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Hello everyone! My name is Jackson Knox, and I am a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in neuroscience with minors in chemistry and food studies from Rutherfordton, NC. This semester, I have had the opportunity to serve as a Gil Intern at The Emily Program, an eating disorder treatment center in Durham, North Carolina. As a clinical therapy intern, I work directly with patients navigating the complex challenges of eating disorder recovery. From

Hello everyone! My name is Richie Gray, and I am the Gil Internship Manager for the Fall 2026 Gil cohort. I had the pleasure of visiting the UNC Neurocognition and Imaging Research Lab (UNC NIRL) recently during the Fall 2026 semester. UNC NIRL is a research lab a part of the UNC Psychiatry Department, dedicated to exploring the brain’s structural and functional characteristics that lead to healthy cognitive emotional development and contribute to onset and severity of neurop

Hi! My name is Julia McGowan, and I am a senior from Apex, North Carolina, majoring in Psychology and Data Science with a minor in Hispanic Studies. This fall, I am interning at EyeQuant, a software-as-a-service company that uses a proprietary artificial intelligence model to simulate and predict how the human visual system processes information, allowing companies to evaluate websites, advertisements, product packaging, and much more without requiring live traffic or user te

Hi! My name is Sofia Maciel-Seidman, and I am a junior from Long Island, New York, majoring in psychology with a minor in neuroscience. For the Fall 2026 semester, I’m interning at the Carolina Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (CIND), which provides multidisciplinary clinical services, conducts research, and engages in advocacy to improve the lives of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families. My interest in serving individuals with deve

Hello! My name is Misha Grdzelishvili, and I am a senior from Harrisburg, North Carolina majoring in Psychology (B.S.) and minoring in Neuroscience. I plan to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology. This Fall 2026 semester, I am interning at the UNC Neurocognition and Imaging Research Lab (NIRL) under Dr. Aysenil Belger, where research is conducted on the functional anatomy of the human brain and how the breakdown of neural circuits leads to the onset of neuropsychiatric and neu