SPUUR Alumni and Testimonials

See below for testimonials from previous SPUUR alumni and hear about their experiences, the opportunities they gained through the program, and how SPUUR helped support their academic and research journeys.

  • Samuel Tesch – Testimony

    “Being accepted into the SPUUR program was an important milestone in my professional growth and development into a scientist. This program taught me to develop research questions into concrete presentations and be a thoughtful…

  • Anoop Chandrashekar – Testimony

    “SPUUR introduced me to the fascinating field of urological research and taught me the necessary skills to be a strong student and undergraduate researcher. During my time in the program and laboratory, I contributed to three publications and when…

  • Ana Maria Viteri – Testimony

    “I participated in the Summer Program for Undergraduate Urology Research (SPUUR) in the summer of 2018. As a proud Latina and immigrant student majoring in Biochemistry at UW–Madison, I bring along with…

  • Lucille Anzia – Testimony

    “I was a SPUUR student during the summer of 2018, and feel very fortunate to have been placed in the labs of Alejandro Roldán–Alzate, PhD and Diego Hernando, PhD. Together, they have affiliations spanning the UW…

  • Stephanie Li – Testimony

    “Before getting accepted to and attending SPUUR, I knew very little about benign urology. I went into college wanting to be a medical doctor studying the “cool” sciences, such as neurology or…

  • Natalie Boucher – Testimony

    “As an undergraduate student interested in pursuing a PhD, the SPUUR program was perfect for me. I knew I was interested in research but had never experienced what it was like to…

  • Janerys Rodríguez Montalvo – Testimony

    Janerys Rodríguez Montalvo is an undergraduate student studying in the Biology Department with a concentration in Pre-Medical Studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Her goal is to pursue a doctorate…