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Mark Orloff's Dissertation Defense (8/23/2021): Risky Decision Making Under Social Influence , homeAug. 23, 2021, 10:00 a.m. | Mark Orloff | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Randy Strauss's Dissertation Defense (9/13/2021): The Cx43 Carboxyl-Terminal Mimetic Peptide, αCT1, Protects Endothelial Barrier Function in a ZO1 Binding-Competent Manner , homeSept. 13, 2021, 12:00 p.m. | Randy Strauss | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Carleigh Studtmann's Dissertation Defense (2/10/2022): Diverse Mechanisms Impair Thalamic Circuit Function in a Dravet Syndrome Mouse Model , homeFebruary 10, 2022, 11:00 a.m. | Carleigh Studtmann | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Rachel Padget's Dissertation Defense (3/11/2022): Arrhythmogenic Mechanisms of Acute Cardiac Infection , homeMarch 11, 2022, 1:00 p.m. | Rachel Padget | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Kijana George's Dissertation Defense (3/14/2022): The Role of Blood-Borne Factors in Triggering Atypical Astrocytes , homeMarch 14, 2022, 10:00 a.m. | Kijana George | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Katrina Colucci-Chang's Dissertation Defense (5/4/2022): The Relationship between Ephaptic Coupling and Excitability in Ventricular Myocardium , homeMay 4, 2022, 9:00 a.m. | Katrina Colucci-Chang | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Paras Patel's Dissertation Defense (5/5/2022): The Role of CASK in Central Nervous System Function and Disorder , homeMay 5, 2022, 10:00 a.m. | Paras Patel | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Rachana Deven Somaiya's Dissertation Defense (5/6/2022): The Role of Retinal Inputs and Astrocytes for the Development of Visual Thalamus , homeMay 6, 2022, 9:00 a.m. | Rachana Deven Somaiya | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Amnah Eltahir's Dissertation Defense (9/23/2020): Novel Electrochemical Methods for Human Neurochemistry , homeSept. 3, 2021, 1:00 p.m. | Amnah Eltahir | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Ryan King's Dissertation Defense (12/4/20): Effects of Perfusate Composition (Na+ and Ca2+) on Cardiac Electrical and Mechanical Function in the Isolated Langendorff-Perfused Heart , homeDec. 4, 2020, 1:00 p.m. | Ryan King | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Alyssa Brunal's Dissertation Defense (10/15/2020): Effects of Constitutive and Acute Connexin 36 Deficiency On Brain-wide Susceptibility to PTZ-induced Neuronal Hyperactivity , homeOct. 15, 2020, 9:00 a.m. | Alyssa Brunal | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Jessie Mann's Dissertation Defense (11/30/2020): Tele-Neurorehabilitation: Potential for Treatment and Assessment , homeNov. 30, 2020, 1:00 p.m. | Jessie Mann | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Zhuoya Cui's Dissertation Defense (4/15/21): Understanding Social Function in Psychiatric Illnesses Through Computational Modeling and Multiplayer Games , homeApril 15, 2021, 10 a.m. | Zhuoya Cui | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Benjamin Heithoff's Dissertation Defense (4/19/21): Uncovering astrocyte roles at the blood-brain barrier in the healthy and injured brain , homeApril 19, 2021, 10 a.m. | Benjamin Heithoff | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Allison Gallucci's Dissertation Defense (4/27/2021): The gut-brain axis in seizure susceptibility: A role for microbial metabolite S-equol , homeApril 27, 2021, 2:00 p.m. | Allison Gallucci | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Oscar Alcoreza's Dissertation Defense (5/3/2021): Modulating System xc- Activity As A Treatment For Epilepsy , homeMay 3, 2021, 8:00 a.m. | Oscar Alcoreza | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Xianlin Zou's Dissertation Defense (5/6/2021) : Interlocking Mechanisms Regulating the Circadian Clock Response to DNA Damage , homeMay 6, 2021, 1:00 p.m. | Xianlin Zou | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Tré Mills Dissertation Defense (5/10/21): Gliovascular Plasticity in the Maintenance of Cerebrovascular Health , homeMay 10, 2021, 3:00 p.m. | Tré Mills | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Joelle Martin's Dissertation Defense (5/11/2021): Modulation of System XC-Mediated Glutamate Release in Glioblastoma Multiforme Via the Extracellular Matrix , homeMay 11, 2021, 1:00 p.m. | Joelle Martin | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Ubadah Sabbagh's Dissertation Defense (5/11/2021) The development, cytoarchitecture, and circuitry of the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus , homeMay 11, 2021, 1:00 p.m. | Ubadah Sabbagh | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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