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
Hallie Fausey – Michelle & Julian Francis Scholar 2nd Year Scholar, PhD candidate, Physics The George Washington University
Research: This research involves studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), with observational data from some of the largest telescopes on earth while collaborating with scientists around the world. In addition, this research... Read more
Eman Mirdanmadi – MWC Chapter Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate, Bioengineering University of Maryland
Research: Three dimensional bioprinting technology has gained increased attention in the regenerative medicine and tissue engineering communities over the past decade with their attempts to create functional living tissues and... Read more
Sanjori Mukherjee – McNichols Family Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate, Biomedical Engineering The George Washington University
Research: The clinical presentation of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) varies widely across individuals and the neurobiological mechanisms underlying this heterogeneity are largely unknown. Our research goal is to... Read more
Emma Glass – Evelyn Soucek Memorial Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate, Biomedical Engineering University of Virginia
Research: The aim of Emma's research is to develop innovative ways of treating bacterial infection without the use of conventional antibiotics. Specifically, computational metabolic models of bacteria in... Read more
Sabahat Rahman – Danaher Foundation Scholar Undergraduate Scholar, Senior, Biomedical Engineering Johns Hopkins University
Research: Two cancer research projects will be focusing on personalized care and treatments. The first project will develop a device that measures individual patient melanoma stiffness in situ, with the intent... Read more
Reynolds L. Dziobek-Garrett – JCM Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD Candidate, Chemistry Johns Hopkins University
Research: Research focuses on controlling the properties of atomically-thin semiconductors via chemical synthesis. He uses high-resolution electron microscopy and laser spectroscopies to understand the role of crystalline defects formed... Read more
The annual award recognizes the world's top graduate students from leading institutions of bioengineering, computer science, energy science, and business. Sarah Neshat, ARCS-MWC 2022-23 Endowment Scholar, is among those honored.
Sarah, a first-generation college graduate, completed her studies at Northeastern University with three six-month co-ops in pharma, academia, and biotech.... Read more
