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LSU Health New OrleansProgram Directors
Dr. Fern Tsien
Director
Dr. Jovanny Zabaleta
Co-Director
Ms. Martha Cuccia, MPH
Co-Director
2022 LSUHSC Summer Research Internship Poster Session
2021 LSUHSC Summer Research Internship Poster Session
2020 LSUHSC Virtual Summer Research Internship Poster Session
2022 Poster Day Winners
2022 Undergraduates
First Place Winner
Sarah Frances, Tulane University, Mentor: Dr. Xiaoching Li, Neuroscience Center of Excellence, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to Right: Sarah Frances, Dr. Corey Hebert)
First Place Winner
Macey Owens, University of Notre Dame, Mentor: Dr. Dean Smith, Health Policy and Systems Management, LSUHSC School of Public Health
(Left to right: Macey Owens, Dr. Corey Hebert)
Second Place Winner
Marcelle Ellis, Tulane University, Mentor: Dr. Casey Murphy, LSU Pain Medicine Fellowship, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Marcelle Ellis, Dr. Corey Hebert)
Second Place Winner
Kaitlyn Hawkins, Xavier University of Louisiana, Mentor: Dr. Fokhrul Hossain, Department of Genetics, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Dr. Fern Tsien, Kaitlyn Hawkins, Dr. Corey Hebert)
Second Place Winner
Madison Priestley, New York University, Mentor: Dr. Amy Dickson, Department of Psychiatry, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Madison Priestley, Dr. Corey Hebert)
Third Place Winner
Ahmed El-Desoky, Xavier University of Louisiana, Mentor: Dr. Hamilton Farris, Neuroscience Center of Excellence, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Ahmed El-Desoky, Dr. Corey Hebert)
Third Place Winner
Farhana Islam, Xavier University of Louisiana, Mentor: Dr. Tekeda Ferguson, Department of Epidemiology, LSUHSC School of Public Health
(Left to right: Farhana Islam, Dr. Corey Hebert)
Third Place Winner
Hinali Patel, Tulane University, Mentor: Dr. Francesca Peruzzi, Department of Hematology/Oncology, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Hinali Patel, Dr. Corey Hebert)
2022 High School
First Place Winner
Amy Liu, Benjamin Franklin High School, Mentor: Dr. Michelle Moore, Department of Psychiatry, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Amy Liu, Dr. Kelly Sherman)
First Place Winner
Charlotte Raymond, St. Mary's Dominican High School, Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Simkin, Department of Orthopaedics, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Charlotte Raymond, Dr. Kelly Sherman)
Second Place Winner
Eric Fisher, St. Augustine High School, Mentors: Steve Scahill & Dr. Kelly Sherman, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Eric Fisher, Dr. Kelly Sherman)
Second Place Winner
Natalie Thayer, St. Paul's School, Mentor: Dr. Diedre Devier, Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Natalie Thayer , Dr. Kelly Sherman)
Third Place Winner
Gabrielle Alphonse, Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy, Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Simkin, Department of Orthopaedics, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Gabrielle Alphonse, Dr. Kelly Sherman)
Third Place Winner
Amna Rathor, Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy, Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Cameron, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, LSUHSC School of Medicine
(Left to right: Amna Rathor, Dr. Kelly Sherman)
Director
Dr. Fern Tsien
Co-Director
Dr. Jovanny Zabaleta
Co-
Director
Ms. Martha Cuccia, MPH
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Summer Research Program for High School and Undergraduate Students
Welcome to the Summer Research Internship Program webpage! We are excited that you are interested in our program.
The Summer Research Internship Program was started in 2003 by Dr. Paula Gregory and Dr. Fern Tsien. For 19 years, Dr. Gregory and Dr. Tsien directed the program which has provided more than 400 research experiences for medical, college, and high school students. The current directors of the program are Dr. Tsien, Ms. Martha Cuccia, and Dr. Jovanny Zabaleta. The program works to cultivate students’ interest in pursuing medical and research careers in the basic or clinical sciences, or public health.
For eight weeks in the summer, student interns usually work with the mentors in laboratories or clinics at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, University Medical Center, or Children’s Hospital, all in New Orleans. Interns learn techniques used in the health sciences laboratories, gain research study skills, and experience professional development and career preparation through weekly program seminars. Additionally, they receive training in presentation skills, including how to prepare a presentation for a scientific meeting. At program end, all interns present their research findings at a poster session or oral symposium.
Since its inception, more than 400 students from throughout the United States have participated in the Summer Research Program. Because of this program, some of Louisiana’s best and brightest undergraduates, some who have attended school within the state and other who have enrolled in universities elsewhere, have been introduced to the opportunities available here in Louisiana. After completion of the internship, many interns have presented their research at medical or scientific conferences, have had their research published in medical or scientific journals, have had received acceptance to medical and graduate schools, and/or have gained employment in STEM fields.
Funding is provided by LSU School of Medicine, the Louisiana Department of Health; the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute (NIH-NCI); National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU); the Taylor Foundation; and the Louisiana Cancer Research Center (LCRC).
Click here to see a video from Poster Day
2022 LSUHSC Summer Research Internship Poster Session
2022 Undergraduate Category Winners
(From Left to Right: Dr. Corey Hebert, Dr. Jovanny Zabaleta, Dr. Fern Tsien, Madison Priestley, Kaitlyn Hawkins, Sarah Frances, Marcelle Ellis, Macey Owens, Hinali Patel, Farhana Islam, Dr. Hamilton Farris, Martha Cuccia, Ahmed El-Desoky)
2022 High School Category Winners
(From Left to Right: Dr. Corey Hebert, Dr. Fern Tsien, Martha Cuccia, Dr. Jovanny Zabaleta, Natalie Thayer, Anma Rathor, Dr. Chindo Hicks, Gabrielle Alphonse, Eric Fisher, Amy Liu, Charlotte Raymond, Dr. Kelly Sherman)
2021 LSUHSC Summer Research Internship Poster Session
2020 LSUHSC Virtual Summer Research Internship Poster Session
(Derrick Pugh, II)
(Anita Zahari)
(Mark Fisher)
(From Left to Right: Dr. Arnold Zea, Derrick Pugh, II)
(From Left to Right: Dr. Li Li, Joussette Alvarado)
(From Left to Right: Samuel Martin, Dr. Ches'que Phillips)
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