{"id":252,"date":"2015-01-14T11:46:41","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T15:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.immunology.uh.uconn.edu\/?page_id=252"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:57:49","slug":"phd-defenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/immunology\/events\/phd-defenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D. Defenses"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Olamide Olaoba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cMechanistic and Functional Characterization of ABTB2 as a Novel Target for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
\n4:30 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Guangfu Li<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Kevin Staveley-O'Carroll, Dr. Pramod Srivastava<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Keaton Karlinsey<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cAssessing Cardiovascular Rish Using Diabetes-Induced Transcriptomic Networks<\/b>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, April 17, 2026
\n2:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Beiyan Zhou<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Derek Aguiar, Dr. Zhichao Fan, Dr. Patrick Murphy, Dr. Anthony Vella<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2025<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Jason Cahoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cAn E3 Ligase Focused Screen Reveals MEX3B as a Potent Regulator of Inflammasome Signaling<\/b>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, December 12, 2025
\n3:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Penghua Wang<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Vijay Rathinam, Dr. Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, Dr. Jianbin Ruan<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Vincent Graziano<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cSelf-guarding of glycoRNAs enable <\/strong>innate immune evasion<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, September 12, 2025
\n11:30 a.m.
\nMassey Auditorium<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Vijay Rathinam<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, Dr. Penghua Wang<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Dylan Krajewski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201c<\/strong>Polarized release of extracellular vesicles: a novel mechanism of endothelial-leukocyte communication at the blood-brain barrier during transendothelial migration\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Thursday, August 7, 2025
\n3:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Joel Pachter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Robert Clark, Dr. Vijay Rathinam, Dr. Zhichao Fan<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Saki Mihori<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cMicrobiome-derived lipids regulate systemic TLR responses and modulate TREM2 expression on myeloid cells\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, May 9, 2025
\n3:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Robert Clark<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Laura Haynes, Dr. Evan Jellison, Dr. Kepeng Wang<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Alyssa Matz<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cUnraveling and leveraging immune cell dynamics in chronic inflammatory conditions: cardiovascular disease, obesity and ageing\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Thursday, April 17, 2025
\n3:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Beiyan Zhou<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Anthony Vella, Dr. Derek Aguiar, Dr. Patrick Murphy, Dr. Zhichao Fan, Dr. Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ryan Englander<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cIntron Retention in STAT2 Regulates STAT2 Function and Predicts Response to Immunotherapy in Lung Adenocarcinoma\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, April 11, 2025
\n2:00 p.m.
\nJackson Lab - Leo Hold Conference Room<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisors:
\nDr. Olga Anczukow, Dr. Karolina Palucka<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Vijay Rathinam, Dr. Se-Jin Lee<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Kristina Delgado<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cCracking the Code of Treponema pallidum <\/em>Immunity: Lessons from the Rabbit Model to Drive Syphilis Vaccine Innovation\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, April 4, 2025
\n1:00 p.m.
\nMassey Auditorium<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisors:
\nDr. Justin Radolf, Dr. Kelly Hawley<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Melissa Caimano, Dr. Wolfgang Peti<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Andreia Cadar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cThe impact of senolytics on influenza vaccination and infection responses in young and aged mice\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, March 28, 2025
\n3:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Jenna Bartley<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Laura Haynes, Dr. Evan Jellison, Dr. George Kuchel, Dr. Ming Xu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2024<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Rory Geyer<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cThe effect of the sympathetic nervous system signaling on the circadian trafficking of natural killer cells\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, April 12, 2024
\n2:30 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Pramod Srivastava<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Robert Clark, Dr. Stefan Brocke, Dr. Kepeng Wang, Dr. Kimberly Dodge- Kafka<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Andrew Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cCharacterization of UBXNs in Antiviral Immunity\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Monday, April 8, 2024
\n3:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Penghua Wang<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, Dr. Vijay Rathinam<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Skylar Wright<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cBacterial and Vesicular Regulation of Pyroptosis\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, April 5, 2024
\n2:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Vijay Rathinam<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, Dr. Carol Pilbeam, Dr. Jianbin Ruan, Dr. Beiyan Zhou<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Dominique Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cThe Effects of Metformin on Influenza Vaccination and Infection Responses\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, April 3, 2024
\n2:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Jenna Bartley<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Evan Jellison, Dr. Laura Haynes, Dr. George Kuchel<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Timofey Karginov<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cRNA binding proteins determine T cell fate\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, March 15, 2024
\n10:00 a.m.
\nMassey Auditorium<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Anthony Vella<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Beiyan Zhou, Dr. Patrick Murphy, Dr. Zhichao Fan, Dr. Kimberly Dodge-Kafka<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Summit Singhaviron<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cLow Avidity T cells Drive Endogenous Tumor Immunity in Mice and Humans\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Thursday, February 29, 2024
\n2:00 p.m.
\nMassey Auditorium<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Pramod Srivastava<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Robert Clark, Dr. Kimberly Dodge-Kafka<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2023<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Blake Torrance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cThe Rolse of Cellular Senescence in Shaping the Aged Immune Response to Influenza Infection\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, May 5, 2023
\n2:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Laura Haynes<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Jenna Bartley, Dr. Evan Jellison, Dr. Ming Xu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Swathy Ollikara Vasudevan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cA TLR4-Independent Critical Role for CD14 in Intracellular LPS Sensing\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, March 31, 2023
\n2:00 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Vijay Rathinam<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, Dr. Penghua Wang, Dr. Zhichao Fan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2022<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Elise Santorella<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cProteomic Analysis of Murine Meninges to Determine Cellular and Extracellular Structure\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, December 9, 2022
\n12:30 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center and Webex<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Joel Pachter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Corey Acker
\nDr. Robert Clark<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2021<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

James Nevin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cThe Effect of Sympathetic Nervous Tone of Myeloid Development and Tumor Immunity\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, November 5, 2021
\n3 p.m.
\nLow Learning Center (by invitation only) and remotely<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Pramod Srivastava<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Kepeng Wang
\nDr. Robert Clark<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

For link, email anderson@uchc.edu<\/a> and\/or nevin@uchc.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Marc Gilling<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cDefining CD8 Epitopes of Mouse Carcinomas\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, April 16, 2021
\n2 p.m.
\nRemotely<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Pramod Srivastava<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Kepeng Wang<\/p>\n

Dr. Robert Clark<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

For link, email anderson@uchc.edu<\/a> and\/or gilling@uchc.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2020<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mariam Mathew George<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cDefining the Phenotypes of Tumor-Infiltrating CD8+ T Lymphocytes in Mice Immunized with Neoepitopes\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, October 23, 2020
\n3 p.m.
\nRemotely<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Pramod Srivastava<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Linda Cauley<\/p>\n

Dr. Robert Clark<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

For link, email anderson@uchc.edu<\/a> and\/or mgeorge@uchc.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ashley Russo<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cAlarming outcomes of noncanonical inflammasome activation by cytosolic LPS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Thursday, October 22, 2020
\n4 p.m.
\nRemotely<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDr. Vijay Rathinam<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nDr. Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja<\/p>\n

Dr. Juan Salazar<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

For link, email rathinam@uchc.edu<\/a> and\/or arusso@uchc.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Xin (Cindy) Chen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cRole of Glucose Metabolism in Human T Cell Activation and Functions\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Monday, May 4, 2020
\n12 p.m.
\nRemotely<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nDerya Unutmaz, M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nPramod Srivastava, Ph.D., M.D.
\nEvan Jellison, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

For link, email derya.unutmax@jax.org<\/a> and\/or xinchen@uchc.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Spencer Keilich<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cInfluenza-induced muscle degradation: mechanisms of flu-induced disability with aging\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Monday, April 6, 2020
\n2 p.m.
\nRemotely<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nLaura Haynes, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nJenna Bartley, Ph.D.
\nRobert Clark, M.D.
\nGeorge Kuchel, M.D.
\nLynn Puddington, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Erica Lorenzo<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cExamining the aged immune system: Elucidating the underlying mechanisms that promote more effective influenza response and regulate CD4 T cell subsets\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Monday, April 13, 2020
\n4 p.m.
\nRemotely<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nLaura Haynes, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nAdam Adler, Ph.D.
\nEvan Jellison, Ph.D.
\nGeorge Kuchel, M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2019<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Nicholas Wasko<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cSystemic TLR2 Tolerance Enhances Central Nervous System Remyelination\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
\n3\u00a0p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nRobert Clark, M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nJoel Pachter, Ph.D.
\nVijay Rathinam Ph.D.
\nKepeng Wang Ph.D.
\nRichard Mains, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
\nLauren Sansing, M.D.
\nYale University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Maria Xu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cCostimulation of CD8 T Cells promotes retention and innate-like function within nascent atherogenic foci\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, April 26, 2019
\n3\u00a0p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nAnthony T. Vella, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nPatrick A. Murphy Ph.D.
\nCarol Pilbeam, Ph.D., M.D.
\nVijay A.K. Rathinam D.V.M, Ph.D.
\nBeiyan Zhou, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
\nEric J. Sundbery, Ph.D.
\nInstitute of Human Virology
\nUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Bharat Behl<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cIntracellular Host Defense in Microbial Infections\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, May 3, 2019
\n3\u00a0p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nVijay A.K. Rathinam, D.V.M, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nSivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, Ph.D.
\nRobert Clark, M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
\nSaumendra Sarkar, Ph.D.
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Sarah Benjamin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cUnderstanding MyD88-dependent and independent mechanisms of phagosomal signaling and inflammation elicited by Borrelia burgdorferi<\/em>, the Lyme disease spirochete\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Thursday, January 17, 2019
\n3\u00a0p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nJuan Salazar, M.D., M.P.H.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nJustin Radolf, M.D.
\nMelissa Caimano, Ph.D.
\nLynn Puddington, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
\nKamal Khanna, Ph.D.
\nNYU School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2018<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ishita Banerjee<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cCross-talk Between Different DNA Sensing Pathways in the Cytosol\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
\n3\u00a0p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nVijay Rathinam, D.V.M., Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nAnthony Vella, Ph.D.
\nKamal Khanna, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
\nSaumendra Sarkar, Ph.D.
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Cory Brennick<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cDefining Neoepitopes that Contribute to Tumor Immunity\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, September 28, 2018
\n3\u00a0p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
\nPramod Srivastava, Ph.D., M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nAdam Adler, Ph.D.
\nKamal Khanna, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
\nAndrea Schietinger, Ph.D.
\nMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Joseph Ryan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cImproving Combination Cancer Immunotherapy with a Novel, Dual-Specific Immunotherapeutic Platform that Links T Cell Costimulatory Pathways\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, April 27, 2018
\n3\u00a0p.m.
\nLow Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisors:
\nAdam Adler, Ph.D.
\nAnthony Vella, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
\nRobert Clark, M.D.
\nCarol Pilbeam, Ph.D., M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
\nStephen Beers, Ph.D.
\nUniversity of Southampton, UK<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2017<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Basak Ural<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cDiscovery of a yolk sac derived lung resident macrophage with distinct localization and polarization\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Monday, December 18, 2017
3\u00a0p.m.
Keller Auditorium<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Kamal Khanna, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Linda Cauley, Ph.D.
Robert Clark, M.D.
Laura Haynes, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Png Loke, Ph.D.
NYU Langone Health <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

April Masters<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cAssessment of lymph node stromal cells as an underlying factor in age related immune impairment to influenza infection\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, December 8, 2017
2\u00a0p.m.
Keller Auditorium<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Laura Haynes, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Lynn Puddington Ph.D.
Kamal Khanna Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Marcia Blackman Ph.D.
Trudeau Institute<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Sukrut Karandikar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cA study of MHC class I-restricted antigenicity of ovalbumin in pursuit of the definition of tumor specific epitopes involved in tumor rejection\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Thursday, August 17, 2017
2\u00a0p.m.
Keller Auditorium<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Pramod K. Srivastava, Ph.D., M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Kamal Khanna, Ph.D.
Anthony Vella, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Margaret M. Callahan, M.D., Ph.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Julia Svedova<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cUncovering the Mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxin A-induced Systemic and Pulmonary Inflammation\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Thursday, June 22, 2017
3 p.m.
Henry B.C. Low, M.D. Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Anthony Vella, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Hector Aguila, Ph.D.
Linda Cauley, Ph.D.
Kamal Khanna, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Rance Berg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cell Biology, Immunology and\u00a0Microbiology
University of North Texas Health Science Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Jeremy Grenier<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cModulating Antitumor T Cell Responses Using Cytomegalovirus-based Vaccines\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Monday, June 12, 2017
3 p.m.
Henry B.C. Low, M.D. Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Kamal Khanna, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Robert Clark, M.D.
Louise McCullough, M.D., Ph.D.
Lynn Puddington, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Mary Jo Turk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Paurvi Shinde <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cInvestigating the role of adjuvants, Lipopolysaccharide and Polyionosinic:Polycytidilic acid in boosting CD4 T cell responses.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Monday, February 27, 2017
3:30 p.m.
Henry B.C. Low, M.D. Learning Center<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Anthony Vella, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Andrei Medvedev, Ph.D.
Pramod Srivastava, Ph.D., M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Steven Geary, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mai Fujiwara<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cDefective immune regulation in Multiple Sclerosis: E3 ubiquitin ligase Cbl-b and TLR tolerance\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, February 14, 2017
3 p.m.
Henry B.C. Low, M.D. Learning Center<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Robert Clark, M.D.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Kamal Khanna, Ph.D.
Anthony Vella, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Ulrike Lorenz, Ph.D.
University of Virginia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Oriana Perez<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cTranscriptionally distinct splenic CD169+ macrophages orchestrate the innate immune response by regulating bacterial tropism and localization\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Friday, January 6, 2017
3:30 p.m.
Henry B.C. Low, M.D. Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Kamal Khanna, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Juan Salazar M.D., M.P.H.
Anthony Vella, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Thorsten Mempel, Ph.D., M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2016<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Roslyn Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cMicroglial Responses in Recovery After Intracerebral Hemorrhage\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Monday, April 25, 2016
3 p.m.
Henry B.C. Low, M.D. Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Lauren Sansing, M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Robert Clark, M.D.
Kamal Khanna, Ph.D.
Roger Thrall, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Jaroslaw Aronowski, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Yinghong Hu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cSmad4 and Transforming Growth Factor \u03b2 Regulate the CD8 T Cell Response to Influenza Virus Infection\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Thursday, April 28, 2016
2 p.m.
Henry B.C. Low, M.D. Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Linda Cauley, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Stefan Brocke, M.D., Ph.D.
Anthony Vella, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Stokes Peebles, M.D.
Edward Usherwood, Ph.D.
Dartmouth College<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Alex Adami<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cThe Role of the Microbiome in Regulating House Dust Mite Induced Asthma\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
10\u00a0a.m.
Henry B.C. Low, M.D. Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Roger S. Thrall, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Joerg Graf, Ph.D.
Kamal M. Khanna, Ph.D.
Craig M. Schramm, M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Julia Oh, Ph.D.
Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Emily Anstadt<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cMimicking the Microbiome: TLR Tolerance as a Treatment for CNS Autoimmunity\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
2:30\u00a0p.m.
Henry B.C. Low, M.D. Learning Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Major Advisor:
Robert B. Clark, M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Committee Members:
Frank Nichols, D.M.D., Ph.D.
T.V. Rajan, M.D., Ph.D.
Lauren Sansing, M.D.
Anthony Vella, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Outside Reader:
Nancy H. Ruddle, Ph.D.
Yale University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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