{"id":7189,"date":"2026-05-01T14:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/?p=7189"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:53:43","slug":"unc-undergraduates-present-research-under-the-mentorship-of-dr-kristin-tully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/2026\/05\/01\/unc-undergraduates-present-research-under-the-mentorship-of-dr-kristin-tully\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Undergraduates Present Research Under the Mentorship of Dr. Kristin Tully"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/people\/kristin-tully\/\">Kristin Tully, PhD<\/a>, research associate professor in the Division of Maternal\u2013Fetal Medicine, mentored four UNC undergraduate students\u2014Simran Malik, Zehra Gundogdu, Ananya Pragaturu and Leela Newton\u2014on research focused on quality maternal health care. Each student presented original, student\u2011led research at the\u00a027th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research\u00a0at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 22, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor and joy to mentor junior scholars, particularly around such meaningful research,\u201d Tully said.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7191\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7191 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Gundogdu-300x284.jpeg\" alt=\"Zehra Gundogdu presented original, student\u2011led research at the\u00a027th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research\u00a0at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 22, 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Gundogdu-300x284.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Gundogdu-600x568.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Gundogdu.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a0Zehra Gundogdu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7192\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7192 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Malik-300x211.jpeg\" alt=\"Simran Malik presented original, student\u2011led research at the\u00a027th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research\u00a0at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 22, 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Malik-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Malik-1024x719.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Malik-768x539.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Malik-600x421.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Malik.jpeg 1398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a0Simran Malik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7193\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7193 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Newton-300x231.jpeg\" alt=\"Leela Newton presented original, student\u2011led research at the\u00a027th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research\u00a0at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 22, 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Newton-300x231.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Newton-1024x788.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Newton-768x591.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Newton-600x461.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Newton.jpeg 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a0Leela Newton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7194\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7194 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Pragaturu-300x206.jpeg\" alt=\"Ananya Pragaturu presented original, student\u2011led research at the\u00a027th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research\u00a0at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 22, 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Pragaturu-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Pragaturu-768x528.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Pragaturu-600x413.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/Pragaturu.jpeg 919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a0Ananya Pragaturu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristin Tully, PhD, research associate professor in the Division of Maternal\u2013Fetal Medicine, mentored four UNC undergraduate students\u2014Simran Malik, Zehra Gundogdu, Ananya Pragaturu and Leela Newton\u2014on research focused on quality maternal health care. 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