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As an undergrad, my interests took me around the world as I studied insurgent groups and how states and non-state actors chose to interact with them. At Cambridge, I read for an MPhil in International Relations with a focus on how states use military power to interact with other state and non-state actors and how an understanding of military capabilities shapes national strategic objectives.

I grew up in Jurupa Valley, California and attended the University of California, Riverside, where I completed a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies. My undergraduate education at UCR, combined with my experience as a visiting film studies student at Queen Mary University of London in 2019, provided me with the opportunity to study film in a stimulating interdisciplinary context. Combining sociohistorical and aesthetic methodologies, I developed my academic specialism, which is to analyze film form to interpret symbolism, metaphor, and philosophical meaning with the objective of exploring the representation of women in genre cinema. As a Film and Screen Studies student at Cambridge, I aim to expand upon my undergraduate research to produce scholarship that explores maternal horror in relation to the topics of motherhood, childbearing, and reproductive agency. Alongside my work in the academy, I plan to be a film producer, where I can champion nuanced, women-centered Latinx stories. I am deeply honored to be a Gates Cambridge Scholar and hope to pay it forward by ultimately creating a scholarship program of my own, one designed to provide vital resources and support to the next generation of arts and humanities scholars.

Previous Education

Queen Mary, University of London Study Abroad Program 2020
University of California Riverside Media and Cultural Studies 2020

Links

https://www.kathymichellechacon.com

Hailing from Seoul, South Korea, I did not encounter the classics until my freshman year at Princeton University, when I enrolled in Latin 101 almost on a whim. The following summer I took a course in Ancient Greek, and thus began an intense affair with languages, as I soon added French, Italian and German to my collection—all of which enhance my work with the classics. As someone with extensive experience in speech and debate, I have an equally strong commitment to political issues. My interests are perhaps best exemplified by my job at the Paideia Institute, a nonprofit organization for classical study, where I am a Research Fellow and edit its online journal for writing about the ancient world in modern ways, Eidolon. I was also a Master's student in History and Civilizations at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris, France, where I researched Simone de Beauvoir’s classical education. I hope to expand on that project as I pursue an MPhil in Classics at the University of Cambridge, writing a thesis on the classical references in De Beauvoir’s The Second Sex while applying theory—particularly environmental and feminist theory—to the classics in order to gain insight into present-day problems such as the ecological crisis and gender inequality.

Previous Education

Princeton University
École des hautes études en sciences sociales

Originally from India, I graduated in May 2016 with B.S. in Biological Sciences and B.A. in Psychology from The State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. For my PhD, I studied mechanisms of inflammatory knee pain in the lab of Dr. Ewan St. John Smith at the Department of Pharmacology. Currently I am a Alexander von Humboldt fellow researching how we perceive touch at the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin, Germany. I am also passionate about educational equality and hope to work with organizations around the world, especially in developing countries, to make quality education available to all. I am honoured and excited to become a member of the vibrant and compassionate Gates Cambridge community where scholars from across the world share the vision of making a difference in the world.

Previous Education

University at Buffalo

Using computational and experimental approaches, my research at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology focussed on developing a statistical analytic framework to quantify the impact of sets of genetic information on gene expression via the secondary analysis of integrated experimental and bioinformatics data. In other words, my research aimed at better understanding how cells exert control over the expression of their own genes. I have recently taken a position at Monitor Deloitte where I work at the interface between strategy consulting and big data analytics, which allows me to witness and contribute to the digital transition of various businesses and public sector organisations towards data-based decision making.

As a first generation Indian-American, my lived experiences both growing up in rural South Carolina and visiting India strengthened my resolve in addressing today’s global energy challenges. Throughout my undergraduate in Materials Science and Engineering at Clemson University, I experienced many different aspects of research. Ultimately, I fell in love with the power of high-throughput computational studies and its ability to help gain a better understanding of composition-structure-property relationships. During my study of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Cambridge University, I hope to combine molecular modeling techniques with informatics for the intelligent design of advanced nanomaterials at the atomic level, specializing in battery components. In particular, I am interested in optimizing ionic transport and interfacial reactions of MXene electrodes. By developing skills in both computational and experimental realms, I hope to better bridge the gap between the two and lead crucial collaboration in the space. By being a part of the Gates-Cambridge community, I will be surrounded with scholars and resources alike that will amplify my opportunities to explore the world and pursue my goals in innovative directions.

Previous Education

Clemson University Materials Science and Engr 2021

Growing up in Hong Kong, I enjoy trekking through the city’s subtropical countryside. From a young age, I developed a passion to study and protect the wildlife I encounter. I completed my undergraduate studies and started my MPhil project at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge. At Cambridge, I realized how climate change, habitat degradation, and forest loss are not only threatening millions of species living in natural systems, but also destabilizing the environmental conditions that human civilization is built on. New technologies in remote sensing are starting to revolutionize our understanding of large scale patterns in forest ecology. During my PhD, I wish to utilize these newly available remote sensing datasets to study how forests resist and recover from extreme weather events, which are made more frequent by climate change. My hope is that such research will allow us to more efficiently manage natural systems and better control carbon emissions from tropical forests.

Previous Education

University of Cambridge Biological Science 2019
University of Cambridge Natural Sciences 2018

I graduated as a veterinarian from Tribhuvan University in Nepal (2015) and have been since working in the field of zoonotic diseases and One Health. Although a veterinarian, I chose epidemiology and public health rather than being a hospital clinician treating individual patients because through this approach I believe I can make a bigger impact on the population of both humans and animals. I've worked with various infectious diseases throughout my brief career, but the disease which I am obsessed with is Rabies. I have seen many lives lost due to it and it's a shame that although there are perfect prevention methods available, it still plagues the communities. I am currently running a Rabies control program (0.30 project) in Nepal through my organisation Center for One Health Research & Promotion (COHRP) which involves mass dog rabies vaccination, community awareness, and KAP surveys. I recently (2019-20) completed my MPhil in Veterinary Science from Cambridge where my project dealt with animal rabies and free-roaming dog population situation in Nepal.

Previous Education

University of Cambridge MPhil in Veteirnary Science 2020
TUAT Veterinary moleculardiagnostic 2018
Tribhuvan University B.V.Sc. and A.H. 2015

I hail from Queensland, Australia - the land of sunshine, surfing, koalas, possums, kangaroos and the great barrier reef. Having trained as a doctor in Australia, I am passionate about indigenous health and public health issues in Australia. I love combining travelling with medical humanitarian work and have worked extensively in India, Africa, Indonesia, and South East Asia. I would like to combine my clinical work with a background in public health in order to establish sustainable health programs both within Australia and overseas in the future. I want this year in Cambridge to be a year of inspirations - by both my brilliant peers and Cambridge itself.

Charles Chang is Professor of Linguistics at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Prior to joining the faculty at CityU, he held faculty appointments at the University of Maryland, Rice University, SOAS University of London, and Boston University. His first degree was a joint A.B./A.M. in Linguistics at Harvard, after which he taught English in South Korea as a Fulbright Fellow. He completed graduate work in English and Applied Linguistics at Cambridge and then earned his Ph.D. in Linguistics from UC Berkeley with a dissertation examining effects of second-language learning on native-language speech production. His research investigates topics related to language acquisition and linguistic theory, especially in regard to phonetics and phonology (the sounds of language and the systems into which they are organized), bilingualism, and multilingualism.

Previous Education

University of California, Berkeley M.A. Linguistics 2005
Harvard University A.B. Linguistics 2003
Harvard University A.M. Linguistics 2003

Links

http://ling.bu.edu/people/chang
https://cbchang.com
http://www.facebook.com/cbchang
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cbchang
https://twitter.com/charlesbchang
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=92W533UAAAAJ

I recently graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Biology. I am interested in the interplay between hosts and pathogens during the course of infections, as well as in the use of biologics, such as vaccines, in the prevention and treatment of disease. At Cambridge, I will continue studying these topics by researching host entry by gamma-herpesviruses. By looking at the mechanisms used by the viruses to initially attach to and enter the host, my research may be useful in the development of a vaccine against gamma-herpesviruses in the future.

Previous Education

Rollins College
Oxford University

As an undergraduate Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Delaware, I developed a strong interest in biomedical technologies through a combination of research experiences and self-started software development projects. I have always had a passion for computer related technologies, and am looking for ways in which to apply this knowledge towards expanding the capabilities of modern healthcare. As a future medical student, studying Bioscience Enterprise at Cambridge will allow me to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges that must be overcome to bring modern research advances into healthcare practice. I am proud to be joining the global Gates Cambridge community, and am looking forward to working with other talented scholars to improve the lives of individuals across the planet.

Previous Education

University of Delaware