Ashley Holt, a CPT undergraduate researcher since 2015, was chosen as a Goldwater scholarship recipient for 2018. The Goldwater Scholarship Program is one of the oldest and most prestigious national scholarships in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics in the United States. It seeks to identify and support college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise of becoming this Nation’s next generation of research leaders in these fields. Inspired by her research experience at CPT, Ashley plans to pursue a MD/PhD in biomedical engineering in order to develop new antibiotic therapies in a clinical research setting.
2018 Goldwater Scholar list can be seen here.