Student Achievement Awards and Contributions

2024-2025 Awardees and Contributors:

American Physician Scientist Association – Executive Council 

Emily Southida Kounlavong 

Bill Sykes Scholar in Pathobiology and Translational Science 

Constandina O’Connell 

Excellence in Research Oral Presentation Awards – Annual Research Symposium 

Emily Mary Rabjohns 

Makala Moore  

Goldman Family Endowment 

Zachary Douglas Schrank 

Governor’s Institute Scholarship 

Zachary Douglas Schrank 

Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG)
Samantha Halie Beck – Senator
Emily Southida Kounlavong – Senator 

Integrated Translational Oncology Program (iTOP) T32 Training Grant 

Emily Southida Kounlavong 

Interdisciplinary Vascular Biology (IVB) T32 Training Grant 

Lucia Gabrielle Grandison 

Paige Reiko Takasugi 

John B. Graham Student Research Society – Executive Council 

Emily Southida Kounlavong 

Lightning Talk Award – Annual Research Symposium 

Jonathan Nagel 

Zachary Douglas Schrank 

Katherine Pryzwansky Young Investigator Award 

Paige Takasugi 

Marc J. Mass Memorial Lecture Planning Committee  

Lucia Grandison – Committe Chair 

Breanna Jeffcoat, 

Emily Kounlavong 

Shea Ricketts 

Amy Zhang 

NIH T32 Predoctoral Training Grant – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 

Jenny Coelho 

Claire Reist  

Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Committee
Samantha Halie Beck – Recruitment Coordinator
Pria Bose – Finance & Budget Officer
Young Joo Choi – Social Events Coordinator
Jenny Coelho – Committee Chair
Lucia Gabrielle Grandison – Internal Communications Officer
Breanna Jeffcoat – Student Inclusion & Belonging Liaison
Chelsea Li – Scientific Outreach Coordinator
Savannah Elise LaBuda – Vice Chair
Claire Reist – Recruitment Coordinator
Amy Luo Zhang – Digital Media Coordinator
Emily Southida Kounlavong – Social Events Coordinator 

Pathobiology and Translational Science Annual Research Symposium Committee 

Claire Reist 

Emily Kounlavong 

UNC/Duke Joint Pathology Research Symposium Committee 

Samantha Beck  

Pria Bose  

Young Joo Choi  

Jenny Coelho 

Robert H. Wagner Scholar in Pathobiology and Translational Science 

Elizabeth Alderman McInnis 

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) 

Dina O’Connell 

Xiaolu Pan  

UNC Lineberger Trainee Day – Basic Science Best Poster
Emily Southida Kounlavong 

UNC Lineberger Travel Award
Jenny Coelho