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Congratulations to our new PhD, Cole Martin!

April 30, 2026
Dr. Martin successfully defended his PhD thesis, "Changing The Guardian's Playbook: Dissecting How Cancer Driver Rewire p53 Gene Regulatory Networks," under the guidance of Dr. John Morris IV!

Congratulations to our new PhD, Rachel VanKeulen-Miller!

April 29, 2026
Dr. VanKeulen-Miller successfully defended her PhD thesis, "The Dynamic Cell as a Contextual Variable in the Mechanism and Efficacy of mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles," under the direction of Dr. Owen Fenton!

Five Pharmacology graduate students recognized at the Annual Graduate Student Recognition Celebration

April 21, 2026
Congratulations to Amy Aponte, Mckenzie Gehris, Anh Luu, Ryan Robb and Michael Sturdivant for your well earned recognition!

Congratulations to our new PhD, Amy Aponte

April 9, 2026
Dr. Aponte successfully defended her PhD thesis, "Post-translational Regulation of the RB Tumor Suppressor in Response to CDK4/6 Inhibition" under the mentorship of Dr. Mike Emanuele!