Sean Giffen '26 is one of two Cornell interns selected for the competitive internship at the Musculoskeletal Research Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado. He works under the direction of Drs. Lowell and Donahue on a concussion research project.
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
Major(s): Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Growing up in Alaska, I love to explore the outdoors through camping, hunting, and fishing adventures with my family. I discovered Cornell while searching for a place to play baseball in college, and I was intrigued by the block plan and the small feel of the campus. Three years later, I am now finishing my junior year here at Cornell while playing on the baseball team. Last summer, I worked as a medical assistant at an Ear, Nose, and Throat clinic, which has inspired me to continue my path to attend medical school.
This summer, I hope to build on my prior clinical experience with this opportunity at Children’s Hospital Colorado. I look forward to working in a hospital setting with medical professionals on a day-to-day basis and soaking up as much information as possible. This internship will be my first summer research experience, so I am excited to get hands-on and learn through the process. I am grateful to work in the concussion lab with Dr. Lowell and Dr. Donahue, an area of medicine I am very interested in.
