Panelist Biographies
Cornell Career Services
Student Panel: Internships/Externships for First-Years
November 25, 2013
We are happy to provide bio information on our panelists’ internships, externships, and other activities and experiences.
We invite you to talk to our panelists and ask individual questions after the conclusion of the program.
Name
Timothy R. Abbott (tra32)
College, Class Year
ENG ’15
Major/Career Interests
Chemical Engineering/Chemical & Biomedical
Engineering, Synthetic Biology, Pharma
2012 – Present: Lucks Laboratory for RNA Engineering, Cornell Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, Research Assistant. Develop protocols for measuring RNA structure in E. coli and for RNA-protein
complexes. Use chemical probing techniques to find structural motifs in influenza RNA potentially responsible for
frameshifts. Ithaca, NY.
Summer 2013: Engineering Learning Initiatives Research Program, Cornell Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering, Research Assistant. Worked 12-hour workdays to run experiments for in vivo RNA probing
protocol and other projects. Presented research to fellow researchers and Learning Initiatives board members. Ithaca, NY.
Experiences and Activities: FRESH and Extern, CBE Advisory Council Board, Vineyard Church of Ithaca, Cornell
iGEM, & ChemE Car.
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Elizabeth “Lizzie” Brooks
A&S ’14
Film and Psychology/ Documentary Film &
(lizziebrooks429@gmail.com)
Video Production
Summer 2013: Time Inc., Style and Entertainment Video, Video Intern. Shot and edited video for People.com,
Essence and Entertainment Weekly. New York, NY.
Summer 2012: NBC News, Rock Center with Brian Williams and Dateline, Intern. Researched for pieces, pitched
stories, and helped with the production. New York, NY.
March 2012: MSNBC, Longform Documentary Unit with Producer Elise Warner, Extern.
January 2012: NBC News, Rock Center with Reporter Kate Snow, Extern. Experienced how a major news magazine
program is produced. New York, NY.
2011-Present: Cornell University Psychology Department, Cognitive Film Research Team, Research Assistant.
Focus on mental processing of filmic and written narratives through parsing technique. Ithaca, NY.
2011: Cornell Psychology Department, Research Assistant to Professor Maas. Created educational and motivational
videos on sleep and healthy sleeping habits. Ithaca, NY.
Summer 2011: Cornell Film, Theatre, and Dance Program in Rome. Studied film. Rome, Italy.
Other Experiences and Activities: Slope Media, Centrally Isolated Film Festival, & Psych. Research.
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Cheryl Cho (cgc65)
CALS ’14
AEM/Finance, Entrepreneurship, & Venture
Capital
Summer 2013: Goldman Sachs, Investment Banking: Technology, Media, Telecom Group, Summer Analyst.
Worked simultaneously on four teams to prepare materials for client meetings, working heavily in Excel and PowerPoint.
Assisted in creating an IPO pitch and RFP for a company looking to raise $750mm. Conducted operational and valuation
comparable analyses, highlighting strategic advantages. Traveled to Florida for a client meeting. New York, NY.
Summer 2012: J.P. Morgan, Hedge Fund of Funds Group, Relative Value Summer Analyst. Wrote commentaries on
hedge fund performance and reference checks, which facilitated investment committee process. Updated/created Credit,
Opportunistic and Relative Value hedge fund profiles, screening for future investments. New York, NY.
Spring and Summer 2011: Cornell Venture Capital: Tula Technology (Sequoia Capital portfolio company) and
Akkadian Ventures, VC Analyst/Research Analyst. At Tula, researched U.S. fleet market and engine technology,
helping them estimate revenue potential and identify prospective clients. At Akkadian, analyzed 100 companies with team
to select “top 10 future IPOs,” one of which was acquired by Google. Conducted industry and SWOT analyses, reporting
investment recommendations to CIO.
Other Experiences and Activities: FRESH, Pres. of Cornell Venture Capital, Pres. of Society for Women in Business,
AEM Statistics TA, Dyson Undergrad. Council, Cornell Bd. of Portfolio Managers, & Golden Key Honour Society.
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Panelist Biographies
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Student Panel: Internships/Externships for First-Years
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Andrew Dougherty (ald78)
A&S ’15
Biological Sciences/Medicine (Physician)
Spring and Fall 2013: Cerione Laboratory, Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Molecular
Medicine, Research Assistant. Working to identify changes in the formation, release, and content of microvesicles from
the surface of mouse embryonic fibroblast cells before and after the induction of the oncogene Dbl (diffuse B-cell
lymphoma protein), which may result in novel cancer therapies and diagnostic methods. Ithaca, NY. Summer 2013: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Hematology Oncology, Intern. Designed and populated a
database on multiple myeloma patients through which we observed a highly statistically significant difference in the time
to progression after autologous stem cell transplant between patients who received one of two of the most commonly used
mobilization regiments. Work is going to publication and will be extended to a multi-institute, randomized study. Also
shadowed physicians and observed open-heart surgeries. Philadelphia, PA. Summer and Winter 2011, 2012, and 2013: Doylestown Hospital, Volunteer Services, Volunteer. Transport patients
on beds throughout the hospital and shadow physicians in the emergency department. Doylestown, PA. Fall and Spring 2012: Stokol Laboratory, Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Population and Medicine and
Diagnostic Services, Research Assistant. Researched tissue factor expression and cancer stem cell markers in canine
hemangiosarcoma. Work included cell culture, immunofluorescence, and fluorescent microscopy. Ithaca, NY. Summer 2012: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Hematology Oncology, Intern. Designed and populated a
database on multiple myeloma patients who received an autologous stem cell transplant at the hospital between 2008 and
2011. Also shadowed physicians and observed surgeries. Philadelphia, PA. Other Experience and Activity: Extern Program.
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Trenel Francis (tef45)
HumEc ’16
Human Development/Higher Education
(Professor), Counseling, & Child Psychology
August 2013 to Present: Hasbrouck Community Center, Youth and Family Program Assistant. Prepare and teach
craft projects to children who are Hasbrouck Apartment residents. Create flyers to promote the events. Ithaca, NY.
Summer 2013: NYC Public Service Corps, Social Services (Human Resource Administration), Intern. Organized,
filed, scanned, and transmitted employee documents for NYC government employees. New York, NY.
January to May 2013: Fall Creek Elementary School, REACH Tutor. Tutored second through fifth grade students,
who were in danger of repeating a grade, in the areas of reading and math. Engaged in enrichment activities. Ithaca, NY.
Other Experiences and Activities: President of Triumphant Praise Dance Troupe, Vice President of Advent Christian
Fellowship, Head Youth Leader at Staten Island SDA Church, Secretary of Human Ecology’s Association for Students of
Color, and Social Chair of Chosen Generation Gospel Choir.
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Jennifer Kay (jak369)
ILR ‘14
ILR/International Trade Policy
Summer 2013: American Bar Association, Commission on Immigration, Legal Intern. Worked with ICE detainees
on their immigration court and BIA cases, among other duties. Washington, DC.
Winter 2013: EPA, Office of Air and Radiation, Cornell Extern. Shadowed a senior policy analyst in the Office of
Air and Radiation. Washington, DC. USDA, APHIS, Cornell Extern. Shadowed the Director of Regulations, Permits,
and Manuals within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at the USDA. Riverdale, MD.
Summer 2012: Fundación Escalera, Intern. Produced & filmed interviews of indigenous community individuals who
attended high school to inspire students at telesecundarias across the state to better understand the advantages of high
school attendance, among other duties. San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
Summer 2011: International Labor Rights Forum, Research Intern. Researched school lunch supply chains under the
National School Lunch Program with the Food Chain Workers Alliance and the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium in a
project aiming to highlight necessary improvements in the nutritional, environmental, and labor standards promulgated by
the NSLP’s policies. Washington, DC.
Other Experiences and Activities: Cornell in Washington, Winter Externships through ILR, ILR Credit Internship next
semester, President's Sustainable Campus Committee Purchasing Team, Friends of Farmworkers, and Student Assembly.
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