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Knowing she wanted to be a genetic counselor, Emily Palen ’14 majored in neuroscience and spent a semester at the New England Center for Children. Her first step after College — a master’s in genetic counseling at the Boston University School of Medicine.

Daniel Feinberg graduated in 2012 as a Biology Major. He is currently pursuing a PhD at University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences in Seattle, WA. We asked Daniel to share his wisdom about life after Hamilton and how biology majors can prep for grad school and more.

Like many fellow animal lovers, pre-veterinary student Elizabeth Egey ’19 dedicated her summer to learning more about the medicine by which she is fascinated. As someone who grew up with horses, Egey, the co-captain of Hamilton’s Equestrian Team and president of the Pre-Veterinary Club, knew she wanted to explore the passion and curiosity she fostered for large animals.

As a computer science major, Emily Buff ’19 is keenly aware of the intense sexism many women working in the technology industry face. This summer, she is doing her part to combat this inequality by working as a teacher’s assistant for Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology.

Driven by a personal history punctuated with cancer loss, Alice Long ’20 has committed herself to learning more about and contributing to the existing knowledge on the incurable disease. “My grandfather, grandmother and a close friend all passed away from esophageal cancer, which has had a lasting effect on the way I perceive life,” said Long. She spent the summer doing cell research at Taiwan's National Tsinghua University.

Most students on campus remember Andrew Fletcher ’17 as a social butterfly, captain of the curling team and an easy-going guitarist of Terrapin Trio. Then there's his talent for chemistry that earned him a spot at the prestigious nuclear engineering doctoral program at the Colorado School of Mines.

Taylor Friedman graduated from Hamilton in 2014 with a degree in Neuroscience and Mathematics. She currently works for Unum Therapeutics as a Senior Research Associate.

Sara Conklin Graduated from Hamilton College in 2001 with a degree in Mathematics. She is now a Principal User Experience Architect at Pitney Bowes.

Evin graduated from Hamilton in 2010 with a major in Hispanic Studies. After Hamilton, she attended Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Since graduating from Veterinary School in 2015, Evin has worked as a Veterinarian in the Brooklyn, New York area. We asked Evin to share advice based on her experiences with students interested in Veterinary Medicine.

Valery Danilack '06, a biochemistry and dance double major, earned a master's degree in public health from Yale before earning a Ph.D. in epidemiology from Brown University. Valery conducts research at the Women & Infants Hospital in Rhode Island and at the Brown University School of Public Health.