Scholar Posters
ARCS Atlanta Scholars present their posters at the Annual Scholar Awards Celebration where donors,
members and guests enjoy meeting and engaging with the scholars to hear about their research.
Click the research title in green to see each scholar's poster.2024-2025
Sarina Abrishamcar
Reem Al-Ahmad
Elise BezoldEmory University
ChemistryLeveraging Novel Chemical Space to Understand and Disrupt Bacterial Virulence Mechanisms
Lina DimitrovEmory University
Epidemiology
Nasab GhazalEmory University
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental BiologyUnlocking the Cardioprotective Power of Mitochondrial Modulation
Louis Hopkins
Will McFaddenEmory University
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental BiologyStructural and Biochemical Effects of Capsid-targeting Molecules on HIV-1 Capsid Assembly
Vedhika RaghunathanEmory University
Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsHow do Influenza A viruses evolve within and between individual hosts?
Sydney ShuffEmory University
Cancer BiologyThe role of metabolic pathways in drug resistant lung cancer
Nuri SmithEmory University
Genetics and Molecular BiologyInvestigating Motor Neurons and Astrocytes in Spinal Cord Organoid Models of ALS
John TalbottEmory University
Chemistry
Courtney VictorEmory University
Environmental Health SciencesEvaluating the influence of a piped water network on water quality and the gut microbiome
Kaylin White
Simone WienEmory University
EpidemiologyEvaluating policies in reproductive health: methodological challenges and strategies to address them
Noam Altman-KurosakiGeorgia Tech
BiologyShifts in coral-algae-herbivore interactions in Mo‘orea, French Polynesia
Alivia EngGeorgia Tech
Earth and Atmospheric SciencesUsing Spectroscopic Techniques at Different Scales to Characterize Planetary Surfaces
Kierra FranklinGeorgia Tech
Biomedical EngineeringDetermining the Impact of MeCP2/DNMT1 Imbalance in Epigenetic Dysregulation
Emmy HughesGeorgia Tech
Earth and Atmospheric SciencesThe Salts of Mars: Understanding the Ancient Climate of Mars Through Aqueous Minerals
Tawfik HusseinGeorgia Tech
Biomedical Engineering
Marrissa IzykowiczGeorgia Tech
Chemical BiologyInvestigating Self-Agglomerating Nanohydrogels (SANGs) as a Drug Delivery Platform
KC JacobsonGeorgia Tech
Bioengineering in ChBEQuantifying neural & perceptual impairments in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) model mice
Zachary MobilleGeorgia Tech
Quantitative BiosciencesInformation coding and structural motifs in spiking neural networks
Heriberto NievesGeorgia Tech
Biomedical Engineering, Robotics
Cassandra ShriverGeorgia Tech
Quantitative Biosciences in Biological Sciences
Gianna SlusherGeorgia Tech
Bioengineering in Mechanical Engineering
Theodore St. FrancisGeorgia Tech
Aerospace EngineeringA Novel Magnetohydrodynamic Drive for Oxygen Production on a Crewed Mars Mission
Naoki YokoyamaGeorgia Tech
Robotics in Electrical and Computer EngineeringLeveraging Rapid Photorealistic Simulation for Robot Learning
Jimmy CapelaMorehouse College
PhysicsAutomated Process to Find Facets on Nanocrystals with Stereographic Projection
Ayden Clark-VealMorehouse College
BiologyCandidate Genes for Increasing Root Biomass of Arabidopsis Thaliana
Ramiah CurryMorehouse College
Computer ScienceFutures of Training a JetBot in Virtual Environments: Unity and Isaac Sim
Myles GoshaMorehouse College
BiologyFrom Water Quality to Chemical Ecology: A Journey Through Environmental Science
Jacob JackMorehouse College
Applied Physics and Computer Engineering
Chavier McDanielMorehouse College
Mathematics/PhysicsLabVIEW meets ALD: Enhancing Tritium Science with Advanced Diagnostics and Control
Paschal Uchehara
Jordan ArgrettUniversity of Georgia
Ecology
Christian BrownUniversity of Georgia
EcologyShifting interactions across species’ distributions affect range limits and climate responses
Christina Endara-ArnoldUniversity of Georgia
Neuroscience
Natalie GonzalezUniversity of Georgia
Genetics
Reagan HaneyUniversity of Georgia
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Jennifer McCannUniversity of Georgia
GeneticsInvestigating regulatory evolution’s role in novel function of a sex determining gene
Jordan ParkerUniversity of Georgia
Comparative Biomedical SciencesTemporal Effects of Inflammatory Signaling on MSC Homing to an Equine Hoof Injury Model
Myddelton ParkerUniversity of Georgia
Biomedical EngineeringAntibiotics Modified with Nitric Oxide: An innovative approach to combat antimicrobial resistance
Neil PatelUniversity of Georgia
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThe Non-canonical EZH2/TRIM28/SULF1 Axis Mediates Heparan Sulfate Assembly and Melanoma Cell Growth
Tuyetnhu PhamUniversity of Georgia
Plant BiologyProtect and Conquer: Treating cryptococcosis with vaccines and targeted drug delivery
Damián Santiago-SosaUniversity of Georgia
BioinformaticsMicro Machines, Macro Impact: Unraveling the Role of Marine Microbes in Global Carbon Flux
Colleen SedneyUniversity of Georgia
Infectious Diseases
Moira TaberUniversity of Georgia
Regenerative Bioscience
Matthew TreasterUniversity of Georgia
GeneticsIdentifying the master sex determination gene in threespine stickleback fish
2023-2024
Sarina Abrishamcar
Anna Cole
Aniruddha DeshpandeEmory University
EpidemiologyThe potential impact of climate change on infectious disease epidemiology
Nicole HoodEmory University
EpidemiologyInvestigating pediatric flu: Initial immune exposure and its impact on future susceptibility
Louis Hopkins
Logan KavanaughEmory University
Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsAntibiotic recognition and efflux by MexY in bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Alicia LaneEmory University
NeuroscienceMetabolic mechanisms of copper-dependent neuronal dysfunction in Menkes disease
Cameron MattinglyEmory University
Immunology and Molecular PathogenesisDuration and function of lung tissue resident CD8+ memory T cells
Will McFaddenEmory University
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental BiologyStructural and biochemical effects of capsid- targeting molecules on HIV-1 capsid assembly
Vedhika RaghunathanEmory University
Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsHow do Influenza A virus antigenic variants arise initially?
Julia TanquaryEmory University
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental BiologyCourtney VictorEmory University
Environmental Health SciencesEvaluating the influence of a piped water network on water quality and the gut microbiome
Simone WienEmory University
Epidemiology
Sophie YountEmory University
Molecular and Systems PharmacologyNoam Altman-KurosakiGeorgia Tech
BiologyShifts in coral-algae-herbivore interactions in Mo’orea, French Polynesia
Nolan BarrettGeorgia Tech
Ocean Science and Engineering
Anjana DissanayakaGeorgia Tech
Biomedical EngineeringApplying microfluidic technology to create low-cost diagnostics
Emily HughesGeorgia Tech
Earth and Atmospheric SciencesThe Salts of Mars: Understanding the ancient climate of Mars through aqueous minerals
Tawfik HusseinGeorgia Tech
Biomedical Engineering
KC JacobsonGeorgia Tech
BioengineeringQuantifying neural & perceptual impairments in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) model mice
Cassandra ShriverGeorgia Tech
Quantitative Biosciences in Biological Sciences
Kevin ShuGeorgia Tech
Algorithms, Combinatorics and OptimizationNaoki YokoyamaGeorgia Tech
Robotics in Electrical and Computer Engineering SecondLeveraging rapid photorealistic simulation for robot learning
Nathan ZavanelliGeorgia Tech
Bioengineering in Mechanical Engineering
Wisler CharlesMorehouse College
BiologyCharacterization of H2O2-treated Leishmania donovani promastigotes
Ramiah CurryMorehouse College
Computer ScienceUnity and Isaac Sim: Bridging the gap between simulation and reality
Chavier McDanielMorehouse College
Mathematics/PhysicsOptimization tool for beam alignment: The power of Tao in SLAC’s Cu SXR accelerator
Amani Talbert
Jana CarpenterUniversity of Georgia
Bio-Analytic ChemistryA multi-omics approach for microorganism identification using HILIC-IM-MS/MS
Christian FreemanUniversity of Georgia
Chemistry
Morgane GolanUniversity of Georgia
Regenerative Medicine
Reagan HaneyUniversity of Georgia
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDeciphering the mechanism of action of β-carboline derivatives – A novel class of antimalarials
Megan MeanyUniversity of Georgia
GeneticsSex determination and gonad differentiation in the brown anole lizard, Anolis sagrei
Judith Reyes BallistaUniversity of Georgia
Infectious DiseasesChikungunya virus particle release inhibited by cellular receptors
Mariah SalcedoUniversity of Georgia
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUtilizing deep learning to elucidate Ion channel structure and function
Colleen SedneyUniversity of Georgia
Infectious DiseasesMatthew TreasterUniversity of Georgia
GeneticsFunctional analysis of the candidate master sex determination gene in threespine stickleback fish
Aarya VenkatUniversity of Georgia
Biochemistry and MicrobiologyMechanistic and evolutionary insights into isoform-specific ‘supercharging’ in DCLK family kinases
2022-2023
Aniruddha DeshpandeLogan KavanaughEmory University
Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsAntibiotic Recognition and Efflux by MexY in Bacterial Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Alicia LaneEmory University
NeuroscienceMetabolic mechanisms of copper-dependent neuronal dysfunction in Menkes disease
Cameron MattinglyEmory University
Immunology and Molecular PathogenesisDuration and Function of Lung Tissue Resident CD8+ Memory T Cells
Hemali OzaEmory University
Environmental Health SciencesMeasuring the Climate Resilience of Urban Informal Communities to Environmental Shocks and Stressors
Selma PiranejEmory University
ChemsitryDNA motors as sensors: toward a new platform for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics
Sarah StrasslerEmory University
BiochemistryA Structural Snapshot of the Thiostrepton-Resistance Methyltransferase (Tsr) Bound the 70S Ribosome
Sophie YountEmory University
Molecular and Systems PharmacologyDefining Functionally Distinct Neuron Ensembles within the Orbitofrontal Cortex
Nolan BarrettGeorgia Tech
Ocean Science and Engineering
Kenneth De Jesus-MoralesGeorgia Tech
Biomedical Engineering3D Bioprinting a Tissue Engineered Aortic Valve for a Biomimetic and Integrated Leaflet Scaffold
Christopher RoperGeorgia Tech
Aerospace Engineering
Tony WangGeorgia Tech
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Malik McRaeMorehouse College
BiologyThe Influence of Irg1 and Itaconate on the Bactericidal Capacity of Memory Macrophages
Alyssa BaughUniversity of Georgia
Microbiology
Amanda CaulfieldUniversity of Georgia
Infectious DiseasesNew approaches to pertussis immunology: overcoming immunomodulation
Katherine DuvalUniversity of Georgia
GeneticsChristian Freeman
Megan MeanyUniversity of Georgia
GeneticsSex determination and gonad differentiation in Anolis sagrei
Judith Reyes BallistaUniversity of Georgia
Infectious DiseasesAarya VenkatUniversity of Georgia
Biochemistry and Microbiology
