Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
Isabella Backman
Department of Science Communication, UC Santa Cruz
Vera Belaia
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
Hersh Bhargava
Department of Biophysics, UCSF
Jake Bieber
Department of Bioengineering, UCSF
Jessica Briones
Department of Biology (Cell & Molecular), SFSU
Oscar Cazares
Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, UC Santa Cruz
Xian Chang
Department of Biomolecular Engineering, UC Santa Cruz
Margaret Coad
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford
Savannah Conlon
Department of Chemistry, UC Santa Cruz
David Coulter
Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz
William DeRocco
Department of Physics, Stanford
Graham Edwards
Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, UC Santa Cruz
Aviv Elor
Department of Computational Media, UC Santa Cruz
Spencer Everett
Department of Physics, UC Santa Cruz
Ramin Farhad
Department of Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, UCSF
Emmet Francis
Department of Biomedical Engineering, UC Davis
Richard Grewelle
Department of Biology, Stanford
Laura Gunsalus
Department of Biomedical & Medical Informatics, UCSF
William Harvey
Department of Physics and Astronomy, SFSU
Logan Horowitz
Department of Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley
Michael Huh
Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, UC Davis
Hope Ianiri
Department of Ocean Sciences, UC Santa Cruz
Ryan Johnson
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UC Santa Cruz
Nicholas Karavolias
Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley
Giordan Kitts
Department of Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology, UC Santa Cruz
Rebekah Lane
Department of Biology (Marine and Estuarine), SFSU
Kelsey Lyberger
Population Biology Graduate Group, UC Davis
Emma "Mickey" MacKie
Department of Geophysics, Stanford
Alexandra McInturf
Animal Behavior Graduate Group, UC Davis
Stephanie Melchor
Department of Science Communication, UC Santa Cruz
Lena Meyer
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UC Santa Cruz
Brittney Miller
Science Communication Master’s Program, UC Santa Cruz
Molly Nicholas
Department of Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Jared O’Leary
Department of Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley
Katerina Rademacher
Department of Neuroscience, UCSF
Neeraja Ravi
Department of Bioengineering, Stanford
Alexander Reinking
Department of Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Ilan Rosen
Department of Applied Physics, Stanford
John "Jack" Ruth
Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford
Megan Sabal
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UC Santa Cruz
Stephannie Seng
Department of Biology (Cell and Molecular), SFSU
Nathan Stacey
Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford
Daphne Superville
Department of Biomedical Sciences, UCSF
MAGGIE THOMPSON
Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, UC SANTA CRUZ
AYE THWIN
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, SFSU
PAVLO VLASTOS
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, UC Santa Cruz
BIANCA VORA
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Pharmacogenomics, UCSF
GABRIELLE VUKASIN
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford
Jeremiah Tsyporin, University of California, Santa Cruz
“As I enter the final year of my PhD, I am beginning to look for mentors to oversee my post-doctoral training. One of the significant ways I can find a mentor is through the networking opportunities offered at conferences. Without this generous support, these opportunities to share my work with the greater neuroscience community would have been impossible for me. In addition to attending conferences and connecting with neuroscientists worldwide, support from ARCS has helped ease the economic burdens associated with the cost of living in Santa Cruz. Because I don’t have to focus so heavily on dealing with basic needs, I have the freedom to spend more time and mental energy focused on research and intellectual pursuits central to a successful PhD.”
Rachelle Stark, University of California, Berkeley
“I grew up in a low-income community in San Bernardino, California where I directly saw the harsh reality of how diet contributes to many diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, etc.). These preventable diseases tragically took the lives of many people in my community. For these reasons, doing research related to nutrition/metabolism is extremely important and fulfilling to me. The [ARCS Award] gives me more options for labs because I will not have to rely on the funding of the lab I choose and can instead choose a lab purely based on my research interests. The funding will also give me more time to work on the research that I find so important and fulfilling.”
Katherine Montana, San Francisco State University
“I will be pursuing my master’s degree in integrative biology at San Francisco State University and conducting my research at the California Academy of Sciences. I am thrilled to get started on my research and mentoring projects. … This combination of research activities will offer me the opportunity to build my technical lab skills, storytelling abilities, and capacity to help other students succeed in science. ... I am deeply honored to receive the [ARCS Award] and take great joy in starting graduate school. I thank you for making this possible for me. I am ready to get to work.”
Micah Swann, University of California, Davis
“I’m conducting applied limnological research on the pristine lakes of Northern Patagonia, in collaboration with Fundación Chile Lagos Limpios. This model will be used to investigate how the physics and water quality of these pristine lakes wi1l be impacted by climate change and watershed development over the course of the 21st century. In September 2019, I had my first opportunity to visit Northern Patagonia … but due to Covid-19 safety and travel restrictions, I have not had the opportunity to return to Chile. With your financial support, I will be able to return to the region in January 2022 and continue collecting data to improve the accuracy of the lake model under development.”
Julie Chang, Stanford University
“The ARCS Award will allow me to focus on my PhD studies without worrying about finances. My research focuses on understanding the physics of breast cancer cell migration using 3D hydrogels and time-lapse imaging. The PhD journey itself has been a rollercoaster and I’m excited to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! After my PhD, I am hoping to land a role as a clinical scientist in the biotech industry in the Bay Area. In this role, I can help analyze and interpret clinical trial data to develop drugs that can cure human diseases. Thank you again for the ARCS award—funding the next generation of scientific thinkers is truly an impactful mission!”
Nicholas Elder, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
“I am grateful to earn my degree at UCSF which is world-renowned for its stem cell research. Likewise, it has been a pleasure to be supported by the ARCS Foundation and wider community. Research is a costly endeavor and being awarded this fellowship has given me the time and space to focus on impactful research while also sharing it with an interested group of donors and other scholars. The fellowship has also been a reassurance. This fall, my supervisor announced that he was leaving academia for an industry position. As I searched for a new supervisor and lab in which to complete my research, I knew that I had financial support to ease my transition.”