Meet Elise here.

• Roche Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry
• Third 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
• Third 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
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: using mouse models to understand mitochondrial metabolism and cell death in cardiac disease.

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Meet Riley here.

• Sterchi Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest:  the interface of chemistry and biology, developing new chemical proteomics methodologies to monitor Alzheimer's disease progression and study protein degradation pathways.

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Meet Sara here.

• Klamon/Winston Barrow Award
• Ph.D. Student, Epidemiology
• Second 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
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: how environmental toxicants like manganese can cause mitochondrial dysfunction to drive the onset of neurodegeneration.

Meet Rebecca here.

• Liss/Reid Award
• Ph.D. Student, Neuroscience
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: optimizing deep brain stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy by combining neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and computational modeling.

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Meet Shalom here.

• Carroll-Ross/ARCS Atlanta Century Award
• Ph.D. Student, Epidemiology
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: studying how psychosocial and structural exposures shape cardiovascular disease in Black women.

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Meet Jacy here.

• Doyle/Love Award
• Ph.D. Student, Immunology
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: examining how the immune system influences metabolic health.

Meet Brandie here.

• Klamon Impact Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Environmental Health Sciences
• Second 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. Candidate, Cancer Biology
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research Interest: how metabolic reprogramming confers chemo-immunotherapy resistance in lung cancer.

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Meet Elaina here.

• Janis Henry ARCS Light Award
• Ph.D. Student, Environmental Health Sciences
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: molecular toxicology and researching chemical exposures and neurodegeneration.

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Meet Nuri here.

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

Meet Anna here.

• Lundeen/Bazzell Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: the contributions of centrosome dysregulation to melanoma progression.

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Meet John here.

• Easterly/McDaniel Award
• Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: detecting biological metabolites that promote disease progression, including Alzheimer’s disease.

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Meet Jordan here.

• HA (Gus) Peed Award
• Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: developing a self-assembling protein nanocage as a universal influenza vaccine. He is also developing synthesis techniques for protein nanoparticle vaccines for less common but highly lethal hemorrhagic fevers.

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Meet Srinidhi here.

• Herz Global Impact Award
• M.D./Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering
• Second 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, Chemistry & Biochemistry
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: the de novo design and characterization of lipid-binding proteins for immune modulation and diagnostic applications.

Meet Grace here.

• Burke Award
• Ph.D. Student, Electrical & Computer Engineering
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: integration of synthetic biology and microelectrode design to build living biosensors for precise biochemical detection.

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Meet Alivia here.

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

Meet Marrissa here.

• Roche Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: the development of hydrogel drug delivery systems for immunology and cancer.

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Meet Maya here.

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

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Meet John here.

• Mary Jo Peed/Joslin Award
• Ph.D. Student, Chemistry & Biochemistry
• Third 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
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: validating a magnetohydrodynamic (magnets exerting forces on liquids) architecture for separating gases and liquids in the microgravity environment of space.

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Meet Gianna here.

• Swensson Award
• Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: engineering tools that enable deeper biological insight and improve the development, manufacturing, and accessibility of healthcare technologies.

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Meet Maggie here.

• Lim Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Ocean Science and Engineering
• Second 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. Candidate, Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: answering cellular biochemistry questions in cancer and regenerative medicine using a novel molecular imaging technique, BCARS.

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Meet Xavier here.

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

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Meet Pierce here.

• Herz Global Impact Award
• Ph.D. Student, Robotics
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: robot learning, multi-robot systems, and human-robot interaction.

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Meet Matthew here.

• Wahlen Award
• Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering
• Second Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: exploring how natural polymers such as cellulose and lignin can be engineered into energy storage materials, with a focus on greener battery components that improve both performance and safety.

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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 Monstera here.

• Leake/Brading Award
• Ph.D. Student, Plant Biology
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: the evolution of rare and threatened plants in Florida scrub.

Meet Christina here.

• David, Helen and Marian Woodward Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: regeneration, neuropeptide signaling, and clinical medicine.

Meet Saumya here.

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

Meet Zoe here.

• Arrendale/Skinner Award
• Ph.D. Student, Genetics
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: studying how the eye develops and evolves, using reptiles to better understand how albinism affects vision.

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Meet Mira here.

• Olchowski/Potter Award
• Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: developing novel biodegradable plastics - environmentally friendly plastics made from renewable biological materials that can perform as well as conventional petroleum-based plastics while breaking down more safely after use.

Meet Jennifer here.

• Burtchaell  Award
• Ph.D. Student, Genetics
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: understanding how germ cells contribute to female sex determination and ovary development. 

Meet Kristofer here.

• Boyd/Henry Award
• Ph.D. Student, Toxicology
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: endometrial hormone signaling and its effects on uterine fluid movement and endometriosis.

Meet Jordan here.

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

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Meet Myddelton here.

• Roche Award
• Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering
• Third 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
• Third Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: intersecting 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 Claire here.

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

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Meet Skylar here.

• Dick Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Genetics
• Second 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
• Third 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. Candidate, Comparative Biomedical Sciences
• Second 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.

Meet Joshua here.

• UCB, Inc. Award
• Ph.D. Candidate, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• First Year ARCS Scholar
• Research interest: engineering bacteria to produce specialized proteins that are difficult to make using traditional methods.

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