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Awards and Honors Received by
Graduate Students
| 2007
Lea Beaulieu - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2007) Student Travel Award Robby Campbell - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2007) Jessica Cardenas - Graduate School Merit Assistantship from the UNC Graduate School Jennifer Carter - Graduate Education Advancement Board Recognition Award from the UNC Graduate School Jennifer Carter - Sequoyah Dissertation Fellowship from the UNC Graduate School Laura DiMichele - Graduate Education Advancement Board Recognition Award from the UNC Graduate School Matt Medlin - Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2007) Matt Medlin - Developmental Biology Training Program Olguitza Guzman - Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Training Program Jeremiah Hinson - Graduate Education Advancement Board Recognition Award from the UNC Graduate School Devon Risher - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Jessica Rodriguez - Integrative Vascular Biology Program Trainee Emily Smith - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Kristen K. White – Second Place, Basic Science Poster Presentation, UNC Lineberger Cancer Center Retreat, Spring 2007 Kristen White - UNC Transportation Travel Award |
| 2006
Michael Altenburg - Gordon Conference Travel Award Hunter Best - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2006) Student Travel Award Robby Campbell - Graduate Education Advancement Board Recognition Award from the UNC Graduate School Robby Campbell - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Jennifer Carter - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2006) Student Travel Award Laura DiMichele - Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Academic Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students Laura DiMichele - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (IVB Vascular Biology Forum, Spring 2006) Laura DiMichele - UNC Graduate School Dissertation Completion Fellowship Jason Doherty - Integrative Vascular Biology Program Trainee Jason Doherty - Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2006) Rachel Goldsmith - Graduate School Merit Assistantship from the UNC Graduate School Rachel Goldsmith - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Jennifer Jahn - Experimental Pathologist-in-Training Merit Award, American Society of Investigative Pathology Char Nevis - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2006) Jill Rau - Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Academic Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students Jill Rau – Sigma Xi Research Society Jill Rau – John B. Graham Student Research Society Jill Rau - Gertrude B. Elion Mentored Medical Student Research Award Devon Risher - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2006) Student Travel Award Jessica Rodriguez - Kenan Fellowship from the UNC Graduate School Rupan Sandhu - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Bill Sykes Scholarship Award Liisa Smith - Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Academic Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students Dean Staus - Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program Trainee Kristen White - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2006) Student Travel Award |
| 2005
Michael Altenburg - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (IVB Vascular Biology Forum, Spring 2005) Michael Altenburg - Gordon Conference Travel Award Hunter Best - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2005) Hunter Best - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Hunter Best - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2005) Student Travel Award Laura Dimichele - American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Laura DiMichele - Keystone Symposium Travel AwardJennfer Bushman Gilner - The Order of the Old Well Honorary Society Jennifer Gilner - The Order of the Old Well Honorary Society Jennifer Gilner - Boka Hadzija Award for Distinguished University Service Mark Gramling - Thomas S. and Caroline H. Royster Jr. Fellowship from the UNC Graduate School Mark Gramling - Robert H. Wagner Scholar in Molecular and Cellular Pathology Jeremiah Hinson - Integrative Vascular Biology Program Trainee Terrence Lewis - American Association for Cancer Research Edward A. Smuckler Memorial Workshop on Pathobiology of Cancer Participant Avani Pendse - Best Graduate Student Poster 2nd prize, South Eastern Lipid Research Conference, Callaway Gardens, Georgia; September 2005 Angie Ponguta - Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2005) Jill Rau - Frank Porter Graham Honor Society |
| 2004
Lea Beaulieu - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2004) Student Travel Award Lea Beaulieu - Gordon Conference Travel Award Lea Beaulieu - Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Academic Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students Lea Beaulieu - University of North Carolina Mentoring Program Award Jennifer Bushman Gilner - Experimental Pathologist-in-Training Merit Award, American Society of Investigative Pathology Jennifer Bushman Gilner - North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO) Trainee Travel Award (IVBM 2004) Jennifer Gilner - Young Investigator Award, International Vascular Biology Meeting (IVBM 2004) Jennifer Gilner - Young Investigator Award, 13th International Vascular Biology Meeting Jennifer Bushman Gilner - Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Academic Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students Jennifer Bushman Gilner - Frank Porter Graham Honor Society Jennifer Bushman Gilner - The Order of the Golden Fleece Jennifer Bushman Gilner - The Order of the Grail-Valkyries Laura DiMichele - American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Danny Gray - AACR-Takeda Scholar-in-Training Award, American Association for Cancer Research (2004) Danny Gray - Society for Basic Urological Research Scholar-in-Training Award (2004) Tim Heffernan - Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Academic Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students Tim Heffernan - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2004) Jennifer Jahn - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2004) Student Travel Award Terrence Lewis - Ruth L. Kirchstein Individual National Research Service Award from the NIH/NIGMS Lee Mangiante - Joseph E. Pogue Fellowship from the UNC Graduate School Lee Manginate - Robert H. Wagner Scholar in Molecular and Cellular Pathology Angie Ponguta - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2004) Student Travel Award Jill Rau - Integrative Vascular Biology Program Trainee Devon Risher - Graduate School Merit Assistantship from the UNC Graduate School Devon Risher - Robert H. Wagner Scholar in Molecular and Cellular Pathology Julie Ryan - American Association for Cancer Research Edward A. Smuckler Memorial Workshop on Pathobiology of Cancer Participant Julie Ryan - Transportation Grant Award from the UNC Graduate School Liisa Sundberg Smith - National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Trainee Travel Award (IVBM 2004) Liisa Sundberg Smith - Best Graduate Student Research Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2004) |
| 2003
Michael Altenburg - Integrative Vascular Biology Program Trainee Michael Altenburg - Best Graduate Student Research Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2003) Josh Astern - Integrative Vascular Biology Program Trainee Lea Beaulieu - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2003) Student Travel Award Jennifer Bushman Gilner - Gertrude B. Elion Mentored Medical Student Research Award Jennifer Bushman Gilner - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2003) Student Travel Award Jennifer Bushman Gilner - NAVBO Special Recognition for Excellent Graduate Student Research (Experimental Biology 2003) Danny Gray - Graduate Students Mentoring Undergraduates in Research Award Susan D. Hester - Young Investigator Award Runnerup (Society of Toxicologic Pathologists 2003) Jennifer Jahn - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2003) Student Travel Award Jennifer Jahn - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Char Nevis - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Bill Sykes Scholarship Award Will Pendergraft - Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Academic Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students Will Pendergraft - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2003) Will Pendergraft - Society for Leukocyte Biology Stuent Travel Award Liisa Sundberg - NAVBO Special Recognition for Excellent Graduate Student Research (Experimental Biology 2003) Liisa Sundberg - Integrative Vascular Biology Program Trainee |
| 2002
Lea Beaulieu - Integrative Vascular Biology Program Trainee Jennifer Bushman Gilner - Integrative Vascular Biology Program Trainee Danny Gray - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Tim Heffernan - Keystone Scholar Travel Award (Keystone Symposia on Molecular Mechanisms of DNA Replication and Recombination) Charlotte Lanteri - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2002) Terrence Lewis - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Tom Mullen - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Bill Sykes Scholarship Award Sharon Ricketts - Experimental Pathologist-in-Training Merit Award, American Society of Investigative Pathology Julie Ryan - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2002) Student Travel Award Yau-Sheng Tsai - American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Yau-Sheng Tsai - Integrative Vascular Biology Program Trainee Yau-sheng Tsai - Best Graduate Student Research Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2002) Brandi Whitley - American Association for Cancer Research Edward A. Smuckler Memorial Workshop on Pathobiology of Cancer Participant |
| 2001
Lea Beaulieu - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Bill Sykes Scholarship Award Jessica Delbove - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Paula B. Deming - AACR-Pharmacia Scholar in Training Award Paula B. Deming - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2001) Tim Heffernan - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Alexis Henry - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Experimental Biology 2001) Student Travel Award Susan D. Hester - AACR-Novartis Scholar in Training Award Susan D. Hester - Student Travel Award, 21st Annual Joint Meeting of the Society of Toxicologic Pathologists and the International Federation of Toxicologic Pathologists Susan D. Hester - Young Investigator Award, 21st Annual Joint Meeting of the Society of Toxicologic Pathologists and the International Federation of Toxicologic Pathologists Kelly A. Hogan - Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Academic Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students Jennifer Jahn - University of North Carolina Graduate School Merit Fellowship (2001-2002) Terrence Lewis - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Experimental Biology 2001) Student Travel Award Sharon Ricketts - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2001) Julie Ryan - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Suzanne Tepper - Graduate Student Research Grant from the UNC Medical Alumni Endowment Fund Brandi Whitley - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2001) Student Travel Award Alice Yamada - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2001) |
| 2000
Paula B. Deming - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 2000) Gavin J. Gordon - Experimental Pathologist-in-Training Merit Award, American Society for Investigative Pathology Gavin J. Gordon - Student Research Fellowship from the American Liver Foundation Susan D. Hester - Society of Toxicology Travel Award Kelly A. Hogan - Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the Graduate School of the University of North Carolina Charlotte Lanteri - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Lisa M. Nelson - University of North Carolina Graduate School Merit Fellowship (2000-2001) Arti C. Patel - Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Academic Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students Arlene S. Pereira - Young Scientist Award (1st International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy) Suzanne Tepper - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2000) Student Travel Award Michelle A. Rider - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology 2000) Student Travel Award Jennifer Wemhoff -Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Academic Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students Brandi Whitley - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee |
| 1999
Tracey Dawson - Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology Travel Award Tracey Dawson - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology '99) Travel Award Tracey Dawson - American Society of Hematology Travel Award Tracey Dawson - Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (Annual Research Symposium, Fall 1999) Kelly Hogan - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology '99) Student Travel Award Sharon Ricketts - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Sharon Ricketts - American Society for Investigative Pathology (Experimental Biology '99) Student Travel Award Brandi Whitley - University of North Carolina Graduate School Merit Fellowship (1999-2000) Alice Yamada - Howard Hughes Predoctoral Fellowship |
| 1998
Sharon K. Bullock - Minority Scholar Award in Cancer Research from the American Association of Cancer Research Paula Deming - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Sharon Ricketts - University of North Carolina Graduate School Merit Fellowship (1997-98) Sharon Ricketts - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Suzanne Tepper - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Alice Yamada - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Bill Sikes Scholarship Award |
| 1997
Cheryl Cistulli - American Association of Cancer Research - Pharmingen Young Investigator Award Kelly (Lee) Hogan - University of North Carolina Graduate School Merit Fellowship (1996-97) |
| 1996
Sharon K. Bullock - Frank Porter Graham Graduate and Professional Honor Society Tara Lyons-Darden - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Michelle A. Rider - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee |
| 1995
Diane Palmieri - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee |
| 1994
Sharon K. Bullock - American Association for Cancer Research Minority Travel Award Donald Lawrence - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Vincent Torti - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee |
| 1993
Teresa Carman - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Shyra Crider-Miller |
| 1992
Julia T. Arnold - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Sharon K. Bullock - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee |
| 1990
Steven C. Hoffmann - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee |
| 1988
Andrew Futreal - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Delores Grant - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee Todd Wyatt - Environmental Pathology Program Trainee |