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Advisor:
Dr. Lizhong Chen
Advisor:
Dr. Joshua Saldivar
Advisor:
Dr. Beth Habecker
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Matthew Raffel
The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
OSU College of Engineering, Computer Science
About the Scholar:
Matthew’s research focuses on making natural
language processing applications, the computer
programs that understand and use human
language, more efficient, so these applications
can make the most effective use of resources.
Celina Sanchez
The Janis & Robert Harrison/OHSU Endowment
Scholar
OHSU School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering
About the Scholar:
Celina uses advanced imaging techniques to
understand how the dynamics of the cell nucleus
may be dysregulated during cancer. Her work
will improve our understanding of cancer’s
development and progression.
Arisa Sek
The Annie & Brian Reeves Scholar
OHSU School of Medicine, Neuroscience
About the Scholar:
Arisa researches how high blood pressure affects
the heart, focusing on the mechanisms that cause
nerve loss within cardiac tissue, to advance our
understanding of cardiovascular disease.
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