Dr. Gereau successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Manipulations of the Neurotensin System Modulate Alcohol Consumption” under the guidance of Dr. Zoe McElligott on June 17!

Dr. Patterson successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Understand and Optimizing Chemotherapy Combinations,” under the guidance of Dr. Adam Palmer, on May 31.

Dr. Sheehy successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Interrogating the Role of G9a in the Brain During Health, Aging, and Alzheimer’s Disease.”

Dr. Daugird defended his PhD thesis, “Correlative single molecule lattice light sheet imaging reveals the dynamic relationship between nucleosomes and the local chromatin environment.”

Dr. Zewdie successfully defended her thesis, “MerTK Induces Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells by Metabolic Reprogramming.”

Dr. Xu successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Defining the Kinome Landscape of Pancreatic Cancer.”
 
 

Our congratulations to Corina Damian, of the Song Lab, and Rachel VanKeulen-Miller, of the Fenton Lab, for receiving honorable mentions!

The Office of Graduate Education at UNC SOM gave Shout-Outs to four more PHCO Mentors, honoring Tim Elston, PhD, Gavin Schmitz , PhD, Sandra Zarmer, and Cole Martin. Congratulations to all!

Max Hockenberry, grad student in the Legant and Bear labs, who is developing new microscopy methods so researchers can measure the mechanisms cells use to maneuver through tight spaces in the body, is featured in a new Vital Signs series.

Dr. Schmitz successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Identifying the Neurological Mechanisms Underlying Potential Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelic Compounds” under the guidance of co-PIs Melissa Herman and Bryan Roth on Feb. 2, 2024.