Education / Graduate Education / PhD Programs / Neuroscience Graduate Program / Events / Defense Seminars Thesis Seminars Upcoming20242023202220212020 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)