2014

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Paul T. Kotzbauer

Thesis Title: Focusing on the role of alpha-synuclein in fatty acid metabolism.

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Helen M. Piwnica-Worms

Thesis Title: Characterization of Fasting Induced p21 Expression and Protection of Intestinal Stem Cells

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Barry P. Sleckman

Thesis Title: Repair of DNA Double-strand Breaks in G1-phase Cells

Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Raphael Kopan

Thesis Title: RBPjk-independent, NICD-dependent signals in Rbpj-/- hair follicle keratinocytes
cause a milder phenotype in RBPjcKO animals

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Aaron DiAntonio

Thesis Title: The Role of Cytoskeletal Stability in Regulating Synapse Development and Axonal Regeneration through the DLK Pathway.

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Yina H. Huang

Thesis Title: Non-conventional regulation of Itk and Akt kinases in T cells and Dendritic Cells

Program: Evolution Ecology and Population Biology

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Justin C. Fay

Thesis Title: Evolution of Ecological Dominance of Yeast Species in High-Sugar Environments

Program: Evolution Ecology and Population Biology

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Tiffany M. Knight

Thesis Title: The influence of metacommunity size on species diversity across spatial scales

Program: Human and Statistical Genetics

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey I. Gordon

Thesis Title: Characterizing the fitness landscapes of gut symbionts in defined community and diet contexts

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Timothy E. Holy

Thesis Title: Large-scale cellular imaging of neuronal activity: A study of neural individuality
and a method for imaging mouse cortex