Author Archives: Betsy Clarke

Dr. Stewart successfully defended her PhD thesis “Phosphorylation-Dependent Interactions of Heat Shock Proteins and Co-Chaperones: Structural Insights and Implications for Cancer Cell Proliferation” under the guidance Dr. Jonathan Schisler.

Dr. Lee successfully defended his thesis, “Harnessing Neuron Type-Specific GPCR Targets and Tools for Precious Analgesia” under the guidance of Dr. Greg Scherrer.

Dr. Smith successfully defended her PhD thesis “Genetic and Pharmacological Inhibitors of Necroptosis in STUB-1 Dependent Ataxias” under the guidance Dr. Jonathan Schisler.

We thank all the awardees and everyone in Pharmacology for your contributions to making the department a great place to be and do research together!

Dr. Kothari successfully defended her PhD thesis, “HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancer: Etiology and Determinants of Radiation Sensitivity” under the guidance of Dr. Natalia Isaeva!

The title of the project is "Revolutionizing Cancer Therapy by Total Sequencing of the MHC Peptidome."

To accelerate the improvement of plant genome editing, Jude Samulski has contributed $3 million to advance plant sciences research — providing significant benefits to the food supply.

Roth delivered the Prize Lecture, "Synthethic and Chemical Neurobiology," at Harvard on Oct. 10 upon receiving the award.

Our congratulations to all! Awardees Pictured: Mingyu Choi, Ourania Tsahouridis, Corina Damian, Grant Goda, Quinn Eberhard, and Elizabeth Abrash, with Henrik Dohlman.

Dr. Bedard successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Sex-Specific Responses to Withdrawal in Mouse Models of Opioid Use” under the guidance of Dr. Zoe McElligott on July 19!