Graduate School of Medical Sciences
A partnership with the Sloan Kettering Institute

Thesis Defenses

Microbiome-derived Indoxyl Sulfate Enhances CAR T Cell Therapy Response
Pamela S. Hatfield (Herrera)
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 10:00am

Pamela S. Hatfield (Herrera)
Pharmacology

Chairperson: Dr. Steven Gross
Major Sponsor: Dr. Marcel van den Brink
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Kayvan Keshari and Dr. David Scheinberg

Additional Member: Dr. Melody Smith (Stanford University)

Augmenting CAR T cell Functions with LIGHT
Winson Cai
Date: Monday, May 13, 2024 - 1:00pm

Winson Cai
Pharmacology

Chairperson: Dr. Jedd Wolchok
Major Sponsor: Dr. David Scheinberg
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Renier Brentjens

Additional Member(s): Dr. Morgan Huse (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) and Dr. Omar Abdel-Wahab (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

Intracellular Trafficking of Transferrin Dictates Ferroptosis Execution
Zechuan Zhao
Date: Monday, May 20, 2024 - 10:00am

Zechuan Zhao
Cell and Developmental Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Michael Overholtzer
Major Sponsor: Dr. Xuejun Jiang
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Yueming Li and Dr. Ordureau

Elucidating the Complexin C-Terminal Domain Function in Neurosynaptic Regulation
Justine A. Lottermoser
Date: Friday, June 7, 2024 - 1:30pm

Justine A. Lottermoser
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Chairperson: Dr. David Eliezer
Major Sponsor: Dr. Jeremy Dittman
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Jacqueline Burre and Dr. Timothy Ryan

In Vivo Characterization of Keratinocytes in the Melanoma Microenvironment
Yilun Ma
Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 10:00am

Yilun Ma, M.D.-Ph.D. Student
Cell and Developmental Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Tuomas Tammela
Major Sponsor: Dr. Richard White
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Barbara Hempstead and Jedd Wolchok

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