Of Mentors and Receptors
04 October 2019
By Graduate Office Staff
Let's look back at another of our amazing 2019 summer interns! Meet Alyssa Quintero, a junior at Syracuse University, who worked this past summer in the lab of Scripps Research pharmacologist Professor Laura Bohn. She participated in the Florida campus's NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergradates (REU) program.
While in the Bohn lab, Quintero measured how cannabinoid receptors function in immune cells and how this could be used to understand how cannabinoids, such as THC or cannabidiol, affect inflammation. She also had the opportunity to work in an inspirational environment, under the watchful eye of mentors who had a powerful impact on her outlook.
Watch the video above to hear her story in her words.
In the video, Quintero mentions a social media project she participated in during the course of her internship. Included below are screenshots from the Instagram posts that comprised her project.
