Upcoming Defenses
Upcoming Defenses:
Taylor Lackey, Medical Physics
"Feasibility of tracking simple anatomical markers as an indication for adaptive planning need in head and neck cancer
patients"
5/18/2026 | 10 AM
RLSB 2S020 & 2S022 Combined
Hillary Le, Biomedical Engineering
"Cannabinoids Influence Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Development"
5/18/2026 | 12 PM
KCRB Auditorium
Stephen Chesser, Medical Physics
"Optimization of Computed Tomography Practice through Characterization and Improvement of Off-Scout Imaging"
5/20/2026 | 10 AM
RLSB 2S020
Randall Olson, Behavioral & Systems Neuroscience
"Claustral regulation of cortical state dynamics: mechanisms supporting flexible behavior"
5/20/2026 | 11 AM
AUD 260
Ruijie Wang, Biomedical Engineering
"Engineering Nanoparticle-Based Interleukin-2 Delivery for Cancer Immunotherapy"
5/20/2026 | 12 PM
KCRB Auditorium
Bejamin Piacitelli, Medical Physics
"MIM SurePlan MRT versus. Voximetry Torch 1.7: A Comparative Analysis of Dosimetric Calculations and Clinical Impact"
5/20/2026 | 3 PM
RLSB 2S020 & 2S022 Combined
Caroline Melancon, Medical Physics
"Validation and Implementation of Tissue Inhomogeneity DoseCalculation Algorithms in HDR Brachytherapy Workflow"
5/21/2026 | 10 AM
RLSB 2S020-2S022
Kevin Hawthorne, Molecular and Medical Genetics
"Chromatin State Heterogeneity in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma"
5/27/2026 | 10:30 AM
KCRB Auditorium
Yukun Guo, Biomedical Engineering
"AI-based Retinal Disease Quantification and Diagnosis Using OCT and OCT Angiography"
5/29/2026 | 9 AM
RPV Room B & C
Rowan Callahan, Biomedical Engineering
"Computational Methods for Resolving Contamination and Global Shifts in Cell-Free and Bulk RNA Sequencing"
6/1/2026 | 9 AM
KCRB 1011
Adam Coombs, Neuroscience
"Mechanical Regulation of the Oligodendrocyte Lineage"
6/1/2026 | 3 PM
Vollum M1441
Haylie Helms, Biomedical Engineering
"Development of Single-Cell Bioprinting Technologies for Engineering Tissue Models with Native Tissue Spatial Resolution"
6/2/2026 | 2 PM
RLSB 3A003A
Victoria Schuster, Biomedical Sciences
"Defining the Role for Tissue Context in Dendritic Cell-Mediated Antitumor Responses"
6/2/2026 | 2:30 PM
KCRB Auditorium
Mustafa Akur, Biomedical Engineering
"Functional Tissue Unit-based Representation Learning for Prostate Adenocarcinoma"
6/3/2026 | 9 AM
KCRB 4102
Iman Adem, Biomedical Engineering
"Delivery of TLR 7/8 Agonist Via a Cancer-Targeting Peptide for Enhanced Immunotherapy"
6/3/2026 | 1 PM
RPV Room E 1224
Ella Stimson, Biomedical Engineering
"Development and Application of Novel Tools for Blood-based Detection of Pancreatic and Ovarian Cancer Using Circulating Protease Activity"
6/4/2026 | 3 PM
RLSB 3N054
Joren Adams, Clinical Psychology
"Compensatory Cognitive Training for Veterans with Major Depressive Disorder-related Cognitive Functioning Deficits: a Development and Preliminary Implementation Study"
6/8/2026 | 10 AM
BICC 124
Kayla Nguyen, Biomedical Sciences
"Activation of a cell scattering gene expression program promotes invasion in squamous cell carcinoma"
6/9/2026 | 11 AM
KCRB Auditorium
Kristen Torres, Clinical Psychology
"Evaluation Of Novel Interventions in Children's Healthcare for Youth Living with Chronic or Complex Medical Conditions:Exploration of Health Equity, Health Outcomes, and Resilience"
6/11/2026 | 12 PM
RJH4340
Aaron Brah, Clinical Psychology
"Forgetting to Remember: Past Discounting in Heavy Drinkers"
6/12/2026 | 9 AM
RJT 4320
Deborah Sevigny-Resetco, Clinical Psychology
"Evaluating the Role of ADHD Symptomology in Cognitive Effort-Based Decision Making"
6/18/2026 | 10 AM
MAC 3198
Recent Defenses:
Tania Miramontes, Neuroscience
"Activation of cannabinoid receptor CB1 leads to aberrantmyelination in development"
4/9/2026 | 1:30 PM
Vollum M1441
Yessica Santana Agreda, Neuroscience
"The Molecular Basis of Neuronal Identity Acquisition and Maintenance of Cholinergic Starburst Amacrine Cells in the Retina"
4/20/2026 | 1 PM
Vollum M1441
Yizhou Yao, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
"Structural and Functional Characterization of Human Green Cone Opsin"
4/29/2026 | 2 PM
Vollum M1441
Breanna Maniaci, Cancer Biology
"The role of oncogenic CSF3R mutations in leukemogenesis"
4/30/2026 | 11:30 AM
KCRB Auditorium
Nina Luong, Neuroscience
"Genetic approaches to classifying retinal neuron subtypes"
5/13/2026 | 11 AM
Vollum M1441
Caitlin Peaslee, Biomedical Sciences
"Computational Strategies for Male Infertility Genetics: Cross-Species Mapping and Variant Prioritization"
5/14/2026 | 2:30 PM
RJH 4340