Final Weeks: Crystal Clear
Research is my passion, and there is so much left to discover.
Cameron Reimers ‘26 is one of two interns selected for the competitive internship at the University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. She is assisting in the testing and development of drugs that target working in the lab of Dr. Nathan Wlodarchak.
Research is my passion, and there is so much left to discover.
I’m over halfway done with my experience here, and I have made some exciting discoveries both in the field of X-Ray Crystallography and just...
This experience has been difficult so far, but I am grateful for the challenge, and it has been fun.
Hometown: Iowa City, IA
Major(s): Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minor: Studio Art
My name is Cameron Reimers and I am a second year Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major at Cornell College. I am from Iowa City and love to go back when I can to spend time with my family and attend sporting events. I am passionate about research and the sciences which lead me to Dr. Craig Tepper at Cornell where I have been a part of researching coral adaptation to global warming in the Caribbean since my junior year of highschool. I hope to go into research as a career and maybe have my own lab one day.
I am very excited for this internship to dip my toes into the medical side of research, something I have not been able to do before. Drug development is a very important field in dealing with the growing problems of antibiotic resistance, so I hope to contribute to that. I am looking forward to learning new lab techniques from Dr. Wlodarchak and Dr. Keller, as well as perfecting current ones I practice. Crystallography, protein purification, and microscopy all interest me.
