
Akhil Kaushik, a biology major, has been admitted to the program at Washington University in St. Louis.
Both Hicks and Kaushik are students in the UAB Honors College Science and Technology Honors Program. They are the third and fourth students from UAB to be selected for the Amgen Summer Research Scholarship since 2014.
Made possible through a 12-year, $50 million commitment from the Amgen Foundation, the Amgen Scholars summer program allows undergraduates from across the globe to participate in research opportunities at world-class institutions.