Department of BiologyBiology Faculty & Staff Recognizing the Class of 2020
Biology Graduates September, December 2019 and May 2020 and September & December 2020 (intended) with a First Major in Biology
(Name, Degree, Concentration)
Alexander Edison Adams, BS, Pharmacology
Meredyth Stewart Albright, AB
Evangelia Ann Alexopoulos, BS
Ariana Allen, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Julia Rose Araneta, BS
Melissa Alexa Baldino, BS
Andrea Blancarte Ball, BS, Pharmacology
Hannah Dorothy Berg, BS, Genomics
Lindsay Elizabeth Billings, BS
Graham Ross Mofield Blair, BS
Nicholas Bodkin, BS, Genomics
Mia Julia Borger, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Andrew Bernard Brown, BS
Emma Grace Burns, BS
Elise Michelle Cai, BS
Christopher Masters Camitta, BS
Andrea Chalem, BS
Keshav Ravi Chandran, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Usamah Nazir Chaudhary, BS
Michelle Yi Wen Chen, BS
Amanda Lee Conti, BS, Genomics
Yannet Daniel, BS
Allison Lynn Dear, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Hector Stephane Louis Marie de Galard Terraube, BS, Genetics
James Nicholas de Giorgio, AB
Caroline T Del Real, BS, Marine Biology
Avani Preyas Desai, BS
Varsha Devarapalli, BS
Alexandra Eva DiGiacomo, BS
Isabelle Doan, BS
Rinchen Doma, BS
Joy Elizabeth Duer, BS
Amika A Ekanem, BS
James Xinmeng Feng, BS
Taylor Jewel Fistel, BS, Neurobiology
Caroline Eliza Forster, BS
Noelle Claire Garbaccio, BS, Genomics
Laurynn Garcia, BS
Steven William Gaston, BS, Evolutionary Biology
Matthew Maged Gayed, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Madeline Cheng Go, BS
Alessandria Josephine Greco, BS
Lucy Michelle Greenwald, BS
Paulina Guerra Schleske, BS
Katherine Hahn, BS, Ecology
Ian Nash Handler, BS
Jamie Blair Harris, BS, Pharmacology
Cynthia Rose Helm, BS
Lydia Anne Hendrick, AB
Nathaniel Hernandez, BS, Pharmacology
Paige Sutton Hetley, BS
Sofia Hidalgo Perea, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Meghan Hu, BS, Neurobiology
Jai Eun Huh, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Kaycie Marguerite Hutcheson, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Maya Isabel Iskandarani, BS
Hope Elizabeth Jackson, BS
Katherine Rose James, BS
Tracy Jane Jander, AB, Marine Biology
Shiyu Jing, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Joseph G John, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Conan Juan, BS
Abigail Cordoza Judge, BS, Neurobiology
Amanda Kahn, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Brittany Michelle Kampfer, BS
Jamie Jae Hyun Karl, BS
Nicole Marie Kastelic, BS, Genomics
Kate Meicong Ke, AB
Ashley Khouri, BS
Phoebe Nduta Kiburi, BS
Kristie Kim, BS
Jason Kim, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Connor S King, BS
Lindsey Kinsella, BS
Katja Helgeson Kochvar, BS, Ecology
Maria Eugenia Kovalik, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Elizabeth Grace Krogman, BS
Alexandra Megan Kunzle, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Harrison Sean Labban, BS, Neurobiology
Michelle Elizabeth Larsen, BS, Ecology
Robert Seongsoo Lee, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Rebecca Frances Lee, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Samantha Marie Lee, BS
Jacob Ryan Levine, BS
Ian Matthew Levitan, BS
Katherine Li, BS
Jinjie Ling, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Taylor Lipsich, BS
Holly M LoTurco, BS
Alexander Joseph Lowell, BS
Yasmin Hassan Maktal, BS
Brandon Garrett Mannarino, BS
Ashley Michelle Marko, BS, Marine Biology
Caitlyn Martinez, BS
Amanda Elise May, BS, Pharmacology
Aidan McGinnis, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Olivia June McKinney, BS
Andre' David Mego, BS
Malini Divya Mehta, BS
Teresa Tingzhu Meng, BS
Miranda Metz, BS
Kirill Milov, BS, Genomics
Samantha Morales, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Selin Ocal, BS
Emily R Olszewski, BS
Valedie Olga Oray, BS
Keegan O'Reilly, BS
Rayleigh M Palmer, BS
Yiwei Pan, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Hee Su Park, BS
Shreya Sanjay Patel, AB
Alexandra Jeannine Paulenich, AB
Kieu Tien Angela Thi Pham, BS
Pablo Jesus Piedra, BS
Christina Wynne Pipkin, BS, Marine Biology
Lindsey Mae Reynolds, BS
Blaire Kathryn Rikard, BS
Jonathan Rodriguez, BS
Andrew John Rosowicz, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Sabina Savelyeva, BS, Pharmacology
Jonathan Daniel Schwartzman, BS
Mehreen Shafqat, BS
Abdulla Shahid, BS
Anu Sharma, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Nathan Christopher Shaul, BS
Grace Shen, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Hannah Shepard, BS
Michael Jinyen Shu, BS
Roseline Margaretta Simanjuntak, BS, Ecology
Anna Leigh Slingerland, BS
Akib Islam Sohel, BS
D'amy Nicole Steward, BS, Ecology
Esteban Suarez, BS
Emily Sun, BS
Della Tao, BS
Christopher Scudder Teufel, BS, Marine Biology
Ana Isabel Thurman, BS
Andrew Ming-An Tsai, BS
Karissa Catherine Tu, BS
Olivia Claire TumSuden, BS
Jennifer Mabel Uzcategui, BS
Giselle Lorena Vargas, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Tanmayi Deepak Vashist, BS, Genomics
Shagun Vashisth, BS
Mallissa Lee Vuong, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Yuxuan Wang, BS
Julia Wang, BS
Paul Zhaoxun Wang, BS, Pharmacology
Barbara Lynn Weaver, BS, Plant Biology
Jessica Whang, BS
Patree Witoonchart, AB
Jake Yutan Wong, BS, Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Brad Robert Woodie, BS
Allison Wei-Yi Wu, BS
Helena Ming Wu, BS
Frederick Max Xu, BS, Evolutionary Biology
Peter Yao, BS
Kamyar Yazdani, BS, Genomics
Georgia Kalla Young, BS, Animal Behavior
Catherine Yu, BS
Karen Raychi Zhao, BS, Cell & Molecular Biology
Kevin Zhou Zheng, BS
Jeffrey Yinhong Zhong, BS
Connie Zhou, BS
Students Graduating with a Second or Interdepartmental Major in Biology
(Name, Degree, Interdepartmental Major or Concentration)
Lingrong Jin, AB
David Jimenez-Vallejo, BS
Richard Gunnar Mortenson, AB
Philipp Oliver Popp, BS
Lisa Jacqueline Regula, AB
Brian Rhee, BS, Biology/Sociology
Pranav Ishaan Warman, BS
Sara Michelle Zimmerman, BS, Pharmacology
Recognition of Biology Majors Earning Honors
The James B. Rast Memorial Award in Comparative Organismal Biology
Lucy Greenwald
The parents and friends of James Brailsford Rast, a member of the Class of 1958 of Duke University, endowed this award in his memory. Given each year by the Biology faculty in recognition of excellence in the study of organismal biology.
The Maggie Schneider Award in Marine Biology
Alexandra DiGiacomo
In memory of Maggie Schneider, a member of the Duke class of 2004. Given each year by the faculty of the Duke University Marine Laboratory to the biology major who demonstrates the love of learning and service in marine and conservation biology.
The Edward C. Horn Memorial Prize for Excellence in Biology
Nathan Shaul
Given each year to a graduating biology major who has shown, in the opinion of the biology faculty, the highest level of academic achievement and promise, this prize is offered in memory of Professor Edward C. Horn. It is a tribute to his warm regard for students and faculty and his appreciation of scholarly excellence.
The Excellence in Plant Science Prize
Barbara Lynn Weaver
Given each year by the Botany faculty in recognition of excellence in plant science research.
Biology Faculty Awards
Katja Kochvar, Tanmayi Vashist, Frederick Xu
Given by the Biology faculty for outstanding intellectual achievements and excellence in research.
Graduation with Distinction in Biology
Awarded by the biology faculty to majors achieving excellence in both their studies and the performance of significant and original research. The awardees have earned at least a B average in biology and successfully presented a poster and a thesis based on their research.
View a PDF of Graduates with Distinction & Thesis Titles
High Distinction
Amanda Lee Conti, Alexandra Eva DiGiacomo, Matthew Maged Gayed, Madeline Cheng Go, Paulina Guerra Schleske, Jamie Blair Harris, Nathaniel Hernandez, Katherine Rose James, Lingrong Jin, Amanda Kahn, Connor Shaughnessy King, Jacob Ryan Levine, Yiwei Pan, Blaire Kathryn Rikard, Sabina Savelyeva, Nathan Christopher Shaul, Hannah Shepard, Akib Islam Sohel, Tanmayi Deepak Vashist, Yuxuan Wang, Frederick Max Xu
Distinction
Meredyth Stewart Albright, Evangelia Ann Alexopoulos, Graham Ross Blair, Elise Michelle Cai, Yannet Daniel, Allison Lynn Dear, Caroline T Del Real, Avani Preyas Desai, Joy Elizabeth Duer, Taylor Jewel Fistel, Steven William Gaston, Lucy Michelle Greenwald, Lydia Anne Hendrick, Sofia Hidalgo Perea, Meghan Hu, Shiyu Jing, Phoebe Nduta Kiburi, Jason Kim, Kristie Kim, Lindsey Kinsella, Katja Helgeson Kochvar, Maria Eugenia Kovalik, Elizabeth Grace Krogman, Alexandra Megan Kunzle, Harrison Sean Labban, Michelle Elizabeth Larsen, Rebecca Frances Lee, Katherine Li, Jinjie Ling, Holly M LoTurco, Amanda Elise May, Aidan McGinnis, Samantha Morales, Rayleigh Melia Palmer, Kieu Tien Angela Thi Pham, Christina Wynne Pipkin, Grace Shen, Anna Leigh Slingerland, Giselle Lorena Vargas, Mallissa Lee Vuong, Paul Zhaoxun Wang, Pranav Ishaan Warman, Patree Witoonchart, Brad Robert Woodie, Georgia Kalla Young, Jeffrey Yinhong Zhong