Jacob successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on March 8, 2019.
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Jacob Matson, under the direction of Dr. Cook, successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on March 8, 2019! The title of his dissertation was ” Regulation of MCM Helicase Loading During Early Differentiation and Cell Cycle Re-entry”.
We wish Jacob the best in all his future endeavors — Congratulations!