Calendars
Scheduled Defenses
Friday March 6, 2026
11:00 CST Michael Koen - Dental Sciences
"Craniofacial Status of Patients with Complete Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Assessed in Adolescence: A Retrospective Cephalometric Evaluation at End of Treatment"
Advisor: Edward F Harris
Location: Dunn Dental Building, S301 Seminar Room
Note: Zoom ID: 840 8134 0254
Friday March 20, 2026
9:30 CDT Shiwani Thapa - Biomedical Sciences
"Alteration of Cerebrovascular Development by Prenatal Alcohol Exposure"
Advisor: Anna Bukiya
Location: GEB A203
Note: Meeting ID: 842 7201 2804 Passcode: 951513
Monday March 23, 2026
11:00 CDT Rika Morales - Biomedical Sciences
"Mechanisms Underlying Alcohol-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Developing Cerebral Arteries"
Advisor: Anna Bukiya
Location: TSRB Room 221
Tuesday March 24, 2026
12:00 CDT Kelly Rachel Teer - Dental Sciences
"Orthodontic Stresses in Restored and Non-Restored Teeth: A Finite Element Analysis"
Advisor: Antheunis Versluis
Location: Dunn Dental Building, Graduate Orthodontics Conference Room
Note: Zoom ID: 817 4568 8795 Passcode: 489368
Thursday March 26, 2026
13:00 CDT Peter Ferrandi - Biomedical Sciences
"The Role of Sirtuin-2 in Myogenesis"
Advisor: Junaith S Mohamed
Location: GEB Rm A302
Important Dates
Event times are U.S. Central time zone
- Jul 1, 2025 Fall 2025 term begins
- Aug 8, 2025 deadline for completion of degree requirements for August diploma
- Nov 1, 2025 deadline for oral defense and approval of ETD final content and language for December graduation