Isaiah Freeman interned as an undergraduate research fellow at the Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

"This summer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute I worked with the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene (KRAS), a protein involved in many different types of cancer. By the end of June, I had produced enough of the KRAS protein for us to hand it to another lab group for further testing, which allowed me to focus on another project. Another project I am excited about involves the SARS-COV-2 disease, as there are multiple drug targets in the spike protein we are exploring for potential treatment. The KRAS project allowed me to gain independence over the course of a project and familiarize myself with scientific processes, which aided in the COVID project when newer methods were introduced to me."