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Program: Cellular Developmental & Systemic Biology

Graduation Year: 1986

Thesis Advisor: Donald D. Shreffler

Thesis Title: "Structural Aspects of Serologically Defined Variants of th eMurine Complement Protein C4"

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Neurosciences
Cancer Biology

Research summary
Genetic and epigenetic changes that drive malignant behavior in brain tumors

Key words
brain tumors, glioblastoma, meningioma, neural stem cells

Program affiliation
Immunology

Research summary
Identifying the role of cytokines in glomerular injury

Key words
B cell, podocytes, renal imaging, cytokines, systemic lupus erythematosus, biomarkers

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2016

Thesis Advisor: Denise Head

Thesis Title: Differential Associations of Stress and Cortisol with Brain Structure and Cognition in Cognitively Normal Older Adults.

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Advisor: Michael S. Diamond

Thesis Title: Structural and Functional Insights into Alphavirus-Host Interactions

Program: Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Current advisor: Tamara L. Doering, MD, PhD

Undergraduate university: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2019

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2009

Thesis Advisor: David M. Ornitz

Thesis Title: In vivo functions of Otopetrins

Program: Neural Sciences

Graduation Year: 1990

Thesis Advisor: Robert R. Miller

Thesis Title: "The Physiology, Morphology, and Pharmacology of Horizontal Cells in the Mudpuppy (Necturus macu- losus Retina"

Program: Computational Biology

Graduation Year: 2008

Thesis Advisor: Justin C. Fay

Thesis Title: Genetic and Molecular Basis of Quantitative Traits in Yeast

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2009

Thesis Advisor: Emily Cheng

Thesis Title: Regulation of BAX/BAK-dependent cell death program.