Congratulations to Li’an for receiving the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship!
Alabama Schweitzer Fellows are competitively chosen from students enrolled in graduate and professional schools around the state, who demonstrate a passion for cultivating positive change in Alabama communities where the need is greatest. Fellows conduct a year-long service project (200+ hours over the year) and engage in monthly, multidisciplinary leadership training. They receive extensive personalized mentorship to help their project succeed. Li’an was recently honored with this fellowship, and we know she’s going to do great things. Congrats again Li’an!
Welcome Buffy!
We are excited to welcome Buffy Reaves to the lab! Buffy has joined as a research technician and will a great addition to our lab family.
Congratulations Amr Rafat Elhamamsy, PhD!
In December 2024, Amr successfully defended his thesis project! His thesis was the culmination of many years of research, study, and hard work. We are now proud to refer to his as Dr. Amr Elhamamsy.
The Samant Lab at the 2024 O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Retreat
The lab attended the 2024 O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Retreat in October. They presented posters, attended talks by members of the O’Neal CCC, and listened to cutting-edge work in the field of cancer research.
Our very own Amr was awarded the Tandra Chaudhari Award for Research in Women’s Cancer for his poster presentation. Congrats! Dr. Lalita was proud to have one of her lab members win this award and was the one to present it to Amr on stage.
The Samant Lab at the 2024 Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium at Vanderbilt University
Courtney, Li’an, and Ian all attended the 2024 SEMSS conference to learn more about projects in nearby schools. They enjoyed talks from keynote speakers, networking with peers and those in different disciplines, and presenting posters of their work. Ian was awarded second place in the Graduate Student category for his poster presentation!
Welcome Li’an and Bhavya!
Li’an Williams is an MSTP student who officially joined the lab after having passed the USMLE Step One exam to finish up her second year of medical school. Li’an is currently pursuing her PhD, which she will earn before returning to clinic to finish her medical training.
Bhavya Papineni rejoins the lab after being accepted into the Cancer Biology theme to pursue her PhD!
Both Li’an and Bhavya are fun, engaging, and insightful members of the lab, and we are very excited to have them!
Congratulations to Annie and Melanie!
Annie was accepted into the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Class of 2028! She left the lab to start her journey in medicine.
Melanie was accepted into Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Vanderbilt University! She has joined this program in pursuit of her PhD.
Congratulations to both of our former lab members!
