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LSU Health New OrleansProgram Directors
Drs. Fern Tsien and Paula Gregory
Postbaccalaureate
Diego Vargas, University of Michigan, Mentor: Dr. Jason Gardner, Physiology Department, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to Right: Dr. Fern Tsien, Diego Vargas, Dr. Paula Gregory)
Undergraduates
First Place Winner
Brian Washington, University of New Orleans, Mentor: Dr. Michael Celestin, Behavioral and Community Health Program, LSUHSC School of Public Health
(Left to right: Dr. Paula Gregory, Brian Washington, Dr. Fern Tsien)
Second Place Winner
Ethan Nicklow, Duke University, Mentor: Dr. Chindo Hicks, Genetics Department, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Dr. Paula Gregory, Ethan Nicklow, Dr. Fern Tsien)
Second Place Winner
Haley Hill, Loyola University of New Orleans, Mentor: Dr. Ping Wang, Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology Department, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Dr. Paula Gregory, Haley Hill, Dr. Fern Tsien)
Third Place Winner
Claudia Rodriguez, Louisiana State University, Mentor: Dr. Hong Xin, Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology Department, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Dr. Paula Gregory, Claudia Rodriguez Dr. Fern Tsien)
Third Place Winner
Amber Sylvain, Spelman College, Mentor: Dr. Rinku Majumder, Biochemistry Department, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Amber Sylvain, Dr. Paula Gregory, Dr. Fern Tsien)
High School
First Place Winner
Shaeera Rahman, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, Mentor: Dr. Denise Danos, Behavioral and Community Health Program, LSUHSC School of Public Health
(Left to right: Dr. Paula Gregory, Shaeera Rahman, Dr. Fern Tsien)
Second Place Winner
Jasmin Elnaggar, Benjamin Franklin High School, Mentor: Dr. Liz Simon, Physiology Department, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Dr. Paula Gregory, Jasmin Elnaggar, Dr. Fern Tsien)
Third Place Winner
Naija Nelson, Patrick Taylor Science and Technology Academy, Mentor: Dr. Ed Grabczyk, Genetics Department, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Dr. Paula Gregory, Naija Nelson, Dr. Fern Tsien)
Third Place Winner
Corinne Martin, Ursuline Academy, Mentor: Dr. Stefany Primeaux, Physiology Department, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Dr. Paula Gregory, Corinne Martin, Dr. Fern Tsien)
High School, Undergraduate and Postbaccalaureate Student Summer Research Program
Overview
Welcome to the Summer Research Internship Program webpage! We are excited that you are interested in our program. We invite you to continue reading to learn more about our program.
About the Program
The Summer Research Internship Program was started by Dr. Paula Gregory to provide research experiences for medical students, undergraduates, and high school students in Louisiana. Students are supported in part by Dr. Gregory's NIH grant (NIAAA).
Dr. Fern Tsien co-directs the program. Her National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, BCM Science Youth Initiative, and Entergy Foundation grants fund New Orleans area high school and college students.
The program works to cultivate students’ interest in pursuing medical and research careers in the basic/clinical sciences or public health. Students spend 8-weeks in the program during the summer. Interns are matched with mentors in laboratories or clinics at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center or Children’s Hospital of New Orleans.Students learn laboratory techniques used in medical research and attend weekly seminars. All students present their research results at the end of the summer at a poster session or oral symposium. In addition, they receive training in presentation skills, including how to prepare a presentation at a scientific meeting.
This program has succeeded in providing over 400 students with a meaningful research experience. Because of this program, some of Louisiana’s best and brightest undergraduates, who attend school elsewhere, have been introduced to the opportunities available in their home state. After completing their internship, many student interns present their data at medical or scientific conferences, or have their research published in medical or scientific journals.
This program is funded by the National Science Foundation (REU), National Institutes of Health (NIAAA), Louisiana Baptist Community Ministries Science Youth Initiative, Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, New Orleans BioInnovations Center, Entergy Foundation, LSUHSC School of Medicine and the Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center.
2020 LSUHSC Virtual Summer Research Internship Poster Session
Click here to see a video from 2019 Poster Day
(Mark Fisher)
(From Left to Right: Dr. Li Li, Joussette Alvarado)
(Sci-Fly Mentoring Event)
(From Left to Right: Samuel Martin, Dr. Ches'que Phillips)
(Jordyn Fong)
(From Left to Right: Dr. Lisa Harrison-Bernard, Dr. Angela Amedee, Faith Miller, Dr. Allison Augustus-Wallace, Dr. Paula Gregory, Martha Cucia, Dr. Fern Tsien)
2019 Postbaccalaureate Winner
(From Left to Right: Dr. Fern Tsien, Diego Vargas, Dr. Allison Augustus-Wallace)
2019 Undergraduate Category Winners
(From Left to Right: Dr. Paula Gregory, Amber Sylvain, Brian Washington, Ethan Nicklow, Haley Hill, Claudia Rodriguez, Dr. Fern Tsien)
2019 High School Category Winners
(From Left to Right: Dr. Paula Gregory, Corinne Martin, Jasmin Elnaggar, Shaeera Rahman, Naija Nelson, Dr. Fern Tsien)