Congratulations to 2026 EDC-North Carolina Poster Award Winners

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:July 21, 2026
Post category:Blog

From left:

Brittany Rickard, NCSU, first place, post-doctoral student

Rebecca Hoehn, Duke University, first place, graduate student

Elijah Blss, UNC, third place, graduate student

Kristina Dagenhardt, UNC, second place, graduate student

The fifth annual HEEDS-North Carolina meeting was held on May 29, 2026 at NIEHS. Thank you to all who showed up! We had 40 posters and over 100 registrants.

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