Alex Jafek Utah ARCS Scholar 2016-2017, recently attended the Twenty Second International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2018) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. At the conference Jafek presented his work entitiled "Motile sperm selection using Dean flow lead to better pregnancy outcomes". Alex was accompanied on his trip...
Rebekah Gensure, Utah ARCS Scholar, recently presented her work a the ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) conference in Hawaii. Rebekah is in her second year of ophthalmology residency at the Moran Eye Center. Using the fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy (FLIO) system, Dr. Gensure has been working with Dr...
At the 2018 ARCS Scholar Awards Luncheon the chapter celebrated 10 years of ARCS in Utah. Prior to the luncheon, Vice President of Scholar Outreach, Dr. Anne Erickson worked to contact each of the Utah Scholars. Using information from the scholars a slide show with brief scholar updates was prepared and...
The 2018 Annual Utah Scholar Awards Luncheon was held October 17, 2018 at the John A. Moran Eye Center. Members, scholars and friends of ARCS were on hand to hear from two of our second year ARCS Scholars, Dr. Bradley Jacobsen and Samuel Sprawls. Awards were presented to (shown left to...
Each year, millions of couples in the United States and around the world struggle with infertility. For these couples, assisted reproductive technologies (ART) including in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) play a critical role in helping them to initiate pregnancy. According to the CDC, 1.6% of children born in the...
The February edition of the John A. Moran Eye Center Focus magazine contains an article about ARCS Scholar Bradley Jacobsen. The article is reprinted here with permission. ARCS Utah is so proud to be a sponsor of Dr. Jacobsen's research.
"First-year ophthalmology resident Bradely H. Jacobsen, MD, is focused on the...
The ARCS Light Award is an annual award honoring a Chapter member for extraordinary service and personal leadership which benefits the Chapter. The ARCS Utah Chapter, is proud to present this year’s ARCS light award to Kathie Miller. Kathie is one of Utah’s most effective and successful community advocates. While she...
Chantel Charlebois didn’t waste any time becoming involved in the community in one of her favorite causes! She loves teaching others about bioengineering.
Chantel is one of ARCS Utah’s newest scholars, arriving in Utah last fall to begin doctoral studies at the University of Utah. She learned about the Expanding Your...
Members and guests had the opportunity to hear Dr. Eric Hansen, Ophthalmology Fellow at the Moran Eye Center, and Margaret Rose, manager of the Moran Eye Center’s Global Outreach program, provide overviews of the critical research Moran Eye Center doctors conduct and service they provide to create sustainable eye care for...
Sue Rice is well-known in the community as a business leader and advocate. She held positions at Envirocare, including being the first woman appointed as a senior Vice President. Sue left Envirocare to start Cavanaugh Waste Management, building a successful venture, selling Cavanaugh, and retiring a few years ago. Sue was...
At the 2018 ARCS Scholar Awards Luncheon the chapter celebrated 10 years of ARCS in Utah. Prior to the luncheon, Vice President of Scholar Outreach, Dr. Anne Erickson worked to contact each of the Utah Scholars. Using information from the scholars a slide show with brief scholar updates was prepared and...
