CPC Postdoctoral Scholar Betsy Pleasants named STAT Wunderkind for 2026
Congratulations to Carolina Population Center Postdoctoral Trainee Betsy Pleasants on being named a STAT Wunderkind, an annual recognition of emerging leaders in science and medicine.
Pleasants, also a Postdoctoral Research Associate working with the Center for Women’s Health Research at UNC, seeks to further reproductive health equity in the US by focusing on exploring and leveraging technologies for health through rigorous, creative, and innovative research approaches.
STAT reviewed hundreds of nominations from across North America to identify the next generation of scientific innovators and leaders. The annual list celebrates the “unheralded heroes of science and medicine” whose work is shaping the future of health and research.
For more information about the award, visit the STAT Wunderkind website.