Established in 2013 by Shelley and Joel Tauber, the Tauber Family Student Internship was inspired by their granddaughter’s internship in the NeuroNetwork laboratory, who then went on to medical school and is now a resident in pediatrics. This salaried 10-week program gives undergraduate students from universities across the country an opportunity to learn about and experience cutting-edge research. After being chosen through an application process, each Tauber Family Intern is paired with a NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies researcher who serves as his or her mentor. In addition to hands-on training in a variety of biomedical research techniques, with the help of their mentor, students develop their own research project. Many past recipients have progressed to successful careers in graduate school, medical school, and other science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers.
Tauber Intern work has lead to...
The Impact:
Their work has led to...
- 40 citations
- 26 publications
- 21 Journals
Doctors
- 21 interns went to medical school
- 4 more interns plan to attend medical school
"The last ten years have proven what an incredible impact The Tauber Family Student Internship can have. By giving undergrads the support they need to feed their curiosity, they have made an immendiate impact on neurological research and are well on their way to becoming research leaders and doctors of tomorrow."
— EVA FELDMAN, M.D., PH.D.
"The support offered by the Tauber family allowed me to gain hands-on experince conducting experiments and generating hypotheses, which was integral in finding my role in the scientific community. The internship also strengthened my confidence in being autonomous in my work and inspired me to pursue r esearch simultaneously as I begin my career as a physician."
— JACQUELIN KWENTUS
First-year Medical Student, Tulane University
Past Tauber Family Student Interns
(names bolded went to medical school)
Cameron Miller 2023
Adam Allouch, 2022-present
Katharina Kretzler, 2018-2022
Jackson McGrath, 2019-2022
Victoria Villanueva Guzman, 2022
Jacquelin Kwentus, 2020-2021
Athul Nair, 2019-2021
Whitney Rubin, 2019-2021, 2023
Shannon Chan, 2019
Noha Eid, 2019
Sebastian Iniguez, 2019
Kaitlyn Pacut, 2019
Cole Pieroni, 2019
Earlier Tauber Alumni
Kriti Babu, 2018
Alp Karaboga, 2018
Juan Grillo-Mosquera, 2018
Hayley Petit, 2017-2018
Ghislaine Taubman, 2018
Monica Choi, 2017
Julia Haidar, 2017
Olivia Krys, 2017
Giovanni LoGrasso, 2017
Kristen Mikhail, 2014-2017
Erin Reasoner, 2017
Liz Bruno, 2015-2016
Sabrina Deutsch, 2016
Kristen Raue, 2016
Christopher Sesi, 2015-2016
Matthew Silbergleit, 2016
Andrew Solway, 2015-2016
Jessica Walter, 2015-2016
Kevin Barlow, 2015
Bader Kashlan, 2015
Sangri Kim, 2013, 2015
Ellie Krasnick, 2015
Samantha Lyons, 2015
Anna Bakeman, 2013-2014
Ashley Berry, 2014
Josh Chang, 2014
Rebecca Glasser, 2013-2014
David Haidar, 2014
Abishek Rajkumar, 2014
Emily Stern, 2014
Claire Welsh, 2014
Laura Wyatt, 2014
"Honestly, the Tauber Internship did so much. It’s very hard to find good research opportunities as an undergrad, especially with mentors who care about your growth and development and take the time to teach and invest in you. That’s what the internship did for me. It helped put me on a path to becoming a neurologist.'
"Having lost my grandfather to ALS, I began to search for ways to become involved in the fight against this terrible disease. Getting involved in research truly made me feel that I was on the front line of this battle. Furthermore, it confirmed my decision to pursue medicine and inspired me to become the best physician I could be."
— CHRISTOPHER SESI, M.D.
Opthamology Resident, Henry Ford Hospital
