Thesis/Defense Presentations
Thesis/Defense Presentations
"Multimodal Markers of Visual Working Memory During an Upper Extremity Movement-Coupled Task in Parkinson's Disease With and Without Deep Brain Stimulation" - Thesis Defense
Jeehyun Kim, MS - PhD Candidate
Apr 29, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)
Host: Advisors: John Foxe, PhD and Edward Freedman, PhD
The role of microglia in shaping neural development in the macaque amygdala - Thesis Defense
Dennisha P. King, MS - PhD Candidate
Apr 15, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.
Medical Center | 1-9576 Ryan Case Method Rm.
Host: Advisor: Julie Fudge, MD
Movin’ & Groovin’: Characterizing Cognitive-Motor Interactions in Children and Young Adults with and without an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis using Mobile Brain-Body Imaging - Thesis Defense
Paige Nicklas, MS - PhD Candidate
Apr 15, 2026 @ 9:30 a.m.
School of Medicine and Dentistry | Class of '62 Auditorium
Hybrid EventHost: Advisors: Edward Freedman, PhD and John Foxe, PhD
"The Role of MAP2K4 and MAP2K7 in Glaucoma-Relevant Retinal Ganglion Cell Death" - Thesis Defense
Sarah Yablonski, MS - PhD Candidate
Apr 13, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Lower Adolph Aud. (1-7619)
Hybrid EventHost: Advisor: Richard Libby, PhD
Vibrotactile feature encoding in distinct neuronal subtypes of primary somatosensory cortex - Thesis Defense
Michael DuHain, MS - PhD Candidate
Apr 07, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.
Medical Center | G-9576 LeChase Assembly Rm.
Host: Advisors: Manuel Gomez-Ramirez, PhD and Kuan Hong Wang, PhD
Effect of retrograde degeneration on parallel pathways in the ferret LGN after V1 damage - Thesis Proposal
Nicole Popp - PhD Candidate
Mar 11, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Medical Center | 3-7619 Upper Auditorium
Host: Advisors: Krystel Huxlin, PhD and Farran Briggs, PhD
"Dissociating Adaptive from Maladaptive Language Network Reorganization in Patients with Glioma" - Thesis Proposal
Emma Strawderman, BS - PhD Candidate
Feb 26, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
School of Medicine and Dentistry | Class of '62 Auditorium
Host: Advisors: Michelle Janelsins, MD, PhD and Frank Garcea, PhD
"Investigating the emergence and trajectory of the discoordination of upper extremity muscle activations in stroke patients" - Thesis Proposal
Aaron Huynh - PhD Candidate, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Jan 15, 2026 @ 1:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Rm (1-9576)
Hybrid EventHost: Advisor: Ania Busza, MD, PhD