On November 3, 2025 the Minnesota Chapter of ARCS honored six exceptional graduate scholars at the University of Minnesota and our 2025 Scientist of the Year, Dr. Brenda Ogle. celebrating their incredible achievements and recognized their potential to change the world through science and innovation.
I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Minnesota. I work in the lab of Dr. Ingunn Stromnes, PhD. I have a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and a M.S. in Cell & Gene Therapy from University... Read more
I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil Environmental and Geo-Engineering at the University of Minnesota. I work in the lab of Dr. Boya Xiong. I have B.A. in Chemistry from Hamilton College.
My work focuses on identifying the degradation products of polymers when they are exposed to... Read more
I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics/Medical School/Biological Sciences at the University of Minnesota. I work in the lab of Paul D. Robbins. I have B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Age is a critical risk factor for the development of... Read more
I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Immunology at the University of Minnesota. I work in the lab of Thomas Griffith. I have a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Biochemistry from the University of Arizona.
Sepsis, a dysregulated host response to a systemic microbial infection, causes... Read more
