Global Scholars

Scholar Voices Enriching Scientific Perspective and Collaboration: My Experience at the AAI 2025 Conference in Honolulu By Sadia Afrin | Summer 2025 I had the incredible opportunity to attend the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) 2025 Conference in Honolulu, where I presented my research titled “Defining the mechanisms of NK cell dysfunction in the multiple […]

Scholar Voices Ted Liyew discussed global research, public health, and leadership with Dr. Mark Huffman, professor of medicine and co-director of the Global Health Center at Washington University in St. Louis, as part of the McDonnell Academy Global Research Symposium 2023. Watch the interview and highlights!

Scholar Voices Global Leadership Vision Op-Ed | Truck Art: Moving Murals from Pakistan By Zainab Saleem | October 2025 Art is not just decorative, it is voice . A visual voice that makes leadership, awareness and change more accessible. Growing up, I was told that art was frivolous, that true brilliance belonged to doctors or engineers […]

Scholar Voices I had the privilege of visiting Nestlé Purina’s St. Louis Headquarters, an experience that profoundly broadened my perspective. One inspiring aspect was our deep dive into the Purina Institute’s R&D in nutrition science, particularly their research on microbiome and neurological health in pets. As a first-year PhD student in immunology, I was surprised—and […]

Scholar Voices Global Leadership Vision Op-Ed | A Billion Whys: How Generative AI May Give Voice to the Unheard By Carlos Lopez de la Cerda | October 2025 In a mountain village with no library and no teachers in any subject, a child slips on a small wearable, and for the first time, a patient tutor […]