Congratulations to the MSTP students who recently completed their thesis defenses!
| Name | Graduate Program (Mentor) | Dissertation |
|---|---|---|
| Cam Bermudez, PhD | Biomedical Engineering (Bennett Landman, PhD) | Data-Driven Structural Neuroimaging Metrics to Quantify Aging and Cardiovascular Disease |
| Gabriella DiCarlo, PhD | Neuroscience (Mark Wallace, PhD) | Autism-linked dopamine transporter variant in a murine model: impacts on brain and behavior |
| Stephanie Dudzinski, PhD | Biomedical Engineering (Todd Giorgio, PhD & Jeff Rathmell, PhD) | Leptin Repolarizes Tumor-Associated Macrophages to Boost Immunotherapy Efficacy in Obesity |
| Joseph Elsakr, PhD | Molecular Physiology & Biophysics (Maureen Gannon, PhD) | The Effects of Maternal Overnutrition on the Endocrine Pancreas of the Offspring |
| Andrew Hale, PhD | Biochemistry (John York, PhD | Regulation of iron homeostasis by the sulfur assimilation pathway |
| Sumeeth Jonathan, PhD | Biomedical Engineering (Will Grissom, PhD) | Advancements in MRI-based methods for targeting transcranial focused ultrasound |
| Lindsay Klofas, PhD | Neuroscience (Robert Carson, MD, PhD & Kevin Ess, MD, PhD) | Modeling DEPDC5 mutations in epilepsy using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells and a genetic mouse model |
| Kevin Manz, PhD | Neuroscience (Brad Grueter, PhD) | Microcircuit mechanisms regulation nucleus accumbens circuit function |
| Michael Raddatz, PhD | Biomedical Engineering (Dave Merryman, PhD) | Identifying Inflammatory Mechanisms in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease |
| Eileen Shiuan, PhD | Cancer Biology (Jin Chen, MD, PhD) | The EphA2/Ephrin-A1 Axis Regulates Host-Tumor Interactions |
| John Snow, PhD | Cell & Developmental Biology (Kevin Ess, MD, PhD) | Modeling Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood with iPSC-Derived Neurons |
| Petria Thompson, PhD | Biochemistry (David Cortez, PhD) | HMCES, an Evolutionary Conserved Protein, Shields Abasic Sites to Promote Genome Integrity |
