High School Students
Several high school students worked in the Arachnology Lab supported by various internships. Many went on to undergraduate programs. We acknowledge and appreciate their work. If you are interested in interning in the Arachnology Lab at the AMNH please visit the Science Research Mentoring Program.
Hritwik Paul
High school student in 2019
Hritwik joined the Arachnology lab in 2019 and is currently involved in curatorial activities, such as the reorganization of the Scorpion collection, sorting, labeling and rehousing, under the supervision of Pío Colmenares.
Luke Siegel
High school student in 2019
Luke joined the Arachnology lab in 2019 and is currently involved in curatorial activities, such as the reorganization of the Scorpion collection, sorting, labeling and rehousing, under the supervision of Pío Colmenares.
Cherie Qu
High school student in 2019
Cherie volunteered at the Arachnology lab during the summer of 2019, through the AMNH Lang program. She worked rehousing and organizing spiders and daddy longlegs, under the supervision of Lou Sorkin.
Azmi Anamika
High school student in 2019
Azmi volunteered at the Arachnology lab during the summer of 2019, through the AMNH Lang program. She worked rehousing and organizing spiders and daddy longlegs, under the supervision of Lou Sorkin.
Nathan Auyeng
High school student in 2018
Nathan came from the AMNH Science Research Mentoring Program, and volunteered at the Arachnida collections during the summer of 2018. He assisted with curatorial activities, helping to curate important collections of spiders and other arachnids, under the supervision of Lou Sorking and Pío Colmenares.
Aleyna Singer
High school student in 2018
Aleyna came from the AMNH Science Research Mentoring Program, and volunteered at the Arachnida collections during the summer of 2018. She assisted with curatorial activities, helping to curate important collections of spiders and other arachnids, under the supervision of Lou Sorking and Pío Colmenares.
Simon Au
High school student in 2018
Simon came from the AMNH Science Research Mentoring Program, and volunteered at the Arachnida collections during the summer of 2018. He assisted with curatorial activities, helping to curate important collections of spiders and other arachnids, under the supervision of Lou Sorking and Pío Colmenares.
Amrita Banerj
High school student in 2018
Amrita came from the AMNH Science Research Mentoring Program, and volunteered at the Arachnida collections during the summer of 2018. She assisted with curatorial activities, helping to curate important collections of spiders and other arachnids, under the supervision of Lou Sorking and Pío Colmenares.
Geeta Sharma
High school student in 2017
Geeta volunteered at the AMNH during the summer of 2017. She worked sorting and organizing a scorpion collection from South Africa, under the supervision of Pío Colmenares.
Sophia Castro
High school student in 2017
Sophia volunteered at the AMNH during the summer of 2017. She worked sorting and organizing a scorpion collection from South Africa, under the supervision of Pío Colmenares.
Tamar Cohen
High school student in 2017
Tamar volunteered at the AMNH during the summer of 2017. She worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory where they learned lab techniques and to perform PCRs under the supervision of Pío Colmenares.
Chelsea Silva
High school student in 2015
Chelsea volunteered at the AMNH during the summer of 2015. She worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory where she learned lab techniques and to perform PCRs under the supervision of Michelle Locke and Diogo Casellato.
Billy Conlan
High school student in 2015
Billy volunteered at the AMNH during the summer of 2015. He worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory where he learned lab techniques and to perform PCRs under the supervision of Michelle Locke and Diogo Casellato.
Eleanor Goetz
High school student from 2013 to 2014
Eleanor attended the AMNH Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) at the AMNH for the 2013-2014 academic year. She worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory where she learned to isolate, amplify, sequence, and edit DNA under the supervision of Stephanie Loria.
Sasha Reiter
High school student from 2013 to 2014
Sasha attended the AMNH Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) at the AMNH for the 2013-2014 academic year. They worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory where they learned to isolate, amplify, sequence, and edit DNA under the supervision of Stephanie Loria.
Adam Getzler
High school student in 2011
Adam, a student at Plainview Old-Bethpage JFK High School, volunteered at the AMNH during the summer of 2011, sequencing scorpion DNA to further his interest in genetics. He went on to a Bachelor's degree at the University of Chicago.
Michelle Bayefsky-Anand
High school student in 2008
Michelle, a student at Ramaz Upper High School, worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory learning to extract, amplify, and sequence scorpion DNA under the supervision of Lauren Esposito and Lorenzo Prendini in 2008.
Jianhua Lin
High school student from 2006 to 2007
Jianhua attended the NSF High School Research Program in Genetics at the AMNH for two academic years (2005-2007). She learned to conduct measurements and record setal counts under the supervision of Jeremy Huff and Lorenzo Prendini (summer 2006). From fall 2006 she worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory extracting, amplifying, and sequencing scorpion DNA.
Qiao Rong Huang
High school student from 2006 to 2007
Qiao attended the NSF High School Research Program in Genetics at the AMNH for two academic years (2005-2007). She learned to conduct measurements and record setal counts under the supervision of Jeremy Huff and Lorenzo Prendini (summer 2006). From fall 2006 she worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory extracting, amplifying, and sequencing scorpion DNA.
Melanie Ng
High school student from 2004 to 2005
Melanie attended the AMNH High School Science Research Program in Biodiversity at the AMNH for 10 months (September 2004-June 2005). She learned to sort, identify and database specimens, prepare labels, conduct measurements, record setal counts, and prepare photographs with visible and UV light, under the supervision of Lorenzo Prendini and Randy Mercurio. Melanie also worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory, under the supervision of Rebecca Budinoff and Tripp MacDonald, where she learned to isolate, amplify, sequence, and edit DNA.
Connie Cai
High school student from 2004 to 2005
Connie attended the AMNH High School Science Research Program in Biodiversity at the AMNH for 10 months (September 2004-June 2005). She learned to sort, identify and database specimens, prepare labels, conduct measurements, record setal counts, and prepare photographs with visible and UV light, under the supervision of Lorenzo Prendini and Randy Mercurio.
Bernard Laszczower
High school student from 2003 to 2004
Bernard attended the NSF After-School Centers in Exploration and New Discovery (ASCEND) program at the AMNH for 8 months (October 2003-May 2004). He worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory, under the supervision of Lorenzo Prendini, Diana Pietri and Tarang Sharma, where he learned to isolate, amplify, sequence and edit DNA.
Boitumelo "Tumi" McCallum
High school student from 2003 to 2004
Tumi attended the NSF After-School Centers in Exploration and New Discovery (ASCEND) program at the AMNH for 8 months (October 2003-May 2004). She worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory, under the supervision of Lorenzo Prendini, Diana Pietri and Tarang Sharma, where she learned to isolate, amplify, sequence and edit DNA.