2023

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Tamara L. Doering

Thesis Title: Discerning the roles of novel glycosyltransferases in the pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Bruce A. Carlson

Thesis Title: Spike-timing-dependent plasticity alters sensory network connectivity.

Program: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Robbie Hart

Thesis Title: Following the Paper Trail: An Ethno-Ecology of Hand Papermaking Traditions

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Celia M. Santi Grau Perez

Thesis Title: The Sperm-Specific K+ Channel SLO3, a regulator of human fertility and new target for contraception

Program: Human and Statistical Genetics

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Ting Wang

Thesis Title: Epigenetic perturbation as a means to induce cancer-specific antigens in GBM

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Gautam Dantas

Thesis Title: Understanding and combating the spread of antibiotic-resistant organisms

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Megan T. Baldridge

Thesis Title: The Role of MAVS and Interferon-Lambda in Regulating Astrovirus and Norovirus Infections

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Li Ding

Thesis Title: Shining a Multiomic Lens on Germline Variants: Patterns and Functional Implications Across Cancer Types

Program: Biochemistry

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey J. Bednarski II

Thesis Title: Function of Deubiquitinase MYSM1 in Attenuation of DNA Damage Responses

Program: Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Ru Zhang

Thesis Title: Understanding thermotolerance in photosynthetic cells: From green algae to land plants