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Thesis Defense Calendar
Recent & Upcoming Ph. D. Thesis Seminars
| Name | Title & Advisor | Date & Location |
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Vincent Fong |
Novel Targeting Strategies for Adenovirus Vectors: Investigating the Rad51 Promoter and Inducible Elements Advisor: Steve Dewhurst, Ph. D. |
Monday, February 13 2012 1:00 PM Case Method Room (1-9576) |
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Emily Desmet |
Insight into Influenza Manipulation of its Target Cell and the Countermeasures Taken by the Host to Limit Infection Advisor: Toru Takimoto, Ph. D. |
Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:00 PM Upper Auditorium (3-7619) |
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Jie Li |
The Non-Antibody Producing Role of B Cells in Inflammatory-Erosive Arthritis Advisor: Edward Schwarz, Ph. D. |
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 2:00 PM Adolph Auditorium (1-7619) |
Past Ph. D. Thesis Defenses
| Name | Title & Advisor | Date & Location |
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Cristina |
Alterations that influence dNTP substrate utilization by the adenovirus type 5 DNA polymerase result in selective modification of adenovirus replication Advisor: Steve Dewhurst, Ph. D. |
Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:00 PM K-207 (2-6408) |
| SEVI, A Natural Enhancer of HIV Infection, as a
Novel Target to Prevent HIV Transmission Advisor: Steve Dewhurst, Ph. D. |
Friday, December 2, 2011 1:00 PM K-307 (3-6408) |
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Felix Santiago |
The use of recombinant hemagglutinin proteins in the study of vaccination against emergent influenza viruses Advisor: David Topham, Ph. D. |
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 1:00 PM Adolph Auditorium (1-7619) |
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Matthew Quinn |
Investigation of the Intrinsic Antibody Dependent Enhancement Hypothesis Advisor: Xia Jin, Ph. D. |
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:00 PM K-307 (3-6408) |
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Keith Olsen |
The Role of Transglutaminase 2 in Pulmonary Fibrosis Advisor: Patricia Sime, Ph. D. |
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 1:00 PM Whipple Aud (2-6424) |
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Michael Valentino |
Development of a High Throughput Approach for the Identification of T Cell Epitopes in the Genomic Era: Application to Francisella tularensis Advisor: John Frelinger, PH. D. |
Friday, June 3, 2011 1:00 PM K-207 (2-6408) |
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John Puskas |
Development and Characterization of Attenuated IL-2 Fusion Proteins that can be Activated by Tumor-Expressed Proteases Advisor: John Frelinger, Ph. D. |
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 1:30 PM K-307 (3-6408) |
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Kendra Bussey |
"Identification and Characterization of Polymerase Mutations that Contribute to Influenza Adaptation to Mammalian Hosts" Advisor: Toru Takimoto, Ph. D. |
Friday, April 15, 2011 1:00 PM Adolph Auditorium (1-7619) |
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Winnie Chan |
Investigating the Function of Vaccinia Virus Protein A33 during Morphogenesis, Egress, and Infectivity
Advisor: Brian Ward, Ph.D. |
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:00 AM K207 (2-6408) |
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Maria Arevalo |
Syndecans Mediate Dengue Viral Infection of Endothelial Cells
Advisor: Xia Jin, Ph. D. & |
Friday,
K307 |
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