Education and Outreach

2025 Summer Research Program: IICD Welcomes New Cohort of Emerging Scientists

May 27, 2025
Alt Text: 2025 IICD Summer Research Program Cohort. Clockwise, from left to right and top to bottom: Daniel Alshansky, Chandrima Chatterjee, Darby Dodge, Alan Jiang, Joel Joseph, Mariah Loehr, Marina Milea, Kazi Nawar, Peter Terranova.

The IICD proudly welcomes ten students into the 2025 Summer Research Program. These undergraduates, hailing from a diverse range of colleges and disciplines, will spend their summer engaged in cutting-edge cancer biology, bioinformatics, and computational research.

Each intern will work alongside IICD mentors, gaining invaluable hands-on lab experience and participating in workshops and career-building seminars. Their collective interests span from machine learning and statistical modeling to genomics and cancer evolution.

Meet our 2025 SRP Interns: 

  • Daniel Alshansky – Hofstra University | Biology, Computer Science
  • Chandrima Chatterjee – Smith College | Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science
  • Darby Dodge – San Diego State University | Biology
  • Alan Jiang – Pomona College | Computer Science, Mathematics
  • Joel Joseph – Arizona State University | Computer Science, Data Science
  • Mariah Loehr – Carleton College | Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science
  • Marina Milea – City College of New York | Biology, Chemistry
  • Kazi Nawar – Hamilton College | Data Science, Math, and Sociology
  • Peter Terranova – Fordham University | Biochemistry, Mathematics

We’re excited to see the discoveries and growth this summer brings. Join us in celebrating these future leaders in cancer research and data science!

2025 SRP Interns in front of Alma Mater