Alexis Nolfi, bioengineering graduate student in the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and an ARCS Scholar Alum, is recognized by the Carnegie Science Awards
Nolfi is involved in numerous projects centered on how the immune system is involved in the pathogenesis of disease and how we can... Read more
Sam Foley recently finished his third year as an ARCS Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University in the Physics Department, where he continues to study biological physics, specifically the soft condensed matter of lipid membranes. The lipids in these membranes form the foundation of our cells.
Gary Yu recently completed his Ph.D. in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, and is now a third-year medical school student in the joint degree Medical Scientist Training Program, earning his M.D. As a third-year medical student, he is beginning to see patients for the first time,... Read more
Denver Faulk, Ph.D. a successful Pitt Bioengineer, was an ARCS Scholar 7 years ago. On completing his Ph.D., he chose a career path that combines academic affiliation and industry innnovation. Dr. Faulk stayed in Pittsburgh by becoming the Principal Biomedical Engineer at ALung Technologies, creating life-saving devices. Click here for more on... Read more
Mind over matter—a phrase meant to draw out mental fortitude in a time of physical exhaustion. For University of Pittsburgh ARCS® Scholar Christopher Hughes, this phrase takes on new meaning as he works with a quadriplegic patient to use his brain to move a robotic arm from a few feet... Read more
Denver Faulk, Ph.D. a successful Pitt Bioengineer, was an ARCS Scholar 7 years ago. On completing his Ph.D., he chose a career path that combines academic affiliation and industry innovation. Dr. Faulk stayed in Pittsburgh by becoming the Principal Biomedical Engineer at ALung Technologies, creating life-saving devices. Read more
Social networks can be a phenomenal tool to stay connected with friends, family, and peers, but have you considered its growing importance to major world problems? ARCS Pittsburgh Scholar Tom Magelinski, PhD candidate at Carnegie Mellon University, has and he hopes to adapt existing tools of network science to gain... Read more
Hi everyone and thank you all again for being here. My name is Alyssa Lawler and I am a third year ARCS scholar and PhD student in Andreas Pfenning’s Neurogenomics Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University. My official affiliation is with the Biological Sciences department, but the work I do spans... Read more
Hi all, I have been speaking to many of the members here for the past 3 years at these various events and I am happy to speak to you all today. I work in Dr. Bryan Brown's lab at the University of Pittsburgh, but my career here did not start... Read more
