UK Beckman Scholars
Meet UK's Beckman Scholars
2023-24 Beckman Scholars
Kaitlyn Brock
Kaitlyn Brock, a neuroscience and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Lewis Honors College. Brock will be investigating the mechanisms and effects of bacterial endotoxin on skeletal muscle and synaptic transmission within fly and crayfish models in the lab of Robin Cooper, Ph.D., professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology. Bacteria that produce endotoxin trigger an immune response in humans that can lead to sepsis and infection.
Hena Kachroo
Hena Kachroo, a chemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Lewis Honors College. Kachroo will be investigating biochemical solutions to challenges in sustainable energy in the lab of Anne-Frances Miller, Ph.D., professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry.
2022-23 Beckman Scholars
Elaf Ghoneim
Elaf Ghoneim, a neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Lewis Honors College
Ghoneim will be investigating novel anti-inflammatory drug candidates in the lab of Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., director of UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Neuroscience.
Parker Sornberger
Parker Sornberger, a mathematics and chemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences
Sornberger is joining the lab of Chad Risko, Ph.D., in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Chemistry and at the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), where he will be investigating new π-conjugated molecules that are building blocks of materials used in technologies for clean energy production and energy conservation.