Honors Students
Bhatia, Ritwik
Project Title:
Predicting Post-Surgical Memory Outcome of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients by Measuring Extratemporal Activation: An fMRI Study
Sponsor Name:
Dr. John Detre
Dept and School:
Neurology, School of Medicine
High School:
The Gulliver Preparatory School, Coral Gables, FL
Other:
Nu Rho Psi Neuroscience Honor Society Member, Rodin College House Research Fellow, Pratit International Vice President, College of Arts and Sciences Senior Peer Advisor, Penn Weekend Service Co-Chair, Penn Pals Mentor at Drew Elementary Campbell, Kaitlin
Project Title:
The development of 5-HT and VGLUT3 in the raphe nuclei is subregion specific throughout the postnatal period
Sponsor Name:
Dr. Sheryl Beck
Dept and School:
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
High School:
Pennridge High School, Perkasie, PA
Other:
Penn women's soccer all four years; Senior year: team Captain, First Team All-Ivy and Second Team NSCAA All Mid-Atlantic Region Cawkwell, Philip
Project Title:
The Neural Correlates of Individual Differences in Spatial Navigation
Sponsor Name:
Dr. Sharon Thompson-Schill
Dept and School:
Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences
High School:
Byram Hills High School, Byram Hills, NY
Other:
Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track & Field (co-captain for both) Choi, Gyujae
Project Title:
Identification of the Factor That Promotes Neurogenesis of Hippocampal Precursor Cells
High School:
Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, MD
Other:
Captain of Men's Ultimate Frisbee team at Penn, also participated in Penn Science, Also studied abroad in Spain (Alicante), summer of 2010. Donnay, Gabriel
Project Title:
Neural Substrates of Spontaneous Interactive Musical Performance
Sponsor Name:
Dr. Charles Limb
Dept and School:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital
High School:
Gilman school, Baltimore, MD Eastwood, Winnie
Project Title:
Amyloid-Beta Pathologies Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Neprilysin Knockout Mice
Sponsor Name:
Dr. Douglas Smith
Dept and School:
Neurosurgery, School of Medicine
High School:
Bishop's School, La Jolla, CA
Other:
Sigma Alpha Pi; Executive Board, Community Service Chair; National Society of Leadership and Success focused on service and community development; Organized campus-wide community service event integrating student groups for coordinated initiative; Nu Rho Psi National Honors Society in Neuroscience; Founding Member, Major Advisor for underclassmen; Penn Pals; Mentor:Mentor elementary schools students from communities of West Philadelphia in afterschool homework; Women;s Club Water Polo captain, Treasurer, Player of the Conference, First Team All Conference; UPenn Club Team 2008-Present, 4th Place 2009, 7th Place 2010 National Championship. Eisler, Evan
Project Title:
Apelin treatment regulates cellular adaptive stress responses: Implications for HIV-associated
Sponsor Name:
Dr. Dennis Kolson
Dept and School:
Neurology, School of Medicine
High School:
Cresskill High School, Cresskill, NJ
Other:
PennQuest (preorientation program) Leader,Neuroscience Pipeline - Teaching Assistant, Nu Rho Psi – Neuroscience Honor Society,Phi Kappa Psi Community Service Chair Ferrari, Alana
Project Title:
Weight and Behavioral Modifications Secondary to Chemosensory Dysfunction
Sponsor Name:
Dr. Richard Doty
Dept and School:
Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine
High School:
Upper Dublin High School, Fort Washington, PA
Other:
Institute for Regenerative Medicine; Center of Excellence Internship, Penn-in- Florence Study Abroad, Alpha
Phi Omega, Penn Global Health Initiative, Penn Tutoring, and Kite and Key Society Gajewski, Nicholas
Project Title:
α-1 Adrenoceptor Antagonist Prazosin Reduces Non-REM Sleep (NREMS) Arousals in Fear-Conditioned Wistar-Kyoto Rats (WKY)
Sponsor Name:
Dr. Adrian Morrison
Dept and School:
Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine
High School:
Chagrin Falls High School, Chagrin Falls, OH
Other:
I was on the deans list from sophomore year on, I played on the club tennis team, tutored for the west philadelphia Galati, Alexandra
Project Title:
An Investigation of Household Influences and Patient Personality as Predictors of Treatment Response in Cocaine Dependent Humans
Sponsor Name:
Dr. Kyle Kampman
Dept and School:
School of Medicine
High School:
The Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii
Other:
Nu Rho Psi Honors Society, Dean's List 2008-2009, Dean's List 2009-2010, Vice President of Penn Hawaii Club, Studied abroad in Barcelona fall of junior year