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United States Military Academy B.S. Civil Engineering 2002

I am interested in language and on the preconditions of effective communication. My PhD research is aimed at investigating the non-strictly-logical aspects of meaning. I employ experimental methods developed in cognitive psychology to test claims about the evolution and function of the language processor. I hope that my research will give some new insight about how the mind works and that it will have practical implications in cases of clinical linguistic disorders.

I am ecstatic to continue studying antigenic variation among dengue viruses as a PhD student in Zoology. I had the privilege doing an MPhil last year in the the Department of Zoology at Cambridge, with research at the NIH in the USA, and will continue working with both groups during the PhD. We use a technique called antigenic cartography to make ‘antigenic maps’ that depict the relationships between viruses and antibodies. I hope to build on our preliminary findings for dengue viruses to develop a more complete picture of the antigenic variation within and between dengue serotypes.

In my time at Cambridge, I hope to contribute to our understanding of the molecular events required to generate a remarkably complex adult body plan from a single cell embryo. Such developmental processes are often found to be deregulated in cancer, and thus research in this area promises to provide insight into cancer etiology and reveal opportunities for therapeutic intervention. I would like to express my profound gratitude to the Gates Trust for enabling me to pursue this opportunity of a lifetime.

Broadly speaking, Scott is interested in the nature and measurement of human intelligence. Specifically, he is interested in the relationship between working memory and intelligence, artistic creativity, and the implications of theories of intelligence for special populations (gifted, learning disabled) as well as those undergoing psychotherapy.

My first taste of astronomy was at a public star party just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As soon as I glimpsed through the observatory telescope to see the colorful bands and bright moons of Jupiter, I knew that I would dedicate my life to understanding our universe and how it came to be. I earned a B.S. in Physics and a B.S. in Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Pennsylvania State University. There, I discovered my calling in the form of quasars - supermassive black holes consuming matter at the centers of galaxies. I continued my studies in the MASt. in Astrophysics program at the University of Cambridge. My doctoral research will aim to find high-redshift quasars and study the Epoch of Reionization, a period of great change marking the end of the Cosmic Dark Ages and the beginning of the universe we are familiar with today. I hope that my work will advance our understanding of the history and evolution of the universe. Alongside research, I will work to improve accessibility and inclusivity in my field through advocacy and outreach as a Gates-Cambridge Scholar and member of the Institute of Astronomy. I am thankful for this opportunity, and I look forward to being a part of this incredible scholar community.

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University of Cambridge Astrophyics 2022
Pennsylvania State University Astronomy and Astrophysics 2021
Pennsylvania State University Physics 2021

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University of Dehli (Lady Shri Ram College)
Oxford University

Travis Kavulla is the vice chairman of the Montana Public Service Commission, the state's energy, telecommunications, water, and transportation regulator. In November 2010, he was elected by a 28-point margin, the largest of anyone facing an election contested by both major parties since the modern commission’s inception in 1974. He was re-elected in 2014 in an uncontested race.

Commissioner Kavulla recently concluded a term as President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Electric Power Research Institute and also serves as co-chairman of the Northern Tier Transmission Group (NTTG) Steering Committee.

Commissioner Kavulla previously has led Western state utility regulators’ efforts on the creation of efficient wholesale markets, emissions allowance trading, and the reliability of the bulk electric system.

Previous to his election to the Public Service Commission, Mr. Kavulla worked as a journalist, writing on political economy, culture, and development. His by-line has appeared in publications as diverse as the Wall Street Journal, Catholic World Report, the Dallas Morning News, and the Journal of Eastern African Studies, among many others. Mr. Kavulla has also served as associate editor for National Review, the biweekly magazine founded by William F. Buckley, Jr., and has worked as a professional editor of media ranging from blogs to books. Mr. Kavulla has received a number of honors, including being awarded a year-long, full-time writing fellowship in 2008 from the Phillips Foundation.

Mr. Kavulla received his bachelor’s in History at Harvard University. He is a fourth-generation Montanan.

Sara Kazmi is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a scholar, translator, and performer whose work takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of anticolonial, left, and oppositional literary production in the Global South. Sara focuses on the Panjab region, and more broadly, on South Asia and South Asian diasporas, combining methods in literary studies, performance, and history to focalise how marginal and vernacular writing engages planetary debates around questions of decolonisation, Marxism, and revolutionary transformation. In addition to her work as a scholar, Sara is a performer and student of Indian classical music. She blends ragas with folk tunes in renditions of protest music from South Asia, some of which are archived at mein.beqaid (I, uncaged) on Instagram. She also sits on the editorial committee for Jamhoor, a critical left media organization that amplifies marginalized and progressive voices from South Asia. Prior to joining the University of Pennsylvania, Sara was a Postdoctoral Fellow at LUMS University in Lahore, Pakistan. She received a PhD in Criticism and Culture at the Department of English, University of Cambridge, an MA in South Asian History at SOAS, London, and a B.A. (Hons) in Humanities from LUMS University. Her academic work has appeared in the South Asia Multi-disciplinary Journal (SAMAJ), the Journal of Socialist Studies, and South Asia Chronicle, and literary criticism and long-form writing has been published by Herald, Dawn Books and Authors, The News on Sunday, and Poetry Birmingham, with translations in Jalada Africa and Pancham.

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Lahore University of Management Sciences
School of Oriental and African Studies

I am originally from Ethiopia but also grew up in Zimbabwe and the Congo. Through my experience living in these different settings, the role of diseases, health disparities and environment made a lasting impact. This realization influenced my decision to gain the knowledge and research skills to prevent and control public health challenges in Africa. I completed my BA in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. I studied the MPhil in Epidemiology at Cambridge and through the Gates Cambridge scholarship. I finished medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and am resident in the Primary Care and Social Internal Medicine Program at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. I hope to be part of efforts for continued policy, practice and research development in Africa as a public health physician.

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Johns Hopkins University
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

I graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2011, earning an Honours BSc in Geological Sciences. For my undergraduate honours thesis I studied the mineralogy and geochemistry of a recently discovered class of mineral deposit in British Columbia. The goal of my work was to assist in creating an exploration model for this deposit type. My main geologic interests involve the processes behind the formation of various ore deposits, and I have worked for Canadian mining companies, completing geologic mapping to explore for economic mineralization. At Cambridge I will work under Dr. Marian Holness, studying the textural and geochemical signatures of late-stage magmatic liquids at the Skaergaard Intrusion in Greenland. I will relate the mineralization processes of the Skaergaard Intrusion to those of the Bushveld Intrusion in South Africa using microstructural analysis and geochemistry. After completing my MPhil in Earth Sciences I plan to pursue a career in economic geology.

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Laurentian University
University of British Columbia

My investigations are based on developing paradigms of executive function and decision making as indices of corticostriatal function, sensitive to neuropsychological deficits seen in neurodegenerative conditions and following brain damage. Techniques include fMRI and pharmacology of disease modifying as well as cognitive enhancing drugs, such as levodopa and atomoxetine. Current research interests lie in the domain of Parkinson’s disease and dementia, and developing neuropsychological and neuroimaging methods to improve early and accurate diagnosis, with a view to tailoring pharmacotherapy. In addition to my empirical work in neuroscience, I am interested in philosophical issues surrounding the concept of disorder in the cognitive, affective and psychiatric domains; the social implications of neuroscientific advances.

Previous Education

University of Cambridge MPhil Biological Sciences 2003
University of Pennsylvania BA Biological Basis of Behavior 2001

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