We congratulate the following master’s and PhD students from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies on the successful defense of their theses.
Andrey Borisyuk, MS
Neuroscience PhD Program
Title: Impacts of Epidural Spatial Stimulation Types on the Recovery of Function in Combined Bionic and Biological SCI Therapies
Advisor: Simon Giszter, PhD
Xuan Luo
Pharmacology & Physiology PhD Program
Title: Immune Regulation by Macrophage-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles in Attenuating Inflammatory Pain
Advisors: Seena K. Ajit, PhD
Gina Cusimano, MS
Microbiology & Immunology PhD Program
Title: Exploring Adenosine Deaminase 1 (ADA-1) as a Novel Molecular Vaccine Adjuvant
Advisor: Michele Kutzler, PhD
Karen Malanda
Microbiology & Immunology MS Program
Title: Characterization of the ADP/ATP Carrier Protein (PF3D7_1004800) in Plasmodium falciparum
Advisor: Hangjun Ke, PhD
Elijah Davis
Microbiology & Immunology PhD Program
Title: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Lipopolysaccharide’s Antiviral and Proinflammatory Influence on Microglia During Neurotropic Betacoronavirus Infection
Advisor: Sonia Navas-Martin, PhD
Victoria Mischley
Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics PhD Program
Title: Rational Design of Molecular Glue Degraders via Computational Prediction of E3 Ligase Interactions
Advisor: John Karanicolas, PhD
Casey DeAngelis
Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics MS Program
Title: Hyperglycemic Conditions May Promote Senescence & DNA Damage in TIMELESS Depleted Human Cardiac Fibroblasts
Advisor: Eishi Noguchi, PhD
Swaksha Rachuri
Microbiology & Immunology PhD Program
Title: Mutational Analysis of an Antimalarial Drug Target, PfATP4
Advisor: Akhil B. Vaidya, PhD
Ana Dumitrescu
Biochemistry of Health and Disease MS Program
Title: Development of Novel Fungal Arp2/3 Complex Inhibitors
Advisor: Shae Padrick, PhD
Photis Rotsides
Biochemistry PhD Program
Title: The Antibiotic Sensing Mechanism of VanS From Type-B Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
Advisor: Patrick Loll, PhD
Benjamin Haslund-Gourley
Microbiology & Immunology PhD Program
Title: Glycosylation of Immunoglobins: Characterizing Functional Responses to Bacterial and Viral Infections in Humans
Advisor: Mary Ann Comunale, EdD, MS
John Robert Walker, MS
Neuroscience PhD Program
Title: The Role of Mechanosensitive, IB4-Positive Nociceptive Afferent Input in Forelimb Motor Function and Rehabilitation After Spinal Cord Injury
Advisor: Megan Detloff, PhD
Julie Joseph
Microbiology & Immunology PhD Program
Title: Regulating Immunity via Exosomes by the Retroviral b-Zip Protein, HBZ, in HTLV Associated Neuroinflammation
Advisor: Pooja Jain, PhD
Fuyu Yang
Pharmacology & Physiology MS Program
Title: Characterizing Novel Allosteric Modulators for Human Dopamine Transporter
Advisor: Ole V. Mortensen, PhD