2024 Goldwater scholars announced
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has announced the 2024 Goldwater Scholars. The recipients of these scholarships are second- and third-year undergraduates from across the United States. Of the scholars in the natural sciences, the following 13 are American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology student members.
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Hannah Barsouk is an undergraduate at Yale University. They hope to obtain a Ph.D. in biochemistry, conduct research exploring the molecular origins of life and mentor students as a university professor. Their mentors include Ronald Breaker, a professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology and chair of molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale.
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Taylor Bias is an undergraduate at Ball State University. She aims to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry, conduct research on protein–ligand interactions and teach at a university. Her mentor is Mary Konkle, an associate professor of chemistry at BSU.
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Sarah Boyer is an undergraduate at Mercer University. She plans to obtain a Ph.D. in biochemistry and study diseases that affect underprivileged populations. Her mentors include Garland Crawford, a professor and chair of chemistry at Mercer.
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Grace DeCostanza is an undergraduate at Ursinus College. Her goals include earning a Ph.D. in synthetic chemistry and conducting research on metal-containing pharmaceuticals.
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Marion Duval is an undergraduate at Bucknell University. She hopes to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry and conduct research in biochemistry and autoimmunity. Her mentors include Sarah Smith, an assistant professor of chemistry at Bucknell.
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Satvik Elayavalli is an undergraduate at Emory University. He plans to pursue a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and conduct research at the intersection of machine learning and cancer biology in his own lab. His mentors include Emory faculty members Anita Corbett, a professor of biology, and Jennifer Spangle, an assistant professor of radiation oncology.
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Aidan Miller is an undergraduate at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He hopes to earn a Ph.D. in molecular biology, conduct research in virology and vaccinology and teach at a university. Miller’s mentors include Lea Michel, a professor of chemistry and materials science and the director of diversity, equity and inclusion at RIT.
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Dylan Moran is an undergraduate at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Moran plans to obtain a Ph.D. in chemistry, conduct research on developing new reaction methodologies using bifunctional photocatalysts and teach at a university. His mentors include Lydia Contreras, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Texas.
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Paul Nguyen is an undergraduate at the University of South Alabama. He hopes to advance medicine and technology by obtaining an M.D./Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and studying the relationship between protein behavior and biomolecular aggregation and cancer.
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Emma Rudisel is an undergraduate at Hope College. She plans to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry and conduct research in industry on signaling pathways in cancer to find new therapeutic targets. Her mentors include Kristin Dittenhafer–Reed, an associate professor of chemistry at Hope.
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Shelby Sliger is an undergraduate at Purdue University. She hopes to obtain a Ph.D. in biochemistry, conduct research on cancer and epigenetics and teach at a university. Her mentors include Mark Hall, an associate professor of biochemistry at Purdue.
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Sebastian Velez is an undergraduate at Texas State University. He plans to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry and conduct biomedical research. Velez’s mentors include Karen Lewis, an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at TXST.
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Natalie Walsh is an undergraduate at Saint Louis University. She hopes to obtain a Ph.D. in genetics or epigenetics, conduct research on the regulation of gene expression and epigenetic editing and teach at a university.
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