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ARCS Atlanta is delighted to announce that Janis Henry is the recipient of the 2026 ARCS Light Award.  Janis has been an active member of ARCS Atlanta since 2016.  In every year since joining, Janis has taken on one of the “big” jobs that are essential to our chapter.  She has...

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Mary O’Connor, founding president of ARCS Atlanta, had lunch in November in Palo Alto, CA with Deborah Kilpatrick, PhD, a member of the inaugural class of Atlanta ARCS Scholars (1992-1993).  Dr. Kilpatrick is currently a Partner at Sonder Capital, a Silicon Valley-based firm partnering with cutting-edge companies that will transform standards...

It was a pleasure to welcome Dr. Eric DeJesus as the first ARCS Scholar to speak to the Lenbrook Community on October 16, 2025.  

As CEO of Annate Bitherapeutics, Inc., a Georgia-based biotech company working to develop new treatments for cancers, Dr. DeJesus highlighted the value of scientific research as...

by Maggie Joslin, VP Funds Development

As reported at the January 14, 2026 General Membership Meeting, the final total of our scholarship awards this year was $459,500 – an increase of $18,000 from the previous year and a very good year for ARCS.

This year, an increase in the amount of the...

by Cathey Millichap, Special Events Chair

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, ARCS Atlanta held their Winter Membership meeting at the new, state-of-the-art Arthur M. Blank Hospital. Approximately 70 ARCS members and guests attended and were treated to guided tours of the hospital and a delicious lunch from Café at Pharr. 

We were...

by Carolynn Cooper, VP Membership

It’s time to think about new members for ARCS Atlanta.  We all know that ARCS does meaningful work supporting young scientists but we also have fun and learn so much while doing it.  If you know of any women that would enjoy being a member, please talk...

The October Board Meeting was a hybrid in-person, Zoom meeting held at Portal Innovations, Science Square. Our host was Ashley Cornelison, an ARCS Atlanta member and Executive Director of Portal Innovations. The company supports early-stage biotech and medtech startups. Ashley treated the attendees to a tour of the lab space and...

by Frances Swensson

In response to our speaker at last January’s General Membership meeting, Carolynn Cooper wrote an incredible article reflecting on the extraordinary sense of sight and the many gifts it brings us each day—from seeing the familiar faces of loved ones to turning to see the brilliant sunset at the...

by Janis Henry, Scholar Awards Celebration Chair

The 2025 ARCS Atlanta Scholar Awards Celebration was an extraordinary event showcasing our ARCS mission through:

Celebrating our 53 amazing scholars from Emory, Georgia Tech, Morehouse, and the University of Georgia; Celebrating our donors and sponsors; Celebrating our ARCS Atlanta members, university partners and...