{"id":4218,"date":"2014-07-03T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/grad-student-jon-leano-receives-his-phd\/"},"modified":"2018-08-01T10:32:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T14:32:03","slug":"grad-student-jon-leano-receives-his-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/news\/grad-student-jon-leano-receives-his-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Grad Student Jon Leano receives his PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"lead\">Jon successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on July 1, 2014.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-section\">\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium size-full wp-image-4219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2018\/07\/grad-student-jon-leano-receives-his-phd-image2.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"image2\"\/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Jon Leano, PhD<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"text-align: left; \"><em><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \"\/><\/em><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \"><em>Jon Leano, under the direction of Dr. Kevin Slep, successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on July 1, 2014. The title of his dissertation was \u201cThe Clasp Family Regulates Microtubule Dynamics by Using an Array of Tog-Like Domains\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2018\/07\/image7_7-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Jon Leano's family \" title=\"Jon Leano's family \" height=\"372\" width=\"538\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3094\"\/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"text-align: left; \"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \"><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \">Jon had several family members who attended:  <\/span>Jerry (Father), Josephine (Mother), Eliza (Sister), Jackie (Sister), Andrew( Brother-in law), Isaac (nephew). As well as Joanna (fiancee) was there with her uncle (Dan) and aunt (Seine).    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \">Jon will be pursuing a postdoctoral position in structural biology and while he is on the job search, he will be getting married this July 4th weekend! 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