Morgan Farrell, a PhD student in cell and molecular biology at San Diego State University (in a joint program with UC San Diego), is on a mission to help coral reefs survive a rapidly changing world.
“I grew up in Florida and saw firsthand how coral reefs declined due to... Read more
When Eric DeJesus received ARCS Foundation’s prestigious Petra Herz Global Impact Award in 2013, he had no idea it would one day help launch a biotechnology company. But today, as founder and CEO of Annate Biotherapeutics, DeJesus is leading cutting-edge research into a novel approach to treating multiple myeloma... Read more
By the time she earned her PhD in biomedical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Elizabeth (Lizzy) Crist had accumulated nearly ten years of experience developing 3D tissue-engineered models of human disease.
The ARCS Minnesota scholar alum now works at AIM Biotech, a Boston company actively translating these kinds... Read more
Becoming president of a national philanthropic organization is achieved in many steps -- evaluating experiences, people, and the mission along the way -- until it becomes the right fit.
That’s how it evolved for Jill Bray, the new president of ARCS Foundation National for the next two years. She admits... Read more
LaGrange, Georgia (July 8, 2025) - Each year, all fifteen regional chapters of ARCS Foundation are invited to participate in the annual Chapter Challenge, a friendly competition to raise funds for ARCS National. Members, their families, and friends rally together to contribute to ARCS National’s Operations and Endowment Funds, supporting their... Read more
ARCS Scholar alum Taryn Imamura is a 5th year PhD student in mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Her PhD research focuses on creating microscopic robots, using DNA as structural building material. She aims to use these microrobots for biomedical applications and minimally invasive medical therapies.
ARCS Oregon Scholar Derek Lilienthal knows “the field of AI moves quickly, and being able to generate and refine impactful ideas at speed is a crucial skill.” He’s pushed himself in the first year of his PhD program examining Artificial Intelligence while simultaneously working part-time at the Pacific... Read more
Nancy Wright was a lifelong volunteer, involved with a wide range of non-profits. For nearly 30 years, the Colorado ARCS Chapter was her focus. Her work and belief in the ARCS mission were contagious with other members, scholars, and her husband, Earl Wright. When Nancy passed away in 2019, she... Read more
As a dual-degree student pursuing both a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a PhD in Pathology at Colorado State University, Jesse Cole is tackling one of the most perplexing scientific challenges of our time: understanding how neurodegenerative brain diseases develop and spread.
Cole’s research focuses on chronic wasting disease (CWD),... Read more
Claire Mock, a PhD student in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science at the University of Pittsburgh, is shedding new light on how Earth’s rocks may play a bigger role in climate regulation than previously understood.
Mock’s research focuses on rock-derived organic carbon, which is carbon stored in rock... Read more
