SCC Student Selected For Prestigious Internship

SOLANO COUNTY, CA — Solano Community College student Syan Lopez, a graduate of Armijo High School, has been named the recipient of a National Institute of Health summer internship, according to a news release from the college.

Lopez, who graduated from Armijo High's International Baccalaureate program, turned down acceptance to University of California, Los Angeles to attend SCC with the intention of entering the college’s bachelor of science in biomanufacturing program, SCC officials said. He will receive a $2,190 stipend from NIH for completing the 10-week, 2019 NIH Community College Summer Enrichment internship program in Bethesda, Maryland.

The internship program was developed to encourage students to consider careers in biomedical sciences and increase the number of community college students who transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

Syan and his fellow interns will participate in full-time laboratory research or projects and meet each week with students in the College Summer Opportunities to Advance Research (C-SOAR) program to participate in workshops and courses focused on the development of academic and professional skills in preparation for careers in healthcare and social, behavioral and biomedical research.

The interns will also participate in orientation, NIH Graduate and Professional School Fair, NIH Summer Poster Day, completion of an Individual Development Plant (IDP) and a leadership development program focused on self-exploration, building resiliency, understand conflict, finding mentors and understanding emotional intelligence, according to the news release.