Priscilla Roberts has been a member of ARCS MWC since 1990, when she was sponsored by Margie Shanklin. We thank Priscilla for her longtime service over the past 34 years and for her continuing commitment to ARCS MWC!
Priscilla and Margie have been friends for a long time and have... Read more
ARCS MWC welcomed three new members in Jan! The first profiled here is Susan McQuade, who is sponsored by Becky Corcoran.
Susan is a third-generation University of Michigan graduate! Her bachelor’s is in Botany and masters is in Health Services Administration. For over 19 years, she worked in several hospitals... Read more
Alexander Lekan – Forster Family Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, MD/PhD candidate, Tumor Biology Georgetown University
Research: Identifying treatment strategies to increase immune cell accumulation in pancreatic cancer in order to improve patient responses to immunotherapy. Specifically, utilizing high throughput spatial imaging technologies to identify... Read more
Rachael Maynard – JCM Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, MD/PhD candidate, Tumor Biology Georgetown University
Research: Current therapies are not very successful at reducing pancreatic cancer tumor burden. In my past research, I engineered natural killer (NK) cells that better invade and kill pancreatic cancers,... Read more
Jonathan Reiss – Toni & Hans Schierling Undergraduate Scholar Undergraduate Scholar, Physics and Mathematics Georgetown University
Research: Current superconductors used in quantum computers and particle accelerators must be supercooled to maintain their property resulting in large cooling energy requirements. This research in holographic superconductivity will... Read more
We had a lovely Winter Membership Luncheon on Sunday and enjoyed sharing time with our members and guests while learning more about the current state of AI from our distinguished panel. A special shout out to Mary Jo for organizing this event at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.... Read more
The ARCS Metro Washington Chapter’s (ARCS MWC) Winter Membership Meeting featured an intriguing panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI)—Application of Artificial Intelligence in Research and Industry—during a luncheon with almost 50 attendees at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Fairfax, VA, on Sun, Feb 9. The panel was moderated by Mr. Ryan Simpson,... Read more
February is National Heart Month, and ARCS MWC Scholar Emily Cheung is featured in the ARCS National newsletter, which highlights her research into a heart condition to develop a novel therapy to mitigate the risks. Emily is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at George Washington University. Read more about... Read more
2024 has been a most fulfilling year for our Metro Washington Chapter as we celebrated over 55 years as a philanthropy supporting STEM scholars with our dedicated and talented members. Thank you for your financial contributions and the investments of your time and talents in making... Read more
We invite you to join us for the second MWC Membership Meeting Luncheon scheduled for Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Fairfax, VA. In addition to the business meeting, we will have the opportunity to hear more about the application of Artificial Intelligence in a multitude... Read more
