| Student Name | Program (Mentor) | Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Enriquez, PhD | Microbe-Host Interactions (Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH) | OG0523 proteins act as bacterial and host determinants of Staphylococcus aureus growth and infection dynamics |
| Drew Kittleson, PhD | Neuroscience (Julia Sheffield, PhD) | Functional Activation and Connectivity of the Posterior Insula during Interoceptive Processing in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders |
| Chloe Cho, PhD | Biomedical Engineering (Bennett Landman, PhD) | Multimodal Integration for Translational AI in Dermatology |
| Victor Borza, MS, PhD | Biomedical Informatics (Bradley Malin, PhD) | Dataset Composition, Algorithmic Fairness, and Applications in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Outcome Prediction |
| Kimmy Bress, PhD | Neuroscience (Carissa Cascio, PhD and Julia Sheffield, PhD) | Mapping The Facial Sensorimotor Network As A Target For Expressivity Differences In Autism |
| Joe DeCorte, PhD | Chemical & Physical Biology (Jens Meiler, PhD) | Ensemble-Based Methods for Predicting PROTAC Degradation Efficiency |
| Stephanie Cajigas Gabriel, PhD | Neuroscience (Erin Calipari, PhD) | The role of accumbal dopamine in shaping adaptive and maladaptive aversive learning strategies |
| Aaron Gochman, PhD | Pharmacology (Bjorn Knollmann, MD, PhD) | Targeting pathologic intracellular calcium release to prevent lethal arrhythmias |
| Jeewoo Kim, PhD | Human Genetics (Digna Velez Edwards, PhD and Jacklyn Hellwege, PhD) | Identifying novel risk factors and therapeutics for uterine fibroids |
| Duby Okonkwo, PhD | Molecular Pathology & Immunology (Jonathan Schoenecker, MD, PhD) | Regenerative Mechanisms in Spinal Fusion: Insights into Host and Graft Contributions |
| Jennifer Peek, PhD | Cell & Developmental Biology (Matthew Wilson, MD, PhD and Lauren Woodard, PhD) | Development of AAV Gene Therapy for an Inherited Kidney Stone Disorder |
| Yash Pershad, PhD | Human Genetics (Alex Bick, MD, PhD) | Fitness, Fate, and Function of Clonal Hematopoiesis |
| Clara Si, PhD | Microbe-Host Interactions (Jim Cassat, MD, PhD) | Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand Signaling Dampens Macrophage Innate Immune Responses |
| Ariel Thorson, PhD | Molecular Physiology & Biophysics (John Stafford, MD, PhD) | Cardiometabolic Signature of Estradiol Therapy in Hypogonadal Males: From Lipid and Glucose Metabolism Changes to Abnormal Cardiac Remodeling. |
| Megan Tigue, PhD | Cancer Biology (Vivian Weiss, MD, PhD) | Wnt Signaling Drives Dynamic Changes in Macrophage Polarization in Thyroid Cancer |
| Atlee Witt, PhD | Chemical & Physical Biology (Seth Smith, PhD) | Advanced Radiological Assessment of the Spinal Cord in Multiple Sclerosis |
