Harvard Dreams of SRM Students
- 21 Students selected for Harvard.
“The internship at Harvard Medical School will
be very useful for me as I will get to observe behavior of cancer cells in
response to different treatments and how they interact with our immune
system,” she said.
Meghma
and 20 others from SRM Institute of Science and Technology, mostly
bio-engineering students, are set to
leave for Harvard come January for a six month internship. They have been
invited by the Harvard Medical School after they submitted their profiles and
project interests. SRM students have benefited from Harvard internships
in the past years, but this is the first time such a large number of them are
bound for this Mecca of bio-scientists.
They
will be mentored by Shiladitya Sengupta, Head, Laboratory of Cancer Nano Medicine
at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United
States. The Hospital is a teaching facility of the Harvard Medical School.
Sandhya
Govindarajan is close to realizing her
childhood dream. “Ever since my childhood, I have always dreamed of becoming a
scientist and making a change in society. SRM gave me an opportunity to explore
the field of Biotechnology. Through this program at Harvard Medical School, I
hope to delve deeper into my area of interest,” she said.
Sri
Vidhya, researcher in Immunology, said, “My seniors at SRM motivated me to
pursue an internship at Harvard. I hope todo justice to the opportunity given
and carry forward the name and fame of my college,” she said positioning
herself as a student Ambassador.
Genetics
researcher Dhanush R said, “I seek a high level experience that HMS can give me
as I want to be equipped to have a start-up which is completely based on
Automated DNA Data Storage System. Srinethra Sridhar is keen on research in
Regenerative Medicine and Harvard internship is a lifetime opportunity.
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