We have a number of SAS and AAA juniors in the Class of 2027 participating in special programs at various universities around the United States
Taro Porschke
Taro Porschke has been selected to participate in a REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) for the Summer of 2026 with The Catholic University of America (in Washington, D.C.) conducting research in Biophysics.
Here is a brief description of what the research is about: The computational component of this project, conducted in collaboration with the NIH’s Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, focuses on developing novel tools to search, analyze, and extract meaningful inferences from large-scale biological databases. This partnership addresses the ongoing challenge of managing massive biological datasets and has already produced publicly available databases alongside web-accessible analytical software. Students participating in this track will contribute directly to these efforts through hands-on projects involving software development and testing, physics-based modeling of complex biological systems, and database creation and validation. Taro will have to tell us what all of that means when he returns.
The following SAS Wolfson juniors have been accepted into the QuestBridge Summer Prep Scholars Program.
QuestBridge is committed to supporting high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds throughout their journeys to college and beyond, and we have exciting news to share! Based on academic excellence, personal qualities, and financial need, we have selected 3,852 high school juniors to be 2026 College Prep Scholars. The College Prep Scholars Program helps prepare students to be strong applicants for the QuestBridge National College Match, which will open in late summer and close in early October.
Agustina Morales
Atia Barreto
Daniella Rothberg
David Rodriguez
Sofia Gomez
SAS Wolfson junior Sofia Gomez is really excited to share that she was accepted to the 2026 Summer Science Program (SSP) in Biochemistry at Purdue University that runs from June 29 to August 1. It is a “highly selective” 5-week research program where Sofia will do a Fungal Inhibitor Design in teams of three.
Sofia reports that everything is covered, even the airline tickets. And on top of that, they are awarding Sofia a stipend of $3000 (a lost wages stipend) for going to this prestigious program. Sofia says that “I am above grateful and really excited for this opportunity, for it is my first time doing research! Especially for a topic that I love.”
We are Roaring with Pride about Sofia Gomez.