Congratulations to the MSTP students who recently completed their thesis defenses!
| Name | Graduate Program (Mentor) | Dissertation |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Axelrod, PhD | Cancer Biology (Justin Balko, PharmD, PhD) | Antigen Discovery in Immunotherapy-Associated Myocarditis and Blood-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer |
| Connor Beebout, PhD | Microbe-Host Interactions (Maria Hadjifrangiskou, PhD) | Defining the Role of Aerobic Respiration in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Physiology and Pathogenesis |
| Ben Brown, PhD | Chemical and Physical Biology (Jens Meiler, PhD) | Integration of ligand-and structure-based cheminformatics tools with protein dynamic modeling for drug design |
| Rachel Brown, PhD | Cancer Biology (Chris Williams, MD, PhD) | Myeloid Translocation Genes (MTGs) Coordinate Intestinal and Colonic Epithelial Differentiation, Regeneration, and Tumorigenesis |
| Bridget Collins, PhD | Neuroscience (Jeff Neul, MD, PhD) | Functional characterization of R294X and C-terminal MECP2 mutations in Rett syndrome |
| Courtney Edwards, PhD | Cancer Biology (Rachelle Johnson, PhD) | Molecular Mechanisms of Breast Tumor Progression, Dormancy, and Bone Metastasis |
| Brynna Eisele, PhD | Pharmacology (John York, PhD) | Modulation of Chondroitin Sulfation by Lithium-Inhibited Bisphosphate Nucleotidase 2 |
| Benjamin Fowler, PhD | Microbe-Host Interactions (Jim Crowe, MD and Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH) | Functional classes of naturally occurring human antibodies developed against Gram-negative bacterial pathogens |
| JooEun "Jay" Kang, PhD | Human Genetics (Doug Ruderfer, PhD) | Leveraging biobanks to characterize the genetic architecture of suicide attempt, suicidal ideation, and treatment-resistant depression |
| Matt Madden, PhD | Molecular Pathology & Immunology (Jeff Rathmell, PhD) | Glucose and Glutamine in the Tumor Microenvironment and CD8 T Cell Function |
| Evonne McArthur, PhD | Human Genetics (Tony Capra, PhD) | The contribution of the 3D genome to gene regulation, human evolution, and disease |
| Kelsey McNew, PhD | Molecular Pathology & Immunology (Dan Moore, MD, PhD) | The Fragility of Inducible Immune Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes |
| Ayesha Muhammad, PhD | Human Genetics (Dan Roden, MD) | Addressing challenges to genomic medicine: effects of rare and common variation on arrhythmia and pharmacogenetic phenotypes |
| Christopher Peek, PhD | Microbe Host Interactions (James Cassat, MD, PhD) | Impact of intestinal inflammation on osteoclast differentiation and function |
| Brad Reinfeld, PhD | Cancer Biology (Kim Rathmell, MD, PhD) | Deciphering Cell Specific Metabolic Programs in the Tumor Microenvironment |
| Maxwell Roeske, PhD | Neuroscience (Stephan Heckers, MD) | Mechanisms of hippocampal dysfunction in psychosis |
| Danny Sack, PhD | Epidemiology (Carolyn Audet, PhD) | A couples-based intervention and postpartum contraceptive update in Zambezia Province, Mozambique |
| Ayaka Sugiura, PhD | Microbe Host Interactions (Jeff Rathmell, PhD) | Identifying differential metabolic dependencies in CDF+ T cell subsets using targeted in vivo CRISPR/Cas9-based screening |
| Christiaan Wijers, PhD | Microbe Host Interactions (Michael Noto, MD, PhD) | The Role of the Gram-Negative Cell Envelope in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Pneumonia |
| Matthew Wleklinski, PhD | Pharmacology (Bjorn Knollman, MD, PhD) | Deciphering molecular and tissue mechanisms of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) |
