Meet the Summer 2023 Undergraduate Interns
Barrow Neurological Institute is excited to welcome our newest undergraduate summer interns. These bright minds will join our research laboratories and other areas of the Institute as part of our Summer Undergraduate Internship Program.
This paid internship program provides students from all over the world with the opportunity to work full time under the mentorship of a Barrow scientist or clinician, participating in basic or translational neuroscience studies. The students also attend weekly seminars and learn about career options in the neuroscience field. Research areas include neurodegenerative diseases, neuro-oncology, neurovascular disorders, and more. Interns are also working with our faculty in marketing, philanthropy, academic publishing, and neuro-rehabilitation.
The Program culminates in a full-day research symposium, during which students welcome a keynote speaker and present their work as either an oral presentation or a scientific poster.
“I am excited to welcome this year’s student cohort to the Barrow campus,” said Rita Sattler, PhD, who leads the Program, “and to provide them with a unique opportunity to participate in the Institute’s mission to better understand and treat neurological disorders.”
Kelvin Chen
School: University of Virginia
Internship: Dortch Laboratory
Andrea Chiappetti
School: Wesleyan University
Internship: Tovmasyan Laboratory
Tommy Conomos
School: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Internship: Porter Clinic
Davin Dai
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Mehta Laboratory
Kayla Duggan
School: University of California, Davis
Internship: Jha Laboratory
Jocelyne Espinoza
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Kelly Laboratory
Elisabeth Fear
School: Case Western Reserve University
Internship: Thurston Innovation Center
Caleb Fisher
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Neuro-rehabilitation
Noah Frazier
School: University of Arizona
Internship: Dortch Laboratory
Gerardo Gomez Castro
School: Universidad de Guanajuato
Internship: Loyal & Edith Davis Neurosurgical Research Laboratory
Ahtziri Gonsalez
School: Davidson College
Internship: Mufson Laboratory
Maya Green
School: Cleveland Institute of Art
Internship: Sonntag Spine VR Lab
Andrew Hahne
School: University of San Diego
Internship: Thurston Innovation Center
Jason Hiramine
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Kelly Laboratory
Sanjana Hiremath
School: Brown University
Internship: Lawton Clinic
Brian Ji
School: Brown University
Internship: Lawton Clinic
Joanna Joseph
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Ivy Center Clinical Operations
Sarah Koval
School: University of California, Los Angeles
Internship: Barrow Neurological Foundation
Alexia-Maria Lapadat
School: Amherst College
Internship: Racette Laboratory
Riley Lexvold
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Tien Laboratory
Crystal Luna Espinoza
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Marketing, Barrow Neurological Institute
Michael Malloy
Internship: Marketing, Ivy Brain Tumor Center
Andrés Santiago Martínez Hernández
School: Universidad de los Andes
Internship: Stokes Laboratory
Gabriela Morales Lima
School: Federal University of ABC
Internship: Sattler Laboratory
Fabian Murillo
School: Harvard College
Internship: Mehta Laboratory
Megan Nelson
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Stokes Laboratory
Alexander Nicholas
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Iasemidis Laboratory
Cameron Nikjou
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Manfredsson Laboratory
Tiffany Pettigrew
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Manfredsson Laboratory
Giselle Quezada
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Bowser Laboratory
Nisha Reddy
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Bowser Laboratory
Ethan Register
School: Brown University
Internship: Lawton Clinic
Sophie Riviere
School: University of Michigan
Internship: Barrow Neurological Foundation
Miles Rocktaschel
School: Rochester Institute of Technology
Internship: Neuroscience Publications
Ellie St. Clair
School: Colorado School of Mines
Internship: Waters Laboratory
Mikayla Tang
School: Arizona State University
Internship: Neuro-rehabilitation
Torsten Ullrich
School: Brown University
Internship: Yoo Laboratory