{"id":11384,"date":"2026-05-22T12:55:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/?p=11384"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:30:34","slug":"gmb-congratulates-our-spring-2026-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/2026\/05\/gmb-congratulates-our-spring-2026-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"GMB Congratulates Our Spring 2026 Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The UNC Chapel Hill Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology congratulates 11 Spring graduates for their hard work and accomplishments!<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you continue to grow and can&#8217;t wait to see what is next for you!<\/p>\n<p>You will always be a part of our GMB family!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring 2026 GMB Graduates (in alphabetical order):<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11385 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Ian-Curtin.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Curtin\" width=\"236\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ian Curtin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jason Stein Lab<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Sharon-Edmiston.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Edmiston\" width=\"233\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sharon Edmiston<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nancy Thomas Lab<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Riya-Gohil.jpg\" alt=\"Riya Gohil\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Riya-Gohil.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Riya-Gohil-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Riya Gohil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jill Dowen Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Brian-Gural.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Gural\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Brian-Gural.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Brian-Gural-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Gural<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christoph Rau Lab<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2020\/03\/GMB-logo.jpg\" alt=\"GMB Logo\" width=\"832\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2020\/03\/GMB-logo.jpg 832w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2020\/03\/GMB-logo-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2020\/03\/GMB-logo-768x287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2020\/03\/GMB-logo-600x224.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Fred-Koitz.jpg\" alt=\"Fred Koitz\" width=\"236\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fred Koitz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kacy Gordon Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Gabrielle-Quickstad.jpg\" alt=\"Gabrielle Quickstad\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Gabrielle-Quickstad.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2026\/05\/Gabrielle-Quickstad-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabrielle Quickstad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Karl Shpargel and Terry Magnuson Labs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\"><img 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