Researching Risk for Psychosis in Adolescents at the UNC Neurocognition and Imaging Research Lab (NIRL) – with Sree Gogineni
Hello everyone! My name is Sree Gogineni and I am currently a junior majoring in neuroscience with minors in medical anthropology and chemistry. I am from Edison, New Jersey and have been interested in pursuing a career in the medical … Read more
Studying the Effects of Prenatal Substance Exposure on Baby Brain Development at UNC Mother Infant Research Studies – with Maria Phelps
Hi everyone, my name is Maria Phelps and I am a senior from Clarksburg, Maryland. I’ll be graduating this May with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Biology. This semester for my Gil internship I have … Read more
Analyzing White and Gray Matter and their Relationship to Neuropsychiatric Disorders at EBDS – with Courtney Pfister
Hello everyone! My name is Courtney Pfister, and I am a senior from Waxhaw, North Carolina, majoring in both neuroscience and Asian studies with a concentration in Mandarin Chinese. Throughout my time at Carolina, I have worked in Dr. Gabriel … Read more
Developing a Novel Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interface at Teledyne Scientific – with Ben Rees
Hi everyone! My name is Ben Rees, and I am a senior from Los Alamos, New Mexico, majoring in neuroscience and minoring in chemistry and applied science & engineering. Alongside being a Gil intern, I am completing my honors thesis in … Read more
Characterizing the CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor Using TRUPATH Assays at RTI International – with Nivetha Ramasamy
Hi! My name is Nivi Ramasamy and I’m a junior from Charlotte, NC. I’m currently pursuing a B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.S.P.H. in Nutrition – Science and Research track with a minor in Chemistry. I have always been fascinated … Read more
Striving to Find a Physiological Indicator of Autism Risk at NIRAL – with Elias Mohammad
Hello! My name is Elias Mohammad and I am a junior from Wake Forest, NC. I am currently pursuing a B.S. in both Neuroscience and Exercise Sports Science with a minor in Chemistry. I am very interested in neuroscience and … Read more
Bringing us Closer to a Physiological Predictor of Autism Risk at NIRAL – with Maulik Sarin
My name is Maulik Sarin. I am a senior Neuroscience and Psychology major and Chemistry minor at UNC Chapel Hill. I am from Weddington, NC and knew before matriculating to UNC that I wanted to be a Gil intern. As … Read more
Learning about Alzheimer’s Disease with NIRAL – Avery Wall
Hello! My name is Avery Wall and I am a junior from Eden, North Carolina. I am majoring in Psychology and minoring in Cognitive Science and Linguistics. I am passionate about research in cognitive Psychology, and have explored this interest … Read more
Research with the Neuropsychology of Ingestive Behaviors Lab – with Josh Lopez
My name is Joshua Lopez and I am a Junior from Greenville, North Carolina studying Neuroscience and Music. From my first day at Carolina I knew that research was something I was passionate about. I set out to find a … Read more