On October 29th, Sean Gay (Diering Lab) successfully defended and passed his oral qualifying exam! The title of his research proposal is “Investigating the impact of sleep loss on development”. Congratulations Sean!

On May 8th, Veronica Murphy successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Early Brain Development in Children at Risk for Schizophrenia.” Mentor: Dr. John Gilmore. Congratulations Veronica!

On May 3rd, Daniel Bloodgood successfully defended his PhD Thesis: “Dissecting the Role of Amygdala Circuits in the Control of Fear Extinction and Excessive Alcohol Drinking.” Mentor: Dr. Tom Kash. Congratulations Daniel!

On October 16, Elliot Wyatt (Maness Lab) successfully defended and passed his oral qualifying exam! The title of his research proposal is “Novel Intracellular Mechanisms in Dendritic Spine Pruning through Ankyrin B.”