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Program: Developmental Biology

Graduation Year: 1998

Thesis Advisor: Tim B. Schedl

Thesis Title: "Regulation of the Mitotic/Meiotic Cell Fate Decision in Caenorhabditis elegans"

Program: Plant Biology

Graduation Year: 1980

Thesis Advisor: Peter H. Raven

Thesis Title: "The Systematics and Evolution of Fuchsia Sect. Fuchsia (Onagraceae)"

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology

Research summary
Our research is focused on soft tissue biomechanics and mechanobiology

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Program: Molecular Biology

Graduation Year: 1985

Thesis Advisor: Douglas F. Covey

Thesis Title: "Mechanistic Studies of Aromatase"

Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Molecular genetics of protozoan parasites - virulence and their viruses

Key words
parasites, viruses, microbial pathogenesis, macrophage, virulence, glycobiology, vaccination

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Current advisor: Matthew L. Goodwin, MD, PhD

Undergraduate university: Ramnarain Ruia College, 2014

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Current advisor: Megan T. Baldridge, MD, PhD

Undergraduate university: University of Mumbai, 2017

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Current advisor: Marco Colonna, MD

Undergraduate university: University of Richmond, 2016

Program: Neurosciences

Current advisor: Hysell V. Oviedo, PhD

Undergraduate university: Luther College, 2021

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2025

Thesis Advisor: Samantha A. Morris

Thesis Title: Single-cell analysis of clonal and transcriptional dynamics during direct reprogramming