Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Pennoni Honors College established the PHC International Travel Award, which allows an Honors student to attend an international conference in his or her discipline. Attending such prestigious meetings and conferences allows undergraduate students the opportunity to network with professionals in their field with whom they would not come into contact otherwise.
“Attending such a small international conference gave me the unique opportunity to meet some of the greatest contributors to the field of immunology and witness this convergence of scientific ideas on an international stage.” [Georgianna Sandilos, Biology, ’16]
Ab ou t th e In tern atio n al Co n fe re nce o n Cro ssro ads be twe en In n ate and Ad apti ve Imm un o lo gy: This conference aims to “bring together leading international scientists and experts to address critical areas of Innate and Adaptive Immunity, [which is] something necessary for the development of more efficient scientific exchange and crosspollination between these fields.”
The Pennoni Honors College International Travel Award 2013-2014
In 2013-14, the PHC International Travel Award was presented to:
Georgianna Sandilos Biology, ’16 With this award, Georgianna attended the 5 th In te rn atio nal Co n fe re nce o n Cro ssro ads be twe en I nn ate an d Ad apti ve Imm un ol og y, which was hosted by Aegean Conferences in Corfu, Greece from September 21-26, 2013.
Geo rgian na Sand ilos (Biology, ‘16) began working with Dr. Pet er Katsik is (DUCOM) during the summer after her freshman year, as he acted as her mentor in the STAR Scholars Program. She completed her STAR Scholars research project with Dr. Katsikis’ lab, entitled “Optimization and Standardization of a System for the Dual Retroviral Transduction of CD8+ T Cells.” Given her interests in both scientific research and in working with people, Georgianna is on a pre-med track at Drexel, with the intention of attending medical school to pursue a career in clinical medicine, with involvement in research. Georgianna’s participation in this conference following her STAR research experience “affirmed [her] passion for medicine and research and made [her] extremely motivated and eager for the future.”
“The ability to travel abroad to the conference gave me an entirely different but synergistic opportunity to apply the basic knowledge I had gained through my lab experience and … ask questions directly from the biggest names in the field.” [Georgianna Sandilos, Biology, ’16]
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