Education / Graduate Education / PhD Programs / Neuroscience Graduate Program / Events / Defense Seminars Thesis Seminars Upcoming20232022202120202019 NSC Thesis Proposal - The Neurobiology of Inhibitory Control in HIV+ Individuals with a History of Cocaine DependenceKathryn-Mary Wakim-Takaki - Ph.D. CandidateAdvisor: John Foxe Oct 05, 2018 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)ROOM CHANGENSC Thesis Proposal - Analyzing the redox/fyn/c-Cbl pathway in Glioblastoma multiforme: a mechanistic approachNeal Shah - Ph.D. CandidateAdvisor: Mark Noble Sep 28, 2018 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal - Regulation of O-2A/OPC cell fate decisions via the Redox/Fyn/c-Cbl (RFC) pathwayYunpeng Pang - Ph.D. CandidateAdvisors: Mark Noble Sep 26, 2018 @ 2:30 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium, 3-7619NSC Thesis Proposal - Do connectional gradients in the basal nucleus of the primate amygdala map onto age- and experience-dependent cellular gradients?Alexandra McHale - Ph.D. CandidateAdvisor: Julie Fudge Sep 24, 2018 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal - The role of feedback from ventral CA1 of the hippocampus to the main olfactory bulb in sensory processingEmily Warner - Ph.D. CandidateAdvisor: Krishnan Padmanabhan Sep 14, 2018 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | 1-7619 Adolph (Lower) AuditoriumNSC Thesis Proposal - Memory and Integration of Faces and Vocalizations in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex: Functional Organization and Neural MechanismsShraddha ShahAdvisior: Liz Romanski - Ph.D. Candidate Jul 19, 2018 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal - Modulating Microglial Phagocytosis and Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease: Investigating a Role for AxlLaura Owlett - Ph.D. CandidateAdvisors: John Olschowka & Kerry O'Banion Jun 13, 2018 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | Whipple Auditorium (2-6424)The Dynamic Role of SOX2 in Mammalian Inner Ear DevelopmentAleta Steevens - PhD Candidate - Neuroscience, Advisor: Dr. Amy Kiernan Apr 16, 2018 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576)Lung-brain Coupling Regulates Neurovascular Responses to Focal StrokeKathleen GatesAdvisor: Marc Halterman - Ph.D. Candidate Mar 06, 2018 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | 1-7619 (Adolph Auditorium)Host: Neuroscience Graduate Program NSC Thesis Proposal: The Interaction Between 16p11.2 Deletion and Gestational Iron Deficiency in the Development of Autism Spectrum DisordersGarrick SaloisAdvisor: Margot Mayer-Proschel - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Proposal Nov 16, 2017 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal: Arterial Hypertension and its Effect on Fluid Homeostasis and Amyloid Clearance in the Brain: Perivascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and DementiaHumberto MestreAdvisor: Maiken Nedergaard - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Proposal Nov 15, 2017 @ 11:00 a.m. Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576)NSC Thesis Defense: Notch and BMP Signaling Ligands in Ocular Development: An Analysis of Altered Spatiotemporal Expression and Gene DosageRebecca RauschAdvisors: Richard Libby & Amy Kiernan - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Nov 03, 2017 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal: Ameliorating Alzheimer’s Disease tau pathology through immunomodulation: A novel role for interleukin 4 and glatiramer acetateDawling Dionisio-SantosAdvisors: Kerry O'Banion & John Olschowka - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Proposal Oct 04, 2017 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | 2-6424 Whipple AuditoriumNSC Thesis Defense: Targeting Neuronal Function to Restore Motor Control Following Contusion Spinal Cord InjuryHeather NatolaAdvisor: Chris Proschel - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Oct 03, 2017 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal: An Investigation into the Genetic Mechanism Behind FOXO3's Role in Outer Hair Cell Preservation and Cochlear Recovery After Noise ExposureHolly BeaulacAdvisor: Patricia White - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Proposal Sep 28, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal: The Role of Purinergic Signalling in Mediating the Dynamics of Microglia Repopulation Following Depletion in the Adult Cortex in vivoMonique MendesAdvisor: Ania Majewska - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Proposal Sep 21, 2017 @ 2:00 p.m. Medical Center | 2-7534NSC Thesis Defense: Extracellular Ions and Volume Regulation in Brain StatesJohn O'DonnellAdvisor: Maiken Nedergaard - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Jul 17, 2017 @ 2:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: Mechanisms and Limitations of Visual Recovery in Cortical BlindnessMatthew CavanaughAdvisor: Krystel Huxlin - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Jul 17, 2017 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | Adolph Auditorium (1-7619)NSC Thesis Defense: Extracellular Ions and Volume Regulations in Brain StatesJohn O'DonnellAdvisor: Maiken Nedergaard - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Jul 10, 2017 @ 2:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6409)NSC Thesis Defense: Studies of Na+-K+-2Cl-- cotransporter1 function in central nerves system in health and diseaseXiaowei WangAdvisor: Maiken Nedergaard - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Apr 17, 2017 @ 2:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6409)NSC Thesis Defense: Developmental Changes in Astrocytic Calcium Signaling and Microcirculatory Failure in the Setting of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Role for PotassiumEvan McConnellAdvisor: Maiken Nedergaard - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Apr 12, 2017 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: Lung-Brain Immunological Coupling Mediates Neutrophil De-Priming and Neuroprotection Following Cerebral Ischemia-ReperfusionNguyen MaiAdvisor: Marc Halterman - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Apr 10, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m. Medical Center | 2-6424 Whipple AuditoriumNSC Thesis Defense: The molecular signaling pathways controlling apoptotic retinal ganglion cell death after axonal injuryStephanie Syc-Mazurek - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Mar 27, 2017 @ 10:30 a.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)NSC Thesis Defense: Assessment of the Involvement of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Cell Death Pathways in Retinal Ganglion Cell Death after Excitotoxic InjuryBerkeley Fahrenthold - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Mar 20, 2017 @ 1:15 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: The Genetic Sex of the Sensory Neuron ADF Confers Pheromone Attraction in C. elegansKelli Fagan - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Jan 23, 2017 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | 1-9576 Case Method RoomNSC Thesis Defense: The Role of Astrocytic Transglutaminase 2 in mediating Cellular Viability ProcessesJulianne Feola - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Defense Jan 17, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6409)NSC Thesis Proposal: Resting State Functional Connectivity in Focal Embouchure DystoniaAimee Morris - PhD CandidateNSC Thesis Proposal Oct 17, 2016 @ 4:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal: Cranial irradiation causes dendritic spine loss that is microglial complement receptor 3-dependent and associated with cognitive impairmentJoshua Hinkle - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Proposal Oct 04, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6409)NSC Thesis Proposal: Diametric control of microglial phenotype by Mafb and PU.1 during HIV-1 infectionPatrick Miller-Rhodes - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Proposal Sep 29, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: The transcription regulator Lmo3 is required for correct cell fate specification in the external globus pallidusShiona Biswas - Ph.D. Candidate Sep 28, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | 2-6424 Whipple AuditoriumNSC Thesis Proposal: Human herpesvirus 6 latency gene product alters critical oligodendrocyte precursor cell functions: Implications for demyelinating diseaseJessica Hogestyn - Ph.D. CandidateNSC Thesis Proposal Sep 22, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC PhD Thesis Proposal: Task Modulation of Optic Flow Analysis: Neural and Neuronal MechanismsColin Lockwood - PhD Candidate Aug 02, 2016 @ 9:00 a.m. Medical Center | 3-6408 (K-307)Host: Charles Duffy NSC PhD Thesis Defense: Targeting a network of cancer control nodes through rescue of c-Cbl; A novel therapeutic approach for Glioblastoma multiforme Jennifer Stripay - PhD Candidate Jul 25, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | 3-6408 (K-307)Host: Mark Noble NSC PhD Thesis Defense: β-adrenergic activation constrains breast cancer progression and modulates tumor-associated exosomesRyan Dawes - PhD Candidate Jul 18, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | 3-6408 (K-307)Host: Ed Brown & Kelley Madden NSC PhD Thesis Proposal: Noradrenergic modulation of microglial dynamics and synaptic plasticityRianne Stowell - PhD Candidate Jul 14, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | 3-6408 (K-307)Host: Ania Majewska NSC PhD Thesis Defense: The Role of Microglia and Fractalkine Signaling in Experience-dependent Synaptic PlasticityRebecca Lowery - PhD Candidate Jul 07, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | 3-6408 (K-307)Host: Ania Majewska NSC Thesis Defense: Contributions of Striatum and Orbitofrontal Cortex to Flexible Rule-Based Decision MakingBrianna Sleezer May 20, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: Behavioral Evidence for Motion Specific Processing in the Auditory SystemChristina Cloninger Apr 07, 2016 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | 2-6424 Whipple AuditoriumNSC Thesis Defense: The Role of P2Y12 in Non-Pathological Microglial Functions during Synaptic PlasticityGrayson Sipe Feb 19, 2016 @ 1:15 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: The Contribution of CCR2+ Mononuclear Cells and Resident Microglia to Interleukin-1β Mediated Amyloid Beta Plaque ClearanceFatima Rivera-Escalera Nov 02, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal: Mechanisms of Endothelin-Induced Retinal Ganglion Cell DeathStephanie Syc Sep 14, 2015 @ 1:30 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal: Role of Lung-Brain Coupling in Neutrophil Priming and Reperfusion Injury Following Global Cerebral IschemiaNguyen Mai Sep 01, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: Head Movement Control During Visual PursuitAdam Pallus Jul 01, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: Studies of Astrocytes Using Gene Expression AnalysisWei Sun Jun 29, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: Selectively Enhancing Clearance of Pathological Tau Through the Use of Phytochemical CompoundsAdrianne Chesser Jun 10, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: The Role of Tau and Amyloid-Beta in Alzheimer's Disease-Related Mitochondrial Dysfunction and ExcitotoxicitySusanne Pritchard Pallo May 19, 2015 @ 2:30 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: Requirement for LIM-homeodomain Transcription Factor LHX9 in the Differentiation of Amacrine Cell SubtypesRevathi Balasubramanian Nov 07, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal: The Role of Neuronal Transglutaminase 2 in Ischemic StrokeLaura Yunes-Medina Oct 01, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)NSC Thesis Proposal: Mechanisms of Retinal Cell Death Following Excitotoxic InjuryBerkeley Fahrenthold Sep 30, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal: Dissecting the Roles of Notch and BMP Signaling in Anterior Segment DysgenesisRebecca Rausch Sep 29, 2014 @ 2:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)NSC Thesis Proposal: Restoring Nervous System Function: Using Astrocytes to Breathe New Life into Damaged NeuronsHeather Natola Sep 24, 2014 @ 9:00 a.m. Medical Center | 1-7619 (Adolph Auditorium)NSC Thesis Proposal: Properties of Training-Induced Visual Recovery in Cortical BlindnessMatthew Cavanaugh Sep 22, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Proposal: From Specifying Sensory Progenitors to Promoting Neurogenesis: Elucidating the Role of Dynamic SOX2 Expression in Mammalian Inner Ear DevelopmentAleta Steevens Sep 15, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: Functional Hyperemia in Cerebral CapillariesHelen Wei Jun 24, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: Impulsivity in Parkinson DiseaseImran Punekar Jun 19, 2014 @ 9:00 a.m. Helen Wood Hall | 1 W304NSC Thesis Defense: GPi is Involved at Multiple Levels in Selection and Inhibition of Competing Motor BehaviorsIrina Statnikova Apr 14, 2014 @ 9:00 a.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: Changes in Exploratory Behavior and Cell Proliferation in the Amygdala Following Repeated Variable Stress in Male Rats: Focus on AdolescenceMichele Saul Apr 07, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)NSC Thesis Proposal: The Role of Astrocytes in Noradrenaline Mediated Attenuation of Motor TicsEvan McConnell Mar 10, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: The Effect of Sustained Overexpression of Interleukin-1Β on Pathology in Murine Models of Alzheimer's Disease and TauopathySimantini Ghosh Dec 12, 2013 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576)NSC Thesis Proposal: Building the Network: Restoration of c-Cbl Function as a Critical Therapeutic Target in Glioblastoma Multiforme that Integrates Multiple Nodes of Cancer ControlJennifer L. Stripay Nov 04, 2013 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)NSC Thesis Defense: The JNK Pathway is a Critical Regulator of Retinal Ganglion Cell Death Following Axonal InjuryKimberly Fernandes Nov 04, 2013 @ 9:00 a.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)NSC Thesis Defense: An Extended Amygdala Path with Implications for Early Life StressDanielle deCampo Nov 01, 2013 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576)NSC Thesis Proposal: Na+-K+-Cl- Cotransporter-1 Up-regulation Mediates Early Seizure Activities Following Traumatic Brain InjuryXiaowei Wang Oct 07, 2013 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)