 Program at Hofstra University
Daniyal Khambati:
Summer 2021 Internship as an Ophthalmologist technician at Lake Lazer Eye center in Michigan
Dimitrios Nerantzinis:
Research Intern - Long Island Horticulture Research and Extension Center
Ran experiment and worked in lab of Cornell professor.
Summer 2021 Research Intern - Cornell Cooperative Extension
Performed independent research and worked with engineers and farming experts.
Ava Zingone:
Summer 2021 Intern - Green Teens at the Long Island Children's Museum