2025 Summer Grant Recipients

2025 Summer Grant Recipients

Meet Eva Vu-Stern

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.

Meet Nichole Ruiz

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

Meet Nandini Lal

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

Meet Anjali Jawa

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

Meet Melody Xu

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

About the Biology Department Summer Grants

Each summer, the biology department funds student research outside of NYC with the help of generous donors. Students may apply in the spring.