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Keeley Spiess Successfully Defended Her PhD Thesis November 6th

January 6, 2025
On November 6th, Keeley Spiess successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Apoptosis in Neurons is Transient and Reversible”. Mentor: Dr. Mohanish Deshmukh.  Congratulations Dr. Spiess!!

Rubal Singla Completed Qualifying Exam on December 19th

December 19, 2024
On December 19th, Rubal Singla (Stein Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “Modeling cortical surface area hyperexpansion in autism using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived organoids”. Congratulations Rubal!!

Hannah Bazick Successfully Defended Her PhD Thesis December 13th

December 13, 2024
On December 13th, Hannah Bazick successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Towards an effective gene therapy for Angelman syndrome: Targeting Ube3a-ATS with CRISPR/Cas9 and zinc finger nucleases”. Mentor: Dr. Mark Zylka.  Congratulations Dr. Bazick!!

Sofia Benavides Completed Qualifying Exam on November 18th

November 19, 2024
On November 18th, Sofia Benavides (Zannas Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “Epigenetic mechanisms linking psychosocial stress to immune dysregulation”. Congratulations Sofia!!

Hayli Spence-Osorio Completed Qualifying Exam on November 18th

November 19, 2024
On November 18th, Hayli Spence-Osorio (Baldwin Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “Regulation of astrocyte maturation and synapse development by PTPRZ1”. Congratulations Hayli!!

Samantha Chéry Successfully Defended Her PhD Thesis November 4th

November 4, 2024
On November 4th, Samantha Chéry successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Characterization of neuroimmune actions of [3α,5α]3-hydroxypregnan-20-one (allopregnanolone,(3α,5α)-THP) in alcohol-preferring (P) rat brain”. Mentor: Dr. Leslie Morrow.  Congratulations Dr. Chéry!!

Morrent Thang Successfully Defended His PhD Thesis October 30th

October 30, 2024
On October 30th, Morrent Thang successfully defended his PhD Thesis: “Neural Stem Cells as Therapeutic Carriers for Protein-and Nanoparticle-Based Therapies in Glioblastoma”. Mentor: Dr. Shawn Hingtgen.  Congratulations Dr. Thang!

Joe Krzeski Awarded NRSA F31 Predoctoral Fellowship

August 1, 2024
On August 1st, Joe Krzeski (PhD student in Philpot Lab) was awarded an NRSA F31 predoctoral fellowship from the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders entitled “The Role of UBE3A Isoforms in AS-associated Seizure Susceptibility”. Congratulations, Joe!    

Janay Franklin Successfully Defended Her PhD Thesis July 23rd

July 23, 2024
On July 23, Janay Franklin successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Investigating nucleus accumbens astrocyte cellular processes affected by cocaine self-administration”. Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Reissner.  Congratulations Dr. Franklin!!

Noah Miller Awarded NRSA F31 Predoctoral Fellowship

July 17, 2024
On July 17th, Noah Miller (PhD student in Rodríguez-Romaguera Lab) was awarded an NRSA F31 predoctoral fellowship from Mental Health Research Grants entitled “Interoceptive regulation of pupil-linked arousal by connections in the brain’s prominent noradrenaline hubs”. Congratulations, Noah!