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Six student interns enrolled in the Office of Naval Research”™s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) had the opportunity to present their research to mentors, scientists and staff assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute.
Victoria Capobianco, a senior at Cornell University, is one of the six students who took part in the 10-week program, which places college and university students in Department of Navy laboratories where they take part in real Naval research during the summer.
NREIP gives academically talented college students, graduating seniors, and graduate students pursuing STEM careers the opportunity to learn about Naval research and technology while receiving first-class mentoring by top scientists and engineers.
Capobianco, a native of Scarsdale, New York, and an intern assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, participated in the Office of Naval Research”™s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. NREIP places college and university students in the Department of the Navy laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for ten weeks during the summer.
Dr. William D”™Angelo assigned to NAMRU San Antonio”™s Biomedical Systems Engineering and Evaluation Department, said NREIP is a valuable program that exposes NAMRU investigators to motivated and intelligent students.
“This program is important because we can introduce very high-caliber students to our current projects every year,” said D”™Angelo. “The students are able to make incredible progress in a short amount of time and really contribute to the NAMRU San Antonio mission in a meaningful way.”