I was an intern at The Chiosis Lab at MSKCC during the summer of 2022. My scientific interests include biology, chemistry, psychiatry, forensics, physiology, and more. Currently, I am a junior at The Bronx Highschool of Science and take various courses such as AP Physics 1, AP Statistics, Honors Precalculus, AP Language, AP US History and the Biology Research Program. During the summer of 2022, I had the opportunity to work with my mentors Dr. Digwal and Dr. Bay and learned how to conduct immunofluorescent imaging, cell staining like TCO2 staining, chemical assays like LCMS and MTT assays, dilutions of solutions, cleaning out solvents. These lab techniques and processes not only got me familiar with what goes on in a lab, but also has helped me develop a perspective on the project I am about to create in terms of epichaperome complexes. Being in a lab for the first time helped me discover my passion for science and made me realize that the field of science is where I’d love to pursue my career in the future. Research informs you that this world has so much more yet to learn and the more we learn the more we are helping those around us. Learning that the drugs made in a lab and the experiments that are done here are all for the purpose of saving someone’s life from cancer brings pride as you understand that you are a part of something noble. My experience here has attracted my attention to the difference we all can make, though small, and it has awakened my interest in science for whatever path I pursue!