Meet Revolutionaries who are creating a greater world. The GW InnovationFest program will feature research posters, demonstrations, authors, inventions and art—all under one roof! Explore the 2026 digital program below.
Each year, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences invites medical students, graduate students, and postdocs to submit their artistic research images to the Art of Science contest. These images showcase our work and passion for science while highlighting the beauty and breadth of research at the SMHS. The gallery features winners of the 2026 competition.
About the Participant(s)
Name: Sarah Kleb (Grand Prize)
Advisor: Brett Shook
Image: Adipocyte cells (red) with activated Cre (green)—and co-staining as yellow—in a transgenic model.
Department/School: Integrated Biomedical Sciences, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Name: Woudasie Admasu
Advisors: Jyoti K. Jaiswal and Gustavo Nino
Image: Airway epithelial cells express RSV fusion protein (green) at the cell surface (red).
Department/School: Integrated Biomedical Sciences, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Name: Gabriel Batzli
Advisor: Brett Shook
Image: A Hive plot showing positive-and negative-correlated gene pairs from highly variable genes in skin fibroblasts.
Department/School: Integrated Biomedical Sciences, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Name: Marcelina Goldstein
Advisor: Maho Shibata
Image: Collagen fibers (red) in human prostate tissue.
Department/School: Graduate Certificate in Anatomical & Translational Sciences (GCATS) Program, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Name: Lauren Smith
Advisor: Maho Shibata
Image: Macrophage immune cells (red) and tumor cells (green) in the prostate duct lumen.
Department/School: Integrated Biomedical Sciences, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Name: Noah Williams
Advisor: Lauren Woodie
Image: Neurons in the hypothalamus (colors) become active when food is consumed at the wrong time of day.
Department/School: Integrated Biomedical Sciences, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Art x Science Gallery
Food, Flow, and Photography
Student photo gallery from the Food, Flow, and Photography course, demonstrating innovative intersections of science, visual storytelling, and hands-on exploration of fluid dynamics in cooking. This project is a collaboration between the School of Engineering & Applied Science, the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, and the GW Global Food Institute that fosters creativity and integrative thinking. Learn more: https://engineering.gwu.edu/caught-camera-science-you-can-see-and-art-y…
About the Participant(s)
Name: Azar Panah
Title: Associate Professor
School: School of Engineering & Applied Science
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Name: Meredith Rizzo
Title: Adjunct Professor
School: Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
