April was a busy month! There were numerous highlights, from the Eagle Award Celebration to the five university visits. The university visits allowed us to see firsthand the amazing talents of our scholars... Read more
As my second year as Co-President with Julie Hohl draws to an exciting close, I continue to be energized by the momentum we’ve built—and you, the members, who have made it possible. Attendance at MWC activities has steadily grown. We’ve added new activities (e.g. Sr Member Tea, June BBQ and ARCS Friends activities)... Read more
Antonia Schierling (Toni) has been a member of ARCS Metro Washington Chapter (ARCS MWC) since 1992. We applaud Toni’s continued commitment to ARCS MWC and her many contributions to the chapter over the past 33 years, especially her participation in so many leadership roles on the Board!
Emily Cheung – MWC Endowment Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate Biomedical Engineering George Washington University
Research: To develop a novel therapy that provides targeted activation of specific neuron populations in the brain to mitigate progression of cardiovascular diseases that have higher prevalence in women.... Read more
Sydney Shannon – Virginia Lukasik Memorial Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate Biomedical Engineering John Hopkins University
Research: Gene therapies are transforming treatment approaches for many human diseases; but current approaches can be very costly and not available for all patients. This research focuses... Read more
Ariel Slepyan – Willard and Marilynn Sweetser Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate Electrical & Computer Engineering John Hopkins University
Research: My research is focused on developing ‘CS-Skin’, a next-generation touch sensor mimicking the acuity of human skin. CS-Skin boasts a large area, numerous... Read more
Per our bylaws, the proposed candidates for the Board of Directors 2025-26 should be distributed to all the Members no later than six weeks prior to the Chapter's Spring Annual Meeting, which is May 15 this year.
Many thanks to these Members, who have pledged their time and talents to... Read more
Our annual fundraising event, the Eagle Award presentation on Apr 4, was amazing! The more than 82 attendees had fun, the venue was fantastic, and the auction and the paddle events alone raised over $45,000! Additional donations were made before and... Read more
ARCS MWC Scholar Emma Glass was featured in the March edition of the ARCS National newsletter! The article highlights her research using genome sequences of all known bacterial pathogens to create metabolic models of each one through a computational pipeline that she developed. Emma is a PhD candidate in Biomedical... Read more
