2019

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Advisor: Jacqueline E. Payton

Thesis Title: Lnc-ing long non-coding RNAs to functional roles in B cell biology and beyond

Program: Computational and Molecular Biophysics

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Advisor: Jay W. Ponder

Thesis Title: A Physics-Based Intermolecular Potential for Biomolecular Simulation

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Advisor: Julie K. Schwarz

Thesis Title: Investigating biological mechanisms of radiation resistance in an advanced stage cervical cancer

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Advisor: Aaron DiAntonio

Thesis Title: Neuronal stress pathways influence synaptic development and nervous system function in Drosophila melanogaster.

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Advisor: Shabaana Abdul Khader

Thesis Title: A Path Made Clear: The elucidation of the role of S100A8/A9 in chronic pulmonary Tuberculosis

Program: Human and Statistical Genetics

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Advisor: Ting Wang

Thesis Title: An Evolving Epigenome that Determines Tissue and Cell Specificity

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Advisor: Steven E. Petersen

Thesis Title: Individual differences in human brain functional network organization

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Advisor: Nima Mosammaparast

Thesis Title: The Role of the ASCC Complex in the Alkylation Damage Response

Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Advisor: Stephen "Kerry" K. Kornfeld

Thesis Title: ZIPT-7.1 and zinc signaling in sperm activation of Caenorhabditis elegans

Program: Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Advisor: Hani Zaher

Thesis Title: The impact of mRNA structural alterations on tRNA selection and ribosome rescue