{"id":2572,"date":"2023-04-07T13:13:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T17:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microimm\/2023\/04\/kelly-olsen-defends-her-phd\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T18:17:22","slug":"kelly-olsen-defends-her-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microimm\/2023\/04\/kelly-olsen-defends-her-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Olsen defends her PhD!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Olsen defended her doctoral dissertation, <em>Shared Minor Histocompatibility Antigen Discovery and Targeting in the Context of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Hematologic Malignancies<\/em>. The presentation took place on Friday, February 24, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Her research, which was conducted under the guidance of Dr. Benjamin Vincent, focused on the discovery of shared, leukemia-specific minor histocompatibility antigens for therapeutic applications in acute myeloid leukemia. In addition, Kelly was awarded the M&amp;I Scientific Achievement Award. Kelly will return to medical school this summer to complete her clinical rotations.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Dr. Olsen, and thank you for your contributions to M&amp;I scientific advancement!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2709 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microimm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1414\/2023\/04\/KellyOlsenDefense.png\" alt=\"Kelly Olsen defending her thesis and accepting a scientific achievement\" width=\"1873\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microimm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1414\/2023\/04\/KellyOlsenDefense.png 1873w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microimm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1414\/2023\/04\/KellyOlsenDefense-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microimm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1414\/2023\/04\/KellyOlsenDefense-1024x327.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microimm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1414\/2023\/04\/KellyOlsenDefense-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microimm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1414\/2023\/04\/KellyOlsenDefense-1536x491.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microimm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1414\/2023\/04\/KellyOlsenDefense-600x192.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1873px) 100vw, 1873px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Olsen defended her doctoral dissertation, Shared Minor Histocompatibility Antigen Discovery and Targeting in the Context of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Hematologic Malignancies. 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