Spotlights highlight the diverse and inspiring journeys of our graduate students and postdocs. Through these Q&As, students share their academic paths, research interests, and experiences at Dartmouth, offering insights into the vibrant Guarini community.
Zhongyu Ouyang, a doctoral candidate in the computer science program, was recently awarded the Guarini Alumni Research Award to support her research testing proprietary AI models and comparing their responses with human behavior.
What program are you in, and what …
Sarvesh Surve, a sixth-year PhD student in molecular and cellular biology (microbiology and immunology), is evolving gut bacteria to survive in the cystic fibrosis gut — work that could form the basis of a new probiotic therapy.
What program are you …
Kelly Wan is a graduate student in the molecular and cellular biology program at the Guarini School and serves as the president of the Graduate Student Council (GSC).
What do you consider your hometown and how has it influenced who …
With support from a Guarini School Alumni Research Award, Jacob Chalif, a master’s student in Earth and Planetary Sciences, spent three weeks this spring drilling ice cores on Canada’s Eclipse Icefield to study wildfire smoke, pollution and climate history preserved …
Jae Hyung Woo, a PhD candidate in cognitive neuroscience in the department of psychological and brain sciences, used the Alumni Research Award to fund a novel behavioral experiment exploring how people perceive and learn about risk—bridging prospect theory and reinforcement …
Fiona McEnany is a PhD student in the molecular and cellular biology program. Her poster, Neonatal Antibody Transfer: The Effect of Gestational Age at the Time of Maternal Influenza Vaccination, recently won an award at the Guarini Poster Session.
Where …
Amel is a PhD student in the computer science. His poster, A Hierarchical Approach with Crisis Mitigation for Multi-Robot Spatio-Temporal Restoration, recently won an award at the Guarini Poster Session.
Where did you grow up, and where did you study …
Mizuki Tojo is a doctoral student in the integrative neuroscience program at Dartmouth (IND). Tojo was one of four Guarini students who traveled to Washington, D.C. for the AAAS CASE 2026 conference, which introduces graduate students to federal policymaking and …
Salar Khaleghzadegan is a doctoral student in the health policy and clinical practice program. Khaleghzadegan was one of four Guarini students who traveled to Washington, D.C. for the AAAS CASE 2026 conference, which introduces graduate students to federal policymaking and …
Aislinn Gilmour is a doctoral student in the quantitative biomedical sciences (QBS) program. Gilmour was one of four Guarini students who traveled to Washington, D.C. for the AAAS CASE 2026 conference, which introduces graduate students to federal policymaking and advocacy …
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