The Nelson lab attends ASGCT in New Orleans
The Nelson Lab attended the 2025 American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, presenting four research posters highlighting our recent work in gene delivery, transcriptional control, and skeletal muscle modeling systems. It was an exciting opportunity to connect with leaders in the field and share our work with the broader scientific community.
Ahmed Recognized as a Senior of Significance and the Student Leader of the Month!
Congratulations to Ahmed for being selected as the Student Leader of the Month for May and for being recognized as a Senior of Significance! Read more here: https://news.uark.edu/articles/70436/ahmed-tolba-selected-as-may-s-student-leader-of-the-month.
Joshua Nguyen Wins Best Overall FEP Presentation
Congrats to Josh for winning the best overall presentation at the First-Year Engineering Program Symposium.
Ian Popp Selected as Goldwater Scholar
Congrats to Ian for being awarded the Goldwater Scholarship, and also for being selected to present his research at the State Capitol in Little Rock, AR!
Jayita Attends the NCUR 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA
Congrats to Jayita for being selected to present her poster on Analyzing the Transcriptional Control of IL-10 in Macrophages Using CRISPR-Cas9 at the annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Pittsburgh, PA.
4 Recipients of SURF and Honor’s College Research Grant
Congratulations to Eliana and Ian on receiving the SURF grant, and to Jayita and Amie on being awarded the Honors College Research Grant!
The Nelson Lab Attends BMES in Baltimore!
Eliana and Amie Wins Best Overall FEP Presentation Awards!
Congrats to Eliana and Amie for winning the best overall presentation for First-year Engineering Program Symposium!
Julliana Recognized as the 2024 Senior of the Year!
Congratulations to Julliana for being recognized as the 2024 College of Engineering Senior of the Year!
NSF Recognized Gabby Bulliard for Graduate Research Fellowship
Congrats to Gabby for getting the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!







