​The Flinn Foundation Summer Intern Program is an eight-week internship that places students in a professional lab environment. This provides hands-on opportunities to learn and engage in current biomedical research, working with and being mentored by qualified individuals in the field.

• ​​Eiven Mugo (2023)​
• Claire Njuguna (2024)
• Rachel Opferman (2025)
• Anmary Thomas (2026)
  

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Eiven Mugo

Education
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University
Currently: 

Flinn Project(s)
Bioinformatics project - metabolomics
​Culturomics wet bench project 

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Claire Njuguna

Education
Current B.S. Biomedical Engineering student at Arizona State University
Planning to apply to Medicals Schools for the 2028 cycle

Flinn Project(s)
Bioinformatics project - analysis of metabolomic signatures in adenomyosis 

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Rachel Opferman

Education
B.S. Biomedical Engineering with Business minor, Arizona State University - Barrett, Honors College
Currently: Applying to Medical Schools for the 2026 cycle

Flinn Project(s)
Bioinformatics project - exploration of metabolic biomarkers for endometriosis

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Anmary Thomas

Education
B.S. Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Biomedical Sciences, Arizona State University
Plans to apply to medical school for the 2028 cycle

Flinn Project(s)
Culturomics wet bench project-exploration of the role of Porphyromonas in endometrial cancer