Hi everyone! My name is Urvi Patel, and I am a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Neuroscience, with minors in Chemistry and Entrepreneurship. Throughout my time at Carolina, I have been driven by a strong interest in how access shapes health outcomes. As I prepare for a career in medicine, I have become especially committed to addressing the inequities that prevent individuals in underserved communities from receiving quality care. “I’m sor
Hi everyone! My name is Kejia Zhang, and I’m a senior at UNC Chapel Hill majoring in Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry. My curiosity about the mind started long before I knew what neuroscience was. Growing up between Russia and China, I was surrounded by multiple languages and cultural contexts, and I became sensitive to how people change the way they speak depending on who they are with and what they have lived through. Language felt less like a fixed system and more li
Please attend the Spring 2026 Gil Internship Info Session on February 19th, 2026 at 6:00 PM in Howell 205 if you wish to learn more about our program!
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"The Gil experience allowed me to really hone my passion for dissemination and implementation science which set me up for my post-bacc position and graduate school."
