Chiren won a competitive national research travel award given jointly by Nu Rho Psi and the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) to present her award-winning work.

The Lake Forest neuroscience major worked on her research at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS) in Professor Daniel Peterson’s lab through a unique partnership with the College.

Chiren first began working with Peterson as a LFC-RFUMS Summer Scholar in 2015. She continued her research during a year-long senior thesis in neuroscience in Peterson’s lab, where she continues to work. The Lake Forest alumna plans to attend medical school.

The San Diego-based Society of Neuroscience meeting, where Chiren will present her research, annually draws 30,000 attendees from more than 80 countries.