2018
Cheryl Leyns
Program: Molecular Cell Biology
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: David M. Holtzman
Thesis Title: TREM2 studies reveal juxtaposed roles for reactive microglia in Alzheimer’s disease
Xueying Li
Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Justin C. Fay
Thesis Title: Genetic Basis of Thermal Divergence in Saccharomyces species
Xitong Liang
Program: Neurosciences
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Paul H. Taghert
Thesis Title: Neural mechanisms of Drosophila circadian rhythms
Cates Mallaney
Program: Human and Statistical Genetics
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Grant A. Challen
Thesis Title: Kdm6b is Required for Self-Renewal of Normal and Leukemic Mouse Stem Cells Under Proliferative Stress
Allyson Mayer
Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Brian J. DeBosch
Thesis Title: Glucose transporters in hepatic fasting metabolism: Implications for cardiometabolic disease
Matthew McCoy
Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Andrew Yoo
Thesis Title: Defining Neuronal Identity Using MicroRNA-Mediated Neuronal Reprogramming
Melissa Meyer
Program: Molecular Cell Biology
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: David G. DeNardo
Thesis Title: Tumors Interrupt IRF8-mediated Dendritic Cell Development to Overcome Immune Surveillance
Bhavna Murali
Program: Molecular Cell Biology
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Sheila A. Stewart
Thesis Title: Targeting the microenvironment: Approaches for reducing breast cancer metastases and chemotherapy-induced bone loss
Natalie Omattage
Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Scott J. Hultgren
Thesis Title: Ushering CUP Pilus Assembly: Dissecting the Mechanics of a Bacterial Nanomachine
Rebecca Ouwenga
Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Joseph D. Dougherty
Thesis Title: Regulation of Local Translation in Cell-Specific Neuronal Processes