2024

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Advisor: Jason J. Yi

Thesis Title: Identification and Characterization of UBE3A Gain of Function Variants as a Driver of Neurodevelopmental Disease

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Advisor: David H. Spencer

Thesis Title: Integrating DNA methylation and 3D-genome architecture to identify
functional regulatory sequences in IDH mutant AML

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Advisor: Keith B. Hengen

Thesis Title: Sleep restores an optimal computational regime in cortical networks

Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Advisor: Samantha A. Morris

Thesis Title: Recording Transcription Factor FoxA1 and Hnf4a Binding at Single-Cell Resolution During iEP Direct Reprogramming

Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Advisor: Joseph D. Dougherty

Thesis Title: Neuroepigenetic mechanisms of brain development: from technology to biological insights

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Advisor: Celeste Marie Karch

Thesis Title: Dissecting the role of MS4A4A in microglia function and Alzheimer disease risk

Program: Computational and Systems Biology

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Advisor: Christopher Maher

Thesis Title: Investigating the Role of Circular RNAs in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Progression

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Advisor: Shiming Chen

Thesis Title: Transcriptional precision in photoreceptor development and diseases – Lessons from the retinal transcription factor CRX

Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Advisor: James B. Skeath

Thesis Title: Dihydroceramide desaturase governs endoplasmic reticulum and lipid droplet homeostasis to promote glial function in the nervous system