Meet the Roche/ARCS Scholars

About the Roche/ARCS Foundation Scholar Awards Program

The Roche/ARCS Scholar Award provides support for the next generation of outstanding graduate life sciences scholars in the US. All awardees are Ph.D. candidates in the life sciences at universities that are ARCS Foundation academic partners, which includes the study of medically relevant fields including the scientific study of living organisms, such as microorganisms, animals and human beings, as well as related work in chemistry, computer sciences, engineering and materials sciences that could eventually be applied towards the study of living organisms. While biology remains the centerpiece of the life sciences, technological advances in molecular biology, chemical synthesis methods for creation of medicines, biotechnology for design and production of protein drugs, and computer sciences (bioinformatics) have led to a burgeoning of specializations and new, often interdisciplinary, fields.

Quick Scholar Facts

36 Scholars

Studying in 16 regions

25 universities

17 fields of study

93 publications to date

$268,500 annual funding

Fields of Study

Behavioral Neuroscience
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Biological Sciences/Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology

Cell and Molecular Biology
Marine Science
Biochemistry and Physics
Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Neurobiology
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology

Immunology and Microbiology
Mechanical Engineering
Molecular and Medical Genetics
Neuroscience
Veterinary Microbiolgy and Pathology

MEET THE SCHOLARS

ARCS Foundation Atlanta

Susan Hastings
Georgia Instutute Of Technology
Mechanical Engineering

Paul Gregory Donlin-Asp
Emory University
Biochemistry, Cell & Developmental Biology

Heather Michelle Bishop
University of Georgia
Cellular Biology/Franklin Colleges of Arts and Sciences

ARCS Foundation Colorado

Mason McClatchey
University of Colorado
Anschutz School of Medicine
Bioengineering

Philip Siebler
University of Colorado Boulder
Integrative Physiology

ARCS Foundation Honolulu

Travers Ching
University of Hawai'l at Manoa
College of Tropical Ag & Human Resources

Jourdan Posner
University of Hawai'l at Manoa
John A.Burns Schoolof Medicine

ARCS Foundation Illinois

Rebecca Edwards
Northwestern University
Microbiology-Immunology

David Koren
University of Chicago
Department of Neurobiology

ARCS Foundation Los Angeles

Janelle Liu
University of California, LA
Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program

Kwok (Chris) Wai Im
University of Southern CA
Keck School of Medicine
Neuroscience

ARCS Foundation Metro Washington

Kunal S. Parikh
John Hopkins University
Biomedical Engineering

ARCS Foundation Minnesota

Beth Anoni
University of Minnesota
Biomedical Engineering

Amy Hauck
University of Minnesota
Biotechnology Institute - Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics

Mark Hamilton
University of Minnesota
Biomedical Engineering

ARCS Foundation Northern California

Andrew R. Norman
University of CA,
San Francisco
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

ARCS Foundation Orange County

Zachariah M. Reagh
University of California, Irvine
Department of neurbiology & Behavior

Elyse Van Spyk
University of California, Irvine
Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine

Caitlin Regan
University of California, Irvine
Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering

ARCS Foundation Phoenix

Denise Napolitano
Arizona State University
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Louis Schoettle
Arizona State University
School of Life Sciences - Microbiology

ARCS Foundation Pittsburgh

Stephanie Biedka
Carnegie Mellon
Biological Sciences

Daniel Long
University of Pittsburgh
Bioengineering

Ameya Nanivadekar
University of Pittsburgh
Bioengineering

ARCS Foundation Oregon

Holly Corbitt
Oregon Health & Science University
Molecular & Medical Genetics

Amy Williams
Oregon Health & Science University
Behavioral Neuroscience

Josiah Gerber
Oregon State University
Biochemistry & Physics

ARCS Foundation San Diego

Jessica Bruhn-Johannsen
Scripps Research Institute
Immunology & Microbiology

Aditya Kumar
University of California at San Diego
Bioengineering

ARCS Foundation Seattle

Jessica McCrea
Washington State University
Veterinary Science - Microbiology & Pathology

Hanna Frizzell
University of Washington
Bioengineering

Sidney Bell
University of Washington
Cell & Molecular Biology

ARCS Foundation Tampa

Julie Vecchio
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science

Dinorah Chacin
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science

Ashley A. Basiorka
University of South Florida
Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology & Molecular Biology

ARCS Foundation Utah

Amanda Reynolds
University of Utah
Bioengineering