2009 Weissman International Interns |
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AFRICA/MIDDLE EASTGhazarian, Matthew, 2010, (Government) gained practical experience in international journalism while producing reports on Middle East affairs for ABC News' television, radio, and digital platforms in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. McFadden, James, 2010, (Government) created a body of first-hand primary source accounts of human rights progress and violations as a field communications reporter with EG Justice in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Melvoin, Charles, 2010, (History and Literature) participated in policy research and development as well as strategic planning for the Uganda Country Office of the United Nations World Food Programme in Kampala, Uganda. Rabaia, Nadim, 2010, (Economics) developed analytical reports and conducted field visits to farmer associations and other agricultural partners with the Uganda Country Office of the United Nations World Food Programme in Kampala, Uganda. Thompson, Katherine, 2010, (African and African American Studies) guided students in designing service projects drawing on community assets while meeting local needs in collaboration with the Peace and Development Initiative in Kaduna, Nigeria. Thorlakson, Tannis, 2011, (Environmental Science and Public Policy) integrated the power of soccer with evidence-based HIV prevention and life skills programs for African youth with Grassroot Soccer in Cape Town, South Africa. Vitale, Rebecca, 2010, (History and Science) conducted research and interviews of a wide-range of stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of multiple approaches to global aid in conjunction with Beyond Good Intentions' Global Research Fellowship Program in Dakar, Senegal. Younge, Odelia, 2011, (History and Literature) compiled social reports and carried out investigations regarding abused children and devised effective modes of intervention with the Africa Movement for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in Accra, Ghana. LATIN AMERICA Balasubramanian, Aditya, 2012, (Undeclared) collected data on borrowers and implemented an impact study across several branches of the microfinance banks of the Lapacho Civil Association (of the Argentine Federation of Grameen Replicas) in Resistencia, Argentina. Basantes, Oscar, 2011, (History) evaluated investment portfolios and analyzed financial markets and risk management at the Banco Cofiec in Quito, Ecuador. Guo, Lucie, 2010, (Biochemical Sciences) practiced clinical neurology, rehabilitation, and pharmaceutical industry clinical trials at the Neurologic Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Palmer, Alex, 2012, (Undeclared) participated as a street volunteer, taught English, and collaborated with staff members in the transition home at Niños de la Luz, and then transferred to the UN High Commission for Refugees in Caracas, Venezuela. ASIA/PACIFIC Bulger, Claire, 2011, (History) assisted in the creation and implementation of a human rights and business training program for the Diplomacy Training Program in Sydney, Australia. Chang, Alex, 2010, (Computer Science) joined the Software Engineering Technologies Department testing and writing test codes for camera and cellular phones at HTC Corporation in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Dong, Eric, 2011, (Applied Mathematics) examined the synergy between Western and Eastern business methodologies while exploring Chinese investment innovation at UBS-SDIC and Bank of China-Blackrock in Shenzhen and Shanghai, China. Huang, Katherine, 2011, (English and American Literature and Language) learned about investment research processes and asset management from a global perspective with Bank of Communications Schroders Fund Management in Shanghai, China. Liss, Daniel, 2011, (Government) gained first-hand experience in foreign affairs by researching and writing briefing papers on political issues for the Political Section of the US Consulate General in Sydney, Australia. Liu, Siyuan, 2011, (Chemical and Physical Biology) conducted research in tissue engineering by examining Tropoelastin, the protein precursor of elastin, in a laboratory at the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia. Tsuo, Kurt, 2011, (Economics) wrote case studies to help city officials adopt financially-viable energy efficiency best-practices for the Mayoral Training Program at the Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy in Shanghai, China. EUROPE Alexander, Sophie, 2010, (Literature) was introduced to archival and library-oriented methods while participating in the scientific and literary programs at the German Literature Archive in Marbach, Germany. Alvarez, Francisco, 2011, (History and Literature) engaged in research and clinical observation regarding the regenerative capacity of damaged cardiovascular structure while observing the role of government in public health with the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón in Madrid, Spain. Aron-Dine, Jeremy, 2010, (Linguistics) designed and tested language and grammatical models allowing computers to interact with humans at the language department of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence in Berlin, Germany. Banerjee, Rajarshi, 2011, (Neurobiology) researched auto-aggressive T-cells in biopsy specimens of multiple sclerosis patients at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried, Germany. Calandrelli, Kristen, 2010, (Social Anthropology) explored her long-standing interest in foreign policy and international relations while working with the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the American Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Custer, Lee Ann, 2010, (History of Art and Architecture) assisted an architectural researcher by synthesizing articles, drawings and primary documents related to nineteenth century architecture at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France. Ding, Daniel, 2011, (Neurobiology) worked with a team examining the neuro-protective effects of the transcriptional co-activator pgc-1alpha in a genetic model of Parkinson's disease at the École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland. Djak, Ivana, 2011, (Government) conducted outreach to school students, researched and wrote reports, and performed translation work at the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the US Embassy in Leipzig, Germany. Donoghue, Kevin, 2011, (Physics) examined the interplay between magnetism and superconductivity at the nanoscale in collaboration with the Physics Department at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Madrid, Spain. Gunn, Katherine, 2011, (Social Studies) supported the Overseas Team in their review of a communications and advocacy program while evaluating campaigns aimed at increasing awareness among university students at SUAS Educational Development in Dublin, Ireland. Hirschboeck, Mark, 2011, (Social Studies) examined security policy and transatlantic relations in the context of the political development of the EU at the Center for Applied Policy Research in Munich, Germany. Horvath, Eniko, 2010, (Government) conducted research, prepared documents, and aided in logistical work with the Shared Societies Project at the Club de Madrid in Madrid, Spain. Kuklinski, Lawrence, 2010, (Neurobiology) drafted briefing memoranda for State Department officials and analyzed and distributed media reports while exploring a career in international relations at the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the American Embassy in Paris, France. Kuo, Phoebe, 2011, (Molecular and Cellular Biology) investigated how skeletal muscle stem-cells govern growth and differentiation in mice at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France. Liao, Gordon, 2011, (Applied Mathematics) supported various projects regarding trade and sustainable energy, environmental goods and services, and fisheries and sustainable land management at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva, Switzerland. Liewen, Alison, 2011, (Molecular and Cellular Biology) gained familiarity with experimental work in molecular and cellular virology while studying the inhibition of hepatitis C at the Institut de Biologie de Lille in Lille, France. Lin, Debbie, 2011, (History and Science) performed RNA preparations, RT-PCR and ELISA experiments to examine results obtained with gene microarray experiments using human and murine inflammatory cells at the Experimental Cardiology Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois in Lausanne, Switzerland. Liu, Heidi, 2011, (Economics) adopted a behavioral economics approach in her research regarding labor supply, econometrics and perceptions of high wages for the Department of Economics at the University of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland. Ma, Kathleen, 2011, (Classics) experienced the fashion industry by assisting in the planning and coordination of Stockholm Fashion Week by Berns at Berns Salonger AB in Stockholm, Sweden. McCabe, Anne, 2011, (Molecular and Cellular Biology) researched how mosquitoes combat malarial infections in their mid-gut for possible immunological relevance in fighting malaria epidemics at the Institut de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire in Strasbourg, France. Ranta, Zachary, 2011, (Molecular and Cellular Biology) used florescence imaging methods to trace the origin of blood stem cells at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France. Schneider, David, 2010, (Applied Mathematics) was introduced to business process modeling methodologies, techniques, and software while measuring the efficiency of these processes at CSoft in Moscow, Russia. Skokic, Emir, 2012, (Undeclared) researched and wrote grants, collaborated with funders, and contributed to English and computer classes while working with the Association of Concentration Camp Torture Survivors in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Taylor, Anne, 2011, (Molecular and Cellular Biology) worked with a team to develop novel bacterial systems with which to locate and degrade toxins in the environment through bioremediation at the National Center for Biotechnology in Madrid, Spain. Veres, Adrian, 2012, (Undeclared) participated in a cross-disciplinary project visualizing single molecules of transcription factors in eukaryotic cells at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France. Wang, Hilary, 2011, (Neurobiology) analyzed brain scans and attended neurovascular outpatient clinics with the Stroke Prevention Unit with the Department of Clinical Neurology at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Wang, Rui, 2011, (Economics) gained clinical experience in smoking behavior and behavioral health research by working with the Institute of Public Health at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. White, Lauren, 2011, (Human Evolutionary Biology) surveyed the control of infectious diseases including malaria, HIV and tuberculosis while implementing programs in epidemiological prevention with the Barcelona Public Health Agency in Barcelona, Spain. |