Annie Abioye has been selected as the 2023-2024 IOA-supported PennPREP Scholar.
She is a recent graduate from Indiana University where she earned a B.S. in neuroscience and worked in a neuroimaging lab. As a PennPREP scholar, Annie will be engaging in cognitive research with the Kable Lab, which seeks to understand how people make decisions, and to trace out the psychological and neural mechanisms of choice.
“I am hoping to gain more experience in a new area of neuroscience research and refine my skills in scientific communication,” she said. “In the future, I am aiming for acceptance into a Medical Scientist Training Program to become a physician-scientist.”
About the Program
The University of Pennsylvania Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PennPREP) offers a one-to-two-year research experience for students, who have completed their bachelor’s degree, are interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in the biomedical sciences, and would benefit from protected time to develop additional skills in research. The program provides a full time research experience in a biomedical science discipline, along with preparation for applying to and succeeding in graduate school.
PennPREP is one of many PREP initiatives across the country meant to increase STEM diversity, specifically targeting Black/African-Americans, Hispanic/Latino/Chicano Americans, Native Americans and Alaskan Natives, and Pacific Islanders.