Andrew Woodham (pictured in the center of the back row) with W. Martin Kast
Andrew Woodham, a PhD candidate from the Kast Lab, was awarded the prestigious John and Edie Leonis scholarship from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. This annual award is given to outstanding students within the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields who have contributed significantly to their fields of study. Andrews current work involves studying a method to reverse the immunosuppressive mechanisms induced by Langerhans cell interaction with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) within the skin as well as studying the molecular interactions of HPV at the cell surface.