Dr. Elizabeth Silvestro describes how undergraduate research interns in the CHAMP Lab are advancing pediatric injury prevention through hands-on innovation, collaboration, and mentorship.

Meet the nine undergraduate scholars selected for CIRP’s 2026 Injury Science REU Program, where they will spend the summer conducting injury prevention research and developing professional skills through mentorship and hands-on training.

Kasey Stammen, a CIRP REU student, reflects on how her interdisciplinary experience bridging exercise science and injury biomechanics helped her realize that a career in injury prevention doesn’t require choosing one path—but connecting them.

Discover how CIRP’s newly renewed NSF-funded Injury Science REU Site is expanding opportunities for undergraduates to advance pediatric safety through cutting-edge research and mentorship.

REU alum Meredith Bloss shares how her summer experience at CHOP sparked a lasting interest in human-centered design.

Clinical research study manager Chelsea Ward McIntosh shares how she and her team enhanced educational and networking opportunities for interns participating in the Research Experience for Undergraduates injury science internship program.

Meet the new class of interns for the Injury Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at CIRP.

CIRP student Abhijnan Lnu shares how his teen driving research experience taught him how research not only informs technology and training programs but also fosters personal empowerment.

University of Pennsylvania undergraduate student Marissa Teitelbaum reflects on her summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) project on improving the safety of children seated in car seats during a collision.

CIRP research scientist Tom Seacrist reflects on his first-time experience attending the recent Lifesavers Conference for Road Safety as a Traffic Safety Scholar.