Current Scholars

Meet Sarina here.

• Northside Hospital Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Epidemiology
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research Interest: how prenatal environmental and psychosocial exposures affect child health outcomes through genomic/epigenetic mechanisms.

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Meet Reem here.

• Doyle/Easterly Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research Interest: the total synthesis of natural products and the design of novel, non-addictive compounds to advance drug development for neuropathic pain.

Meet Elise here.

• Roche Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research Interest: the development of novel disinfectants to combat antimicrobial resistance.

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Meet Lina here.

• McGowan Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Epidemiology
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interests: the impact of environmental and psychosocial exposures on neuropsychiatric outcomes.

Meet Nasab here.

• David, Helen and Marian Woodward Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: using mouse models to understand mitochondrial metabolism and cell death in cardiac disease.

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Meet Louis here.

• Herz Global Impact Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Immunology
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: using multi-system and model approaches to interrogate novel immune suppression pathways in TB pathogenesis.

Meet Riley here.

• Sterchi Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: developing new chemical proteomics methodologies to monitor Alzheimer’s disease progression and treatment effects.

Meet Sara here.

• Klamon/Winston Barrow Award
• Ph.D. Student, Epidemiology
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interests: improving vaccine effectiveness estimation and infectious disease forecasting using advanced machine learning and causal inference methods.

Meet Hadassah here.

• Glenn Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest:  how environmental toxicants cause mitochondrial dysfunction to drive the onset of neurodegeneration.

Meet Vedhika here.

• Herz Global Impact Award
• Ph.D. Student, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: to understand the evolution of influenza A virus within and between hosts.

Meet Brandie here.

• Klamon Impact Award
• Ph.D. Student, Environmental Health Sciences
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: identifying the most effective and sustainable interventions to improve food security for women and children in low-income countries.

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Meet Sydney here.

• Petter Award
• Ph.D. Student, Cancer Biology
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research Interest: how metabolic reprogramming confers chemo-immunotherapy resistance in lung cancer.

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Meet Nuri here.

• Donnell Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: using spinal cord organoid models of ALS to study motor neuron degeneration.

Meet John here.

• Sally McDaniel ARCS Light Award
• Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: detecting biological metabolites that promote disease progression.

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Meet Kaylin here.

• Liss Award/ARCS Atlanta Century Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Epidemiology
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest:  social determinants and racial disparities in sleep and subsequent health outcomes where sleep is implicated.

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Meet Srinidhi here.

• Herz Global Impact Award
• M.D./Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: biomedical and clinical imaging applications with quantitative oblique back-illumination microscopy (qOBM), a label-free phase imaging technique.

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Meet Lily here.

• Sarah Eby-Ebersole Award
• Ph.D. Student, Biochemistry
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: the de novo design and characterization of lipid-binding proteins for immune modulation and diagnostic applications.

Meet Alivia here.

• David, Helen and Marian Woodward Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Second Year ARCS Scholar 
• Research interest: planetary science, specifically the geology of Mars.

Meet Kierra here.

• Burke Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: how epigenetics shapes disease.

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Meet Marrissa here.

• Roche Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: developing drug delivery systems designed to better target tumors across different cancer types.

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Meet Maya here.

• Herz Global Impact Award
• Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: to develop a targeted drug delivery platform to treat lymphedema.

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Meet Zachary here.

• HA (Gus) Peed Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Quantitative Biosciences
• Second Year ARCS Scholar 
• Research interest: how anatomical structure and precisely-timed dynamics are interrelated in networks of biological neurons.

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Meet Heriberto here.

• Wahlen Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, Robotics
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: applies deep learning to automate the quality control and measurement processes for staging liver fibrosis with magnetic resonance elastography.

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Meet John here.

• Mary Jo Peed/Joslin Award
• Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: multi-scale modeling of complex chemical systems to study reactions at solid/liquid interfaces.

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Meet Theodore here.

• John and Mary Franklin Foundation Award
• Ph.D. Student, Aerospace Engineering
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: electrolysis for both oxygen generation for astronauts and hydrogen production on Earth.

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Meet Gianna here.

• Swensson/Reid Award
• Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering in Mechanical Engineering
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: developing innovative nano-scale technologies to enhance the manufacturing and monitoring of cell-based therapeutics.

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Meet Maggie here.

• Lim Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Ocean Science and Engineering
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: how bacteria can be beneficial to various host organisms such as marine microalgae in the open ocean and smooth cordgrass in coastal saltmarshes.

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Meet Nathan here.

• Northside Hospital Award
• Ph.D. Student, Chemistry and Biochemistry
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: leveraging spectroscopy to help answer spatial and mechanistic biology questions.

Meet Xavier here.

• Chambers/Jones Award
• Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interests: developing signal processing and machine learning solutions to better diagnose and understand neurodegenerative and psychiatric conditions.

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Meet Matthew here.

• Van Leuvan Award
• Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: developing sustainable battery materials from natural polymers.

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Meet Jayden here.

• Georgia-Pacific Award
• Applied Physics, Computer Engineering Major
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interests: hardware-software integration and embedded systems.

Meet Julian here.

• Davis Award
• Mathematics Major
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interests: algebra and topology.

Meet Jacob here.

• Bankoff/Hardin Award    
• Applied Physics Major and Computer Engineering
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interests: embedded systems, robotics, hardware design, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cloud-connected devices.

Meet Nicholas here.

• Glenn Leadership Award
• Biology Major
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interests: regenerative engineering, 3-D printing, and prosthesis

Meet Justin here.

• Genuine Parts Award    
• Biology Major
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interests: the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly autism spectrum disorder.

Meet Ashton here.

• Roche Award
• Chemistry Major
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: organic chemistry and pharmaceuticals.

Meet Surrell here.

• Graves Award    
• Applied Physics Major
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interests: semiconductors and their role in advancing modern technology.

Meet Imhotep here.

• Wright Award        
• Biology Major
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interests: neuroscience, specifically in clinical research.

Meet Jordan here.

• Arrendale/Skinner Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Ecology
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: the symbiotic interactions of root-hemiparasitic plants, their host plants, and soil microbes. 

Meet Christian here.

• Boyd/Henry Award
• Ph.D. Student, Ecology
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: using a combination of large-scale field experiments at research forests along with mathematical modeling to better understand tree species distribution shifts under ongoing climate change.

Meet Christina here.

• David, Helen and Marian Woodward Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: regeneration, stem cell function, and neuropeptide signaling.

Meet Saumya here.

• Dodson Award
• DVM/Ph.D. Student, Comparative Biomedical Sciences
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: comparative pathology and translational medicine, specifically, Cushing’s disease, an endocrine disorder, between canines and humans.

Meet Natalie here.

• Leake/ARCS Atlanta Century Award
• Ph.D. Student, Comparative Biomedical Sciences
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: understanding evolutionary and genetic mechanisms that cause the formation of new species.

Meet Jennifer here.

• Burtchaell  Award
• Ph.D. Student, Genetics
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: understanding how genes that control the crucial process of sex determination are regulated.  

Meet Jordan here.

• McGonigle/Rosenbaum Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Comparative Biomedical Sciences
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: exploring stem cell trafficking to sites of injury.

Meet Myddelton here.

• Roche Award
• Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: modifying current antibiotics to include nitric oxide, an endogenous gasotransmitter with antibacterial and antithrombotic properties, for broad-spectrum antimicrobial solutions.

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Meet Neil here.

• Northside Hospital Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest:  intersects epigenetics, cancer biology, and glycoscience to investigate how specific complex carbohydrates are regulated in our bodies and how dysregulation of these sugars can alter melanoma tumor growth and progression.

Meet Tuyetnhu here.

• Lundeen/Bazzel Award
• Ph.D. Student, Plant Biology
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, particularly in understanding its physiology and genetic mechanisms of the fungus pathogenicity.

Meet Claire here.

• Taylor Award
• Ph.D. Student, Microbiology
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: fungal genomics and its correlation to pathogenicity.

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Meet Damian here.

• Olchowski/Potter Award
• Ph.D. Student, Bioinformatics
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: studying microbial communities, using phenotypic data and deep learning to better understand carbon flux in the ocean in Earth’s changing climate.

Meet Skylar here.

• Dick Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Genetics
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: pluripotent stem cell regulation in a freshwater flatworm, the planarian.

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Meet Moira here.

• Cooper/Mukharji Award
• Ph.D. Student, Regenerative Bioscience
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: delineating the neural network recovery mechanisms and the influence of sexually dimorphic neuroanatomy and development on functional recovery following traumatic brain injury.

Meet Breanna here.

• Hinkle Award
• Ph.D. Student, Comparative Biomedical Sciences
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: understanding the molecular requirements for Zika virus infection in different cell types, as well as understanding how Zika replication is impacted by varying temperatures.