Scholar News

Melinda Maris has been recognized as one of Emory University’s 40 Under Forty.  She is being honored for her progressive methods of transforming teaching and research methods across subjects. Maris was selected for her focus on evidence-based learning, research methods and spreading this knowledge to the plethora of institutions in which...

Since completing her PhD in Infectious Diseases, Lydia Anderson has been working towards her DVM at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Her clinical research interests span vaccinology, biomarker and diagnostic development, infectious disease surveillance, and viral immunology. She is particularly interested in developing platforms that improve the efficacy of vaccines for...

Lonnie Sullivan, is a Resident at Duke University Hospital, pursuing a career in Internal Medicine with a specialty in Cardiology.  He chose this career path because he realized during his undergraduate years as an ARCS Scholar at Morehouse College that he not only loved science, but also loved interacting with people. ...

Jason Frieman recently began work as a research electrical engineer in the Electric Propulsion Systems Branch at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, where he will be focusing on testing propulsion systems and rockets on the ground before they’re ready for prime-time testing in space. Jason received a Ph.D. in...

Sarah Eisenstein (PhD in Neuroscience at University of Georgia, 2008) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.  She uses MRI and PET neuroimaging techniques to study the roles of white matter integrity and different neurotransmitter systems in diseases of...