Science Scholars
The vision of the Gerald and Sally DeNardo Science Scholars program is to support the undergraduate research experience of outstanding science students with ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ faculty mentors. Scholars receive academic year and summer research and supply awards. The program is funded through a generous endowment created by Gerald and Sally DeNardo.
Apply via ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½SPUR.
Meet the 2026 Science Scholars
Tyler Kang ’27
Biology and Neuroscience double major / Gerontology minor
Faculty Mentor: Brian Bayless, Biology
Project Name: Assessing the Contribution of Multiciliary Arrays to Unidirectional Fluid Flow
Hailey Newell ’28
Biology and Neuroscience double major
Faculty Mentor: Michelle McCully, Biology
Project Name: Combining Thermostability and DNA-Binding Function in Engineered Proteins
Nathaniel Owen ’27
Biochemistry major
Faculty Mentor: Steven Suljak, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Name: High Throughput Characterization of Aptamer Binding to Glycosylated Cancer Biomarkers Using Fluorescence Anisotropy
Thomas Wang ’28
Biology major
Faculty Mentor: Pascale Guiton, Biology
Project Name: Investigating the Effects of Small Molecule Inhibitors on Toxoplasma gondii Growth