Congratulations to the MSTP students who recently completed their thesis defenses!
| Name | Graduate Program (Mentor) | Dissertation |
|---|---|---|
| Abin Abraham, PhD | Human Genetics (Tony Capra, PhD) | Quantifying preterm birth risk and heterogeneity using evolutionary genomics and machine learning from electronic health records |
| Lizzie Flook, PhD | Neuroscience (Jenni Blackford, PhD) | Connectivity between the BNST and insula during abstinence from alcohol use disorder |
| Caleb Ford, PhD | Biomedical Engineering (Jim Cassat, MD, PhD) | The role of HIF signaling during Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis and biomaterial-based treatment strategies |
| Hernán González, PhD | Biomedical Engineering (Dario Englot, MD, PhD) | Analysis of Subcortical Arousal System Connectivity in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy |
| Aaron Lim, PhD | Cancer Biology (Kim Rathmell, MD, PhD) | Synthetic Lethality and Extracellular Vesicle Metabolism in Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| Joseph Luchsinger, PhD | Neuroscience (Danny Winder, PhD) | Delineation of an Insula-BNST Circuit Engaged by Struggling Behavior that Regulates Avoidance |
| Tory Martucci, PhD | Human Genetics (Melinda Aldrich, MPH, PhD) | Leveraging electronic health records and genetic predictors to understand COPD and lung cancer |
| Elizabeth Moore, PhD | Neuroscience (Angela Jefferson, PhD) | Etiologies of White Matter Damage in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease |
| Ben Reisman, PhD | Chemical & Physical Biology (Brian Bachmann, PhD) | Studies on the Mechanism of Action of Selectively Cytotoxic Glycosylated Polyketides |
| Paula Marincola Smith, MD, PhD | Cancer Biology (Dan Beauchamp, MD) | TGF-beta Signaling as a Modulator of Epithelial Inflammation and Barrier Function in the Mouse Colon |
| Cody Stothers, PhD | Microbe-Host Interactions (Ed Sherwood, MD, PhD | Beta-glucan Trained Immunity in Macrophages as Immunotherapy Against Infection |
| David Tovar, PhD | Neuroscience (Mark Wallace, PhD) | Of Machines and Men: Searching for the What, When, and Where of Perception |
| Jack Walker, PhD | Molecular Physiology & Biophysics (Al Powers, MD) | New Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms of Islet Dysfunction in Human Diabetes |
| Patrick Wu, MS, PhD | Biomedical Informatics (Wei-Qi Wei, MD, PhD) | Systematic Evaluation of Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Repurposing Candidates |
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