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Helios Scholars at TGen EARN AS YOU LEARN: Work in biomedical research and computer science this summer at TGen!

Helios Scholars at TGen is a paid summer internship program in biomedical research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). Interns work full-time on a research project under the mentorship of a TGen scientist to unravel the genetic components of diabetes, neurological disease, pathogens and cancer. Internships are available in laboratory and clinical research, computational sciences and bioinformatics, mathematics and statistics, and research administration. As a part of the comprehensive program, Helios Scholars also: attend seminars to boost their professional skills, explore possible STEM career paths, practice scientific writing, present their research, attend social and networking events, and create a scientific poster. The program capstone is a formal symposium where interns present their research results. Past interns boast an array of impressive accomplishments: published scientific abstracts and manuscripts, top national student rankings, acceptance into first-rate graduate and medical schools, and national awards and scholarships.

Congratulations to TGen's Samantha O'Connor, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Pirrotte Lab, part of the Early Detection...
09/16/2026

Congratulations to TGen's Samantha O'Connor, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Pirrotte Lab, part of the Early Detection and Prevention Division. Samantha was also a member of the 2015 Helios Scholars at TGen Cohort!

Dr. O'Connor received the "Best Poster Award" at the 2026 European Symposium on Single Cell Proteomics in Vienna. Her project, "Resolving Immune Lineage and Cell State in Human PBMCs by Single-Cell Proteomics," builds a protein-level reference map of immune cells in human blood and trains machine learning models to identify those cell types in unsorted samples - a step toward tracking how a patient's immune system responds to disease and treatment at the protein level.

Congratulations again, Dr. O'Connor!
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TGen’s Dr. John Fryer recently sat down for a TGen Talks podcast on the power of mentoring in science. It’s a great remi...
08/31/2026

TGen’s Dr. John Fryer recently sat down for a TGen Talks podcast on the power of mentoring in science. It’s a great reminder that behind every breakthrough is someone who took the time to encourage the next generation.

Listen at: https://bit.ly/4bAl6zE

4️⃣ A Spatial Map of Gene Expression in Pulmonary Fibrosis Claiming the #4 spot is research from TGen led by Annika Va...
12/28/2025

4️⃣ A Spatial Map of Gene Expression in Pulmonary Fibrosis

Claiming the #4 spot is research from TGen led by Annika Vannan, Ph.D., published in Nature Genetics, revealing hidden disease markers in seemingly healthy lung tissue through advanced spatial transcriptomics. Could this breakthrough pave the way for earlier, more personalized treatments? Hear more on Episode 80 of TGen Talks as Nicholas Banovich, Ph.D., explains the findings and their potential impact on the future of lung disease research.

🔗 Link to the Nature Genetics paper: https://bit.ly/3EApIrK

🔗 Link to podcast: https://bit.ly/48hug1w

1️⃣ 5️⃣ A Cellular Map of the Infant Lung #15 explains how a TGen-led team has built a high-resolution spatial atlas of ...
12/17/2025

1️⃣ 5️⃣ A Cellular Map of the Infant Lung

#15 explains how a TGen-led team has built a high-resolution spatial atlas of the developing human lung, revealing how more than one million cells grow, interact, and organize to enable healthy breathing. Using image-based spatial transcriptomics, researchers pinpointed where key cellular and molecular events occur during development. The map offers new insights that could guide future diagnostics and therapies for vulnerable newborns. Find the paper at the link below.

🔗 https://bit.ly/49DXyKe

1️⃣ 9️⃣ A Summer at TGenComing in at #19 is Episode 83 of TGen Talks where 2025 Helios Education Foundation Scholar at ...
12/13/2025

1️⃣ 9️⃣ A Summer at TGen

Coming in at #19 is Episode 83 of TGen Talks where 2025 Helios Education Foundation Scholar at TGen, Audra Welch, breaks down her summer of science and highlights TGen’s supportive, discovery-focused environment, where curiosity meets drive and the next generation of researchers flourish under the guidance of a TGen mentor.

Listen to the podcast: https://www.tgen.org/tgen-talks/episode-83-discovering-a-future-in-science-the-helios-scholars-at-tgen-program/

Learn more about the Helios Scholars at TGen: https://www.tgen.org/helios Applications open Dec. 12 for the 20th summer cohort.

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