2023

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Liang Shan

Thesis Title: On the Origin of AIDS: CARD8’s Role in Pathogenesis and Cure

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Brian T. Edelson

Thesis Title: Complex regulation of T cell responses by the ZFP36 family of RNA-binding proteins

Program: Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Gaya K. Amarasinghe

Thesis Title: Leveraging protein dynamics to drug filovirus

Program: Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Andrea Soranno

Thesis Title: Single-molecule Spectroscopy of the SARS-CoV-2 NucleocapsidProtein

Program: Computational and Molecular Biophysics

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Jay W. Ponder

Thesis Title: A Quantum Physics-Based Force Field for Biomolecular Simulation

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Ting Wang

Thesis Title: The Evolution of Transposable Elements as Cis-Regulatory Elements in Mammals

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Stephen "Kerry" K. Kornfeld

Thesis Title: Genetic and pharmacological factors control aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

Program: Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Rebecca Bart

Thesis Title: Investigating Cassava Susceptibility to Xanthomonas Induced Bacterial Blight using Disease Phenotyping and Genome Engineering Strategies

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Gwendalyn Randolph

Thesis Title: Distinct roles for LTa3 and LTa1b2 produced by B cells contribute
to their multi-faceted impact on ileitis

Program: Evolution Ecology and Population Biology

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Rachel M. Penczykowski

Thesis Title: Wild plant–pathogen interactions across gradients of urbanization and latitude