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

Thesis Defenses

Improving Prediction Accuracy of Small Molecule Binding and Hydration Free Energies
Dominic A. Rufa
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 2:00pm

Dominic A. Rufa
Tri-Institutional Ph.D. Program in Chemical Biology (TPCB)

Chairperson: Dr. Richard Hite
Major Sponsor: Dr. John Chodera
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Daniel Heller and Dr. Joshua Levitz

Additional Member: Dr. Alex Kentsis (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

cGAS-Mediated Type I Interferon Activation Contributes to Neuronal Activity and Network Disruption in Tauopathy and Drug-Refractory Epilepsy
Yige Huang
Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 2:00pm

Yige Huang
Cell and Developmental Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Anna Orr
Major Sponsor: Dr. Li Gan
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Yueming Li and Dr. Geoffrey Pitt

Identifying Metabolic Vulnerabilities of PAX3-FOXO1+ Rhabdomyosarcoma
Kartina I. Paras
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - 10:00am

Katrina I. Paras
Cell and Developmental Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Santosh Vardhana
Major Sponsor: Dr. Mary Baylies
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Lydia Finley and Dr. Karuna Ganesh

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