Page 13 - 2023 Scholar Booklet

Advisor:
Naoki Oshimori
Scholar Award Donors:
Kirby & Carl Dyess
Kayla Nguyen
The Dyess Family ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Endowed Fund
OHSU School of Medicine,
Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences
About the Scholar:
Kayla studies the cancer stem cell niche in the progression of squamous cell carcinoma.
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Advisor:
Rebecca Vega Thurber
Scholar Award Donor:
Jill V. Josselyn
Sunni Patton
The Jill V. Josselyn Endowed Scholar
OSU College of Science, Microbiology
About the Scholar:
Sunni studies microbiome dynamics and bacterial transmission in the endangered Caribbean
coral, Acropora cervicornis, in hopes of enhancing coral restoration efforts.
Advisor:
Jane Doe
Scholar Award Donor:
ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
Kate Rivera
ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
OSU College of Engineering, Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
About the Scholar:
Kate is developing models of thermochemical energy storage systems to improve the reliability of renewable energy and to make buildings a demand-flexible resource for maintaining grid stability.
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