Sixteen UW Bioengineering undergraduate students received Mary Gates Research Scholarships in Autumn 2014, out of a total 86 awards given.
Mary Gates Research Scholarships are competitive scholarships intended to enhance the educational experiences of undergraduate students at the University of Washington while they are engaged in research guided by faculty. By receiving research scholarships, students may focus more attention and time, deeping their inquiry into a discipline or project with a reduced financial burden.
Students receive research scholarships to pursue research in a variety of disciplines.
Autumn 2014’s awardees are as follows:
| Awardee Name |
Project Title | Primary Mentor |
| Caler, Connor James | An acoustic beacon for facilitation of EEG monitoring of deep brain activity – first studies | Pierre Mourad |
| Cannistra, Caroline Olivia | Simulating yeast cooperation in a spatially structured environment | Wenying Shou |
| Luo, Feng Yi (Alison) | Preventing myopia: Analysis of choroidal thickness modulation using OCT | Ruikang Wang |
| Malik, Haseeb Mohammad | Assessing effect of enhanced 2-deoxy adenosine triphosphate on Human iPSC-CM Maturation | Michael Regnier |
| Mowry, Christopher James (CJ) | Smartphone Analysis of POC Diagnostics for the Early Detection of Disease | Paul Yager |
| Mun, Kevin | A High-Throughput, Phenotypic Screening Device to Characterize Breast Cancer Metastasis | Deok-Ho Kim |
| Murphy, Sean Austin | Rotigaptide modulation of hPSC-CM maturation and proliferation | Michael Laflamme |
| Olafsson, Sigurast Soley (Soley) | Global overexpression of dATP producing enzyme effect on human cardiomyocyte contractility | Michael Regnier |
| Pahang, Joshuel Arce (Josh) | Pulmonary Function and Analgesic Efficacy of Continuous Nerve Catheters after Shoulder Replacement | David Auyong |
| Phong, Kiet Tuan | Remodeling of the microvasculature in erythropoiesis | Ying Zheng |
| Sharara, Fablina | Recombinant Protein-Based Delivery System for SiRNA Cancer Therapeutics | Xiaohu Gao |
| Tabatabai, Ameen | Acoustic Design for Hepatic Steatosis | Michael Bailey |
| Velagapudi, Nishant Ray | Protein Dynamics & Evolutionary Conservation: Does In-Silico Behavior Represent Mutation Tolerance? | Valerie Daggett |
| Wentland, Lael Therese | Regulating FimH Binding by Inserting a Conditional Helix | Wendy Thomas |
| Yoo, Dasom Christine | Bioresponsive intracellular therapeutic drug delivery for gram-negative pathogens | Anthony Convertine |
| Zhang, Danquan (Sue) | Investigation of Hydrogel as Delivery Vehicle for Osteoclast Cell Therapy | Cecilia Giachelli |