Emily Aguirre was showcased as one of the three California State University, Los Angeles students to be in the Amgen Scholars Program.
Binghamton University has featured Meghan Bell for her participation in the 2015 UCLA Amgen Scholars Program.
Karan Mehta’s research has been highlighted on ScienceDaily for making an “important step toward practical quantum computers.” Karan is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT.
The Spring Travel Awards support Amgen Scholars alumni traveling to a national or international conference to present on research conducted while an Amgen Scholar. Congratulations to Erin McDonald (2007), Jonathan Kuo (2010), and Laura Taylor (2012) for winning Spring 2016 Travel Awards!
Texas A&M University’s College of Engineering has featured Hannah Pearce for her participation in the 2016 UCLA Amgen Scholars Program.
2015 UCLA Amgen Scholar, Ryan Rebernick, has been selected as one of the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association’s Outstanding Sophomore Award Winners. Congratulations, Ryan!
Congratulations to John Ovian for being named a 2016 Goldwater Scholar! The University of Connecticut has published an article featuring John and one other fellow UConn recipient for winning this prestigious award.
The American Society for Microbiology has published an article, “Angela Avitua’s Journey from Community College to Top Research University,” featuring a 2014 UCLA Amgen Scholar. Congratulations to Angela on completing her first year of graduate school at UC Riverside!
Jason Kerr was featured by Keck Graduate Institute for his internship at Gilead Sciences last summer. Check out KGI’s Facebook post to find out what Jason worked on as an intern.
Former Scholar Michael Einstein (2011) returned to UCLA for graduate school and served as a mentor to Angela Avitua (2014) through the UCLA Amgen Scholars Program. Michael and Angela were featured in the Amgen Scholars annual report along with Imaani Easthausen (2014).
