Welcome the 2010 JJ Vance Summer Interns: (from left) Jose Delvilla, Teresa Logue, Erika Cardona, Yates Brown, Adrian Sanchez Roig, Logan Roberts and Taryn McNair

 

The JJ Vance memorial summer internship in biological and computational sciences is awarded to rising seniors in good standing from Miami-area high schools. Family and friends of JJ Vance, who was a student at East Chapel Hill High School (N.C.) at the time of his death, established the program. After JJ died, HIHG Director Dr. Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, her husband, Dr. Jeffery M. Vance, and their daughter, Danica, received more than 300 letters from people who knew JJ. The letters recounted JJ's acts of kindness, his passion for life, and his fundamental belief to help those around him. Heartened by the public response to JJ's death and committed to celebrating his life, the Vance family created the JJ Vance Foundation a few months after JJ's death. The interns participate in a challenging 8-week research course, working with faculty and post-doctoral fellows. Each intern is paired up with a HIHG staff member, post-doc or faculty member. Apply

Here is some information about this year's group:

 

Logan George Roberts
Ransom Everglades High School
HIHG contact: Holly Cukier
About Logan: Logan hopes the internship will further develop his interest in math and science, find new ways to apply his math and science skills through computer modeling and genetic research.

Erika Latonia Elaine Cardona
Miami Northwestern Senior High
HIHG contacts: Richard Belton and Evadnie Rampersaud
About Erika: Erika hopes the internship will give her the opportunity to work with doctors and see what they do in the medical field.

Adrian Sanchez Roig
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
HIHG contact: Guney Bademci
About Adrian: Adrian hopes to learn more about the way the respiratory, circulatory, and musculoskeletal systems cooperate to advance athletic performance.

Teresa Caroline Logue
Ransom Everglades High School
HIHG contact: Anthony Griswold
About Teresa: Teresa is excited to learn more about genomics because the research will facilitate the treatment of genetically-caused diseases in humans.

Taryn Arman McNair
Center for Life Academy
HIHG contact: Adam Naj
About Taryn: Taryn likes to fix and fly planes and would like to attend the Air Force Academy after high school. He hopes the internship will provide him with a deeper understanding of science.

Jose Leonardo Delvilla
Booker T. Washington High School
HIHG contacts: Larry Adams and Patrice Whitehead Gay
About Jose: Jose wants to major in biotechnology and learn all aspects of science.

Yates Brown
Ransom Everglades High School
HIHG contact: Martin Kohli
About Yates: Yates hopes for a career in the natural sciences or medicine.



 

 

 

 

 

  • • 2005 JJ Vance Memorial Interns Nicole Hansen and Mangala Iyengar spent their summer forming career goals while learning about human genetics.
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  • • 2004 JJ Vance Memorial Interns Steve DeLong and Jennifer Wong get real world research experience while developing laboratory skills.
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  • • 2003 JJ Vance Memorial Summer Interns Ben Piven and Max Shafir explored Alzheimer and Parkinson disease research during an intense yet fun summer experience.
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  • • 2002 JJ Vance Memorial Summer Interns Kate Crandall and Sukaina Ahmad gained valuable experience through their work at the Genomics Research Lab.
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