Rachael Maynard – JCM Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, MD/PhD candidate, Tumor Biology Georgetown University
Research:
Current therapies are not very successful at reducing pancreatic cancer tumor burden. In my past research, I engineered natural killer (NK) cells that better invade and kill pancreatic cancers, enhancing their usefulness in treating...
Alexander Lekan – Forster Family Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, MD/PhD candidate, Tumor Biology Georgetown University
Research:
Identifying treatment strategies to increase immune cell accumulation in pancreatic cancer in order to improve patient responses to immunotherapy. Specifically, utilizing high throughput spatial imaging technologies to identify the impact of increasing immune...
ARCS MWC welcomed three new members in Jan! The first profiled here is Susan McQuade, who is sponsored by Becky Corcoran.
Susan is a third-generation University of Michigan graduate! Her bachelor’s is in Botany and masters is in Health Services Administration. For over 19 years, she worked in...
Priscilla Roberts has been a member of ARCS MWC since 1990, when she was sponsored by Margie Shanklin. We thank Priscilla for her longtime service over the past 34 years and for her continuing commitment to ARCS MWC!
Priscilla and Margie have been friends for a long time and have...
February is National Heart Month, and ARCS MWC Scholar Emily Cheung is featured in the ARCS National newsletter, which highlights her research into a heart condition to develop a novel therapy to mitigate the risks. Emily is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at George Washington University. Read more about Emily...
The ARCS Metro Washington Chapter’s (ARCS MWC) Winter Membership Meeting featured an intriguing panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI)—Application of Artificial Intelligence in Research and Industry—during a luncheon with almost 50 attendees at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Fairfax, VA, on Sun, Feb 9. The panel was moderated by Mr. Ryan Simpson, Public...
Registration is now open for the ARCS MWC Eagle Award Celebration on Fri, Apr 4 from 6:30–9:30 pm at the Army Navy Club in Washington, D.C.
This year's Eagle Honoree will be Dr. John Mather, Physics Nobel Laureate, and Senior Astrophysicist. He was the Senior Project Scientist for the James...
Sanjori Mukherjee – McNichols Family Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate, Biomedical Engineering
The George Washington University
Research:
The clinical presentation of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) varies widely across individuals and the neurobiological mechanisms underlying this heterogeneity are largely unknown. Our research goal is to develop image analysis and structural magnetic...
Eman Mirdanmadi – MWC Chapter Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate, Bioengineering
University of Maryland
Research:
Three dimensional bioprinting technology has gained increased attention in the regenerative medicine and tissue engineering communities over the past decade with their attempts to create functional living tissues and organs. This research specializes in tissue...
Hallie Fausey – Michelle & Julian Francis Scholar 2nd Year Scholar, PhD candidate, Physics The George Washington University
Research:
This research involves studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), with observational data from some of the largest telescopes on earth while collaborating with scientists around the world. In addition, this research will support evaluating and optimizing the...
