Alumni Spotlights

Hailey Wilson fondly remembers her time spent with the Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP). She was first intrigued by the program because she saw it as a great opportunity to gain exposure to the extensive medical community that Boston has to offer.

After graduating High School in upstate Michigan, Megan Rourk decided she had enough of small town living, and enrolled at the University of Michigan. She began college as a Business major, but after volunteering at a local hospital, she discovered her passion for science. 

In late June, 2007 Kristen Lessl landed at Boston’s Logan Airport to participate in the Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP).  Although she was only 19 at the time, Kristen’s bright green eyes sparkled with ambition.  She had just finished her first year at the University of Michigan on a full scholarship, where she would eventually earn a degree in Anthropology & Zoology. 

Bijiibaa’ Garrison arrived in Boston in the summer of 2004 eager to study at Harvard Medical School and participate with the Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP)., Two thousand miles  from her hometown of Kayenta, AZ, which is on the Navajo Reservation, Bijiibaa’ quickly found a mentor in Dr. Tom Sequist and life long friends in her FDSRP classmates.