2015 Summer research poster presentation

Congratulations to our eleven research interns, who presented the results of their work in a poster session.

Poster session in progress
Poster session in progress

Summer Student Research Awards are three-month paid summer internships designed to introduce undergraduate students to biomedical and occupational health research across a range of basic and applied research areas. Whether studying molecules, cells, organ systems, non-human organisms, or out gathering data in the community, our students gained valuable experience conducting projects aligned with their host faculty member’s research program.

The 2015 interns were:

Rachael Barton – Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA – Shea Lab
Colin Boehnlein – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA –Rohlman Lab
Jared Cayton – Oregon State University, Corvallis, WA – Lim Lab
John Donlan – Northeastern University, Boston, MA – Kretzschmar Lab
Aaron Greenfield – University of Oregon, Eugene, OR – Truxillo Lab
Kasey Ha – University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA – Olson Lab
Afsara Haque – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA – Olson Lab
Christiana Huss – Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR – Turker Lab
Allison Schue – Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR – Anger Lab
Kaycee Smith – Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX – Wipfli Lab
Julia Yu – Emory University, Atlanta, GA – McCullough Lab

*All of the students chosen for the internship program are Oregon residents or attend Oregon schools.

Our 2015 Summer interns.
Our 2015 Summer interns.
Co-winners of the 2015 best poster award, Sara Haque and Kaycee Smith, pose with Institute Director, Steven Shea.
Co-winners of the 2015 best poster award, Sara Haque and Kaycee Smith, pose with Institute Director, Steven Shea.
Jared Clayton describes his research.
Jared Clayton describes his research.
Kasey Ha
Kasey Ha
Kaycee Smith
Kaycee Smith
Steve Shea at Julia Yu's poster
Steve Shea at Julia Yu’s poster