Due to the outstanding dedication and hard work our students put in towards becoming great scientists, they frequently receive funding both from UNC and outside institutions. Following are some recently awarded fellowships and graduate student awards.

GMB Dissertation Award Winners 2007-2008

• Ryan Dackor- Hobgood Edwards Dissertation Fellowship
• Stephen Willingham-Sarah Graham Kenan Dissertation Fellowship

UNC-CH Graduate School, William Kenan Fellowship

• Michelle Leslie

Department of Defense Fellowship, Breast Cancer Research Program

• Jennifer Jordan

NIH Research Fellowship Awards

• Chevonne Eversley
• Caroline Martz
• Erica Rinella

American Heart Association Fellowship

• Jenna Passman

Initiatives for Maximizing Student Diversity Fellowship

• Vanessa Gonzalez-Perez
• Jaclyn Ellis
• Rex Williams
• Tricia Wright

Integrative Vascular Biology Training Grant

• Ryan Dackor
• Amanda Marvelle
• Daniel Sweet

Microbiology Basic Immune Mechanisms Training Grant

• Matthew Cooper
• Michael Washburn
• Willie Wilson

Molecular Biology of Viral Diseases Training Grant

• Adam Cockrell

Developmental Biology Predoctoral Fellowship

• Will Dunworth
• Lucy Williams

Individual Fellowship

• Ariella Hanker

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Predoctoral Fellowship

• Toby Clarke
• Damien Croteau-Chonka