2024 Goldwater Scholars
These Lafayette undergrads are among 438 scholars recognized for their research in natural sciences and mathematics.
Carter Brand ’25
Biochemistry
Brand has juggled two projects, one studying the interaction of light and neurotransmitters as a potential treatment for neurological disorders, and another on the communication mechanism of L. plantarum bacteria. His senior thesis project will explore the science of neurotransmitters.
Max Gianakopoulos ’25
Biochemistry
Having researched the ways in
which small molecules interact
with animal proteins for drug
targeting, Gianakopoulos is
now focusing his research on
cell interactions with bacteria
and how they can affect the
use of antibiotics.
Tess Stanley ’25
Neuroscience, Philosophy
Stanley’s research focuses on how gene mutations in zebrafish cilia, the hair-like structures that extend from hair cells, affects sensory hair cell development, survival, and regeneration.
