{"id":4419,"date":"2017-03-21T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T22:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/seth-zimmerman-receives-his-phd\/"},"modified":"2018-08-01T10:38:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T14:38:52","slug":"seth-zimmerman-receives-his-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/news\/seth-zimmerman-receives-his-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Grad student Seth Zimmerman receives his PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"lead\">Seth successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on March 17, 2017.<\/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-4420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2018\/07\/seth-zimmerman-receives-his-phd-image2.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"image2\"\/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Seth Zimmerman, PhD<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \">Seth Zimmerman, under the direction of Dr. Brian Kuhlman, successfully defended his dissertation and received his Ph.D. on March 17, 2017. The title of his dissertation is<i> \u201c<\/i><i>Design and Application of an Optogenetic Approach Reveals that Cells Lay Their Own Tracks During Directional Migration.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \"\/><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \">Seth did his undergraduate work at Rochester Institute of Technology, spent two years conducting research at NIH with an Intramural Research Training Award before obtaining his Ph.D. at UNC. 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