Education / Graduate Education / Current Students / Thesis Defenses Thesis Defenses Upcoming20232022202120202019 A Bioinformatics Pipeline for Identifying Structurally Conserved ncRNAs: From Prediction to ValidationSara Ali, MS - PhD Candidate, Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology (BSCB) PhD Program Dec 08, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m. Medical Center | Lower Adolph Aud (1-7619)Hybrid EventHost: David Mathews, MD, PhD – AdvisorThe effects of microglial adrenergic signaling and microglial renewal on Alzheimer’s disease pathologyLinh Le - PhD Candidate, Neuroscience Graduate Program Dec 11, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Rm (1-9576)Hybrid EventHost: Ania Majewska, PhD & Kerry O’Banion, MD, PhD - AdvisorsThe Molecular Mechanism and Biological Impact of Cis-acting Elements and Trans-acting Factors in mRNA Translation RegulationFeng Jiang - PhD Candidate, Biochemistry PhD Program Dec 14, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)Hybrid EventHost: Peng Yao, PhD – AdvisorStructure and Function Analysis of Bacterial Riboswitches that Control TranslationYoshita Srivastava - PhD Candidate, Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology (BSCB) PhD Program Dec 14, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)Hybrid EventHost: Joseph Wedekind, PhD – AdvisorNano for Neuro: Developing Hybrid Quantum Dot Nano-Bio Assemblies to Probe Neuroinflammatory ActivationWesley Chiang - PhD Candidate, Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology (BSCB) PhD Program Dec 14, 2023 @ 11:00 a.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)Host: Todd Krauss, PhD – Advisor