Calendars
Scheduled Defenses
Tuesday June 10, 2025
13:00 CDT Jingjing Chen - Biomedical Sciences
"GATA1 Occupancy Site Regulate Erythroid Cell Fitness through Pleiotropic Functions"
Advisor: Yong Cheng
Location: St. Jude ARC - M1109
Note: Meeting number (access code): 2862 274 5625 Meeting password: tXMXN4N3PJ8
Friday June 13, 2025
10:00 CDT Ahmed Rakib - Pharmaceutical Sciences
"Siglec-E Modulates Adipogenic and Inflammatory Markers to Induce Adipose Tissue Inflammation during Obesity"
Advisor: Udai Pratap Singh
Location: Room 105, College of Pharmacy Building
Note: Meeting ID: 860 4267 7901 Passcode: 485530
Monday June 16, 2025
13:00 CDT Jacob Nichols - Biomedical Sciences
"SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern: Biological Implications of Immunogenicity and Comorbidity"
Advisor: Colleen B Jonsson
Location: GEB Auditorium (Rm A302)
Tuesday June 17, 2025
14:00 CDT Elizabeth Schneider - Biomedical Sciences
"Cholesterol Modulation of BK Currents and Cerebral Artery Diameter via Channel-forming Alpha Subunit"
Advisor: Anna Bukiya
Location: Cancer Research Building Auditorium (Rm 114)
Note: Meeting ID: 839 4876 2783 Passcode: 127030
Friday June 20, 2025
10:00 CDT Margaret Bohm - Biomedical Sciences
"Manipulation of the Gut Microbiome to Delay Breast Cancer Onset and Progression in the Context of Weight Loss and Obesity"
Advisor: Liza Makowski
Location: Cancer Research Building Rm 114
Note: Meeting ID 846 9281 9323
Wednesday June 25, 2025
14:00 CDT Mia Fox - Biomedical Sciences
"Cortical and Subcortical Connectivity Changes with the Expression of Taste Neophobia and its Attenuation"
Advisor: Max Fletcher
Location: General Education Building (GEB) Rm A302
Note: Meeting ID: 869 7679 0218 Passcode: 062525
Monday June 30, 2025
14:00 CDT Jenifer Georganne Prather - Nursing Science
"Feasibility and Acceptability of a Modified Mindfulness-Based Intervention to
Improve Stress and Quality of Life in Stroke Survivors and Support Persons"
Advisor: Ansley Grimes Stanfill
Note: Meeting ID: 854 8509 6584
Important Dates
Event times are U.S. Central time zone
- Aug 12, 2024 deadline for completion of degree requirements for August diploma
- Nov 1, 2024 deadline for oral defense and approval of ETD final content and language for December graduation