Thesis Defenses

Loose Ends in Cancer Genome Structure
Zi-Ning Choo
Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 3:00pm

Zi-Ning Choo, MD-PhD Student
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Christina Leslie
Major Sponsor: Dr. Marcin Imielinski
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Sohrab Shah

Additional Member: Dr. Agata Smogorzewska (The Rockefeller University)

Antimicrobial Peptides and Bilayer Dependent Defense
Daniel S. Stor (MD-PhD)
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 1:00pm

Daniel S. Stor, MD-PhD Student
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Lawrence Palmer
Major Sponsor: Dr. Olaf Andersen
Minor Sponsors: Dr. David Eliezer and Kyu Rhee

Additional Member: Dr. Jeremy Rock (The Rockefeller University)

Effect of iRhom2 Cytotail Mutations on ADAM17 Function In Vivo: Implications for Tylosis with Oesophageal Cancer
Ariana I. Rabinowitsch
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 2:00pm

Ariana I. Rabinowitsch, MD-PhD Student
Cell and Developmental Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Jingli Cao
Major Sponsor: Dr. Carl Blobel
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Jane Salmon

Additional Member: Dr. Paul Cohen (The Rockefeller University)

Genomic Analysis of Tumor Heterogeneity in Bladder Cancer and Its Biological and Clinical Implication
Ziyu Chen
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 2:30pm

Ziyu Chen
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Bishoy M. Faltas
Major Sponsor: Dr. David B. Solit
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Sarat Chandarlapaty and Dr. Nikolaus Schultz

Additional Members: Dr. Yu Chen (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) and Dr. Michael M. Shen (Columbia University Irving Medical Center)

Artificial Intelligence For Non-Invasive Ploidy Prediction of Human Blastocysts
Josue Barnes
Date: Monday, June 12, 2023 - 12:00pm

Josue Barnes
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Olivier Elemento
Major Sponsor: Dr. Iman Hajirasouliha
Minor Sponsors: Dr. David Christini, Dr. Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, and Amy Kuceyeski

 

Characterization of Chronic Post-Stroke Behavior and Preliminary Analysis of the Role of Il-17RA in Stroke
Jennifer E. Goertz
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 10:00am

Jennifer E. Goertz
Neuroscience

Chairperson: Dr. Anjali Rajadhyaksha
Major Sponsor: Dr. Josef Anrather
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Costantino Iadecola and Dr. Teresa Milner

Additional Member: Dr. Teresa Sanchez Garcia Vao (Weill Cornell Medicine)

Quantification and Analysis of 3' UTR Isoform Usage from Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Data
Mervin M. Fansler
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 3:00pm

Mervin M. Fansler
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology and Medicine (TPCBM)

Chairperson: Dr. Tuomas Tammela
Major Sponsor: Dr. Christine Mayr
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Doron Betel, and Dr. Quaid Morris

 

The Impact of Age and Ancestry on the Molecular Landscape of Cancer
Yajas Shah
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - 2:00pm

Yajas Shah
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Jason Mezey
Major Sponsor: Dr. Olivier Elemento
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Michael Berger and Dr. Ekta Khurana

Additional Member: Dr. Marcin Imielinski (New York University)

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