{"id":24586,"date":"2025-05-22T16:50:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=24586"},"modified":"2025-05-22T18:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:09:24","slug":"two-usc-dornsife-students-earn-goldwater-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/two-usc-dornsife-students-earn-goldwater-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Two USC Dornsife students earn prestigious Goldwater scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                          \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/goldwater-scholars-dornsife-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/goldwater-scholars-dornsife-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/goldwater-scholars-dornsife-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/goldwater-scholars-dornsife-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Side-by-side portraits of Catcher Salazar and Jason Toliao.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Juniors Catcher Salazar (left) and Jason Toliao plan to pursue PhDs after earning bachelor\u2019s degrees in biological sciences and neuroscience, respectively. (Photos: Courtesy of Salazar and Toliao.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=student\">Student<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Two USC Dornsife students earn prestigious Goldwater scholarships<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Aimed at identifying and nurturing scientific talent, the scholarships support students focused on developmental biology and pediatric neurology.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Margaret Crable<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">May 22, 2025<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m7.43475275 9.52380952-2.17490843 2.26076008c-1.08745421 1.058837-1.68841575 2.518315-1.68841575 4.0350275 0 1.5167124.60096154 2.9475732 1.68841575 4.0350274 1.058837 1.0874543 2.51831502 1.6884158 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Goldwater scholarships, administered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/goldwaterscholarship.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation<\/a>, support talented undergraduate science majors. Students at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences have been <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/?topic=goldwater-scholarship\">consistent winners<\/a> of the prestigious scholarships, with at least one receiving the honor every year since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s awardees, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bisc\/\">biological sciences<\/a> major Catcher Salazar and <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/usc-neuroscience\/undergraduate-curriculum\/\">neuroscience major<\/a> Jason Toliao, both plan to pursue advanced degrees and conduct medical research after they graduate from USC Dornsife.<\/p>\n<h2>Catcher Salazar<\/h2>\n<p>Junior Catcher Salazar\u2019s initial interest in biology began in high school. \u201cEver since Mr. Jay Kulkarni, my freshman year biology teacher, made me pay attention in class, \u2026 I have been fascinated with understanding how nature works, within and around us,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Now a biological sciences major at USC Dornsife, Salazar works in the lab of <a href=\"https:\/\/morsutlab.usc.edu\/leonardo-morsut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leonardo Morsut<\/a>, assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keck School of Medicine of USC<\/a>. Salazar is leading a project focused on gastrulation, an essential step in mammalian embryonic development. Using stem cells from mouse embryos, he models this process to better understand it \u2014 including where it can go wrong and subsequently lead to diseases. The research has also received support from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirm.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Institute for Regenerative Medicine<\/a>, a state agency that funds stem cell and regenerative medicine research.<\/p>\n<p>After graduation, Salazar plans to pursue a Fulbright Scholarship researching developmental biology in Europe. Next, he\u2019d like to complete a PhD in systems and developmental biology before joining academia and starting a research lab of his own.<\/p>\n<h2>Jason Toliao<\/h2>\n<p>On his first day at USC Dornsife, junior Jason Toliao reached out to Keck School of Medicine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/peter-chiarelli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Chiarelli<\/a>, assistant professor of clinical neurological surgery, and <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/pradip-chaudhari\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pradip Chaudhari<\/a>, associate professor of clinical pediatrics, to inquire about assisting with their research. The email led to an ongoing mentorship and 10 research projects with clinical implications.<\/p>\n<p>Toliao\u2019s work focuses primarily on pediatric brain neuroimaging, including Goldwater-supported research into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninds.nih.gov\/health-information\/disorders\/hydrocephalus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hydrocephalus<\/a>. He\u2019s testing novel MRI sequences and hopes to implement them at various medical institutions for diagnostic use soon. His other projects are focused on traumatic brain injury and improving MRI imaging in the emergency setting.<\/p>\n<p>Toliao\u2019s interest in medicine arose from his own childhood experiences. Born premature at just 28 weeks, ongoing health problems necessitated frequent visits to doctor\u2019s offices and numerous MRI scans while growing up. He now hopes to become a doctor to provide care to others, \u201cjust as my doctors helped me become healthy,\u201d he says. After graduation next year, he\u2019s aiming to attend medical school and continue research that uses neuroimaging to improve clinical practice.<\/p>\n<h2>About the scholarship<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. Congress established the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goldwaterscholarship.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation<\/a>\u00a0in 1986 as a living memorial to Sen. Barry Goldwater just prior to his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Goldwater Scholars receive assistance with their application from experts at <a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USC Academic Honors and Fellowships<\/a>. 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