ICPI Pathology Honor Society Awards – Tien Vo and Neil Biswas
Congratulations to Tien Vo and Neil Biswas, who were inducted into the Intersociety Council for Pathology Information (ICPI) Pathology Honor Society. Tien and Neil are recognized for their pursuit of knowledge in pathology and overall excellence and professionalism as medical undergraduates. The Pathology Honor Society is the premier national award of the ICPI to recognize outstanding medical students. ICPI is governed by leaders from five major organizations (AAPath, ASCP, ASIP, CAP and USCAP). More recently, both Drs. Biswas and Vo have been recruited as PGY1 pathology residents within our department.
Angevine Award – Maggie Lacke
The Pathology Trainee Educational Excellence Committee selected Maggie Lacke as the 2026 Angevine Award winner. This award is given annually to a second-year UW-SMPH student at the end of Phase 1 for outstanding achievement in pathology. Maggie was a former Angevine Fellow and additionally a leader for the Pathology Student Interest Group. Congratulations Maggie!
CAP Distinguished Medical Student Award – Neil Biswas
Congratulations to Neil Biswas, recipient of a College of American Pathologists (CAP) Distinguished Medical Student Award. The award is given to a medical student, in any year of training, for outstanding achievement, aptitude, or interest in pathology. The award honors the student’s initiative in learning about pathology and participating in pathology-related activities. Dr. Biswas was a former Pathology Student Interest Group leader, a 2025 winner of an ASCP Genomics Workshop Medical Student Travel Award to the annual ASCP meeting (where he also presented a pathology-based research abstract), and was recently interviewed by CAP PATH News Network Daily Edition regarding his journey to pathology: Pathologist’s Famous Poem Still Echoes on Memorial Day | PATH News Network Daily Edition
