The January General Membership Meeting was held via Zoom on January 13, 2021 following the Board Meeting. We were thrilled to have one of our current scholars as our speaker. Kantwon Rogers, a BlackRock Scholar, working on his PhD in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, shared a very interesting and... Read more
Growing up exploring the outdoors, catching frogs, identifying plants and insects, ARCS Scholar Elizabeth Sajewski was fascinated by the world around her, and even more by how it all worked and fit together – solving puzzles in her own backyard. As a PhD candidate studying environmental health science at Emory... Read more
Even from an early age, ARCS Scholar Nathan Brown had a strong desire to understand the world around him. Now as a PhD student studying aerospace engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, Nathan is more curious about what lies beyond Earth, or rather, how we can get there... Read more
Kari Mattison is a PhD candidate inGenetics and Molecular Biology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where her research involves the discovery of new genes that contribute to or cause epilepsy. After receiving her degree, Kari plans to continue her research, as well as participate in educating the... Read more
The increase in everyday toxin exposure has gained national attention but how do these contaminants affect pregnancy? Christian Andersen, ARCS Atlanta Chapter Scholar, is determined to find out. Recently accepted into the prestigious 2019 Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR) Course, Andersen will use this experience to expand his research... Read more
Our membership was educated and impressed by ARCS Foundation Scholar Elizabeth Sajewski during the January Membership Meeting. Elizabeth’s research work in Environmental Health Science at Emory University centers on the intersection of water infrastructure and infectious disease, with particular interest in using mathematical models to simulate enteric disease dynamics. According... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
