Declan Cappasola
  • Dr. Wondisford Lab
  • Project: Effect of Insulin on Levels of Glycerol Kinase in Mouse Primary Hepatocytes
Tara Fatima
  • Dr. Yin Lab
  • Project: The Role of MicroRNA-21 in Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
Mathew Griffin
  • Dr. Reed Lab
  • Project: Examining the Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) in Ischemic Stroke
Nicki Lalime
  • Dr. Qiu Lab
  • Project: Integrated Program for Optimizing Analysis of Fluorescence Immunostaining in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: A Time-Efficient and Bias-Reduced Approach
  • Publication: Integrated Program for Optimizing Analysis of Fluorescence Immunostaining in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: A Time-Efficient and Bias-Reduced Approach. Annals of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine
Rachel Opferman
  • Dr. Herbst-Kralovetz Lab
  • Project: Exploring the Urine Metabolome in Endometriosis and Its Potential for Noninvasive Diagnosis
Michelle Padilla-Soto
  • Dr. Glembotski Lab
  • Project: mRNA Expression in Response to Induced Hypertrophy (ER Stress)
Hana Roushdy
  • Dr. Kalin Lab
  • Project: A Comparison of Lung Injury in Neonatal Mice After Allogenic or Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
Robert Salgado
  • Dr. Niculescu Lab
  • Project: Predicting Violence Using a Polygenic Risk Score
Ashwin Suresh
  • Dr. Glembotski Lab
  • Project: Investigating Age-Related Changes in ATF6 in Cardiac Myocytes
Abigail Urbina-Bernal
  • Dr. Chiamvimonvat Lab
  • Project: hiPSC-CMs: The Optimization Process, Current Applications in Precision Medicine, and Future Endeavors
Sunny Vakkalanka
  • Dr. Radovick / Dr. Al-Samerria Lab
  • Project: The Effect of IGF-1R Knockout in GHRH Neurons on Metabolic Rate and Adiposity
Eliu Zaragoza
  • Dr. Fanous Lab
  • Project: Can Polygenic Risk Scores Predict Treatment Resistance in Schizophrenia

Photo Album

2025 Flinn Summer interns: Final Presentation Symposium
Top row, left to right: Hana Roushdy, Eliu Zaragoza, Mathew Griffin, Ashwin Suresh, Sunny Vakkalanka, Declan Cappasola. Bottom row, left to right: Robert Salgado, Rachel Opferman, Abigail Urbina-Bernal, Nicki Lalime, Tara Fatima, Michelle Padilla Soto
Intern Hana Roushdy and mentors Tatiana Kalin, MD, PhD, and Ying-wei Lan, PhD
2025 Flinn Summer interns: Final Presentation Symposium
2025 Flinnterns at the Final Presentation Symposium
Mary O’Reilly (Vice President, Bioscience Research Programs, Flinn Foundation), Dr. Guy Reed (Internship Director, COM-P), and Sabrina Uddin (Internship Coordinator, COM-P)