Graduate Student Dissertation Defenses
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Dissertation Defense: Cells, Circuits, and Development of the Mouse Lateral Geniculate Nucleus , homeApril 28, 2025, 2 p.m. | Katelyn Stebbins | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Thesis Defense: Functions of Mediodorsal Thalamic Astrocytes in Cue-Based Learning , homeDec. 10, 2024, 9 a.m. | Katie Marschalko | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Thesis Defense: Phosphorylation Kinetics of Cardiac Gap Junction Regulation During Stress , homeDec. 11, 2024, 1 p.m. | Kari Stanley | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: Exploring the Relationships Among Impulsivity, Interpersonal Difficulties, and Social Risk-taking in Borderline Personality Disorder: Behavioural Influences and Neural Correlates , homeApril 4, 2025, 10 a.m. | Gates K. Palissery | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: A Translational Approach to Understanding Cellular Responses to Vascular Injury , homeApril 8, 2025, 9 a.m. | Meghan Sedovy | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: Pericyte and Endothelial Cell Responses within Murine Cerebral Capillaries After Blood Flow Cessation , homeApril 17, 2025, 2 p.m. | Hanaa Abdelazim | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Virtual Dissertation Defense: Women's Healthcare Utilization in Primary and Acute Care Contexts , homeSept. 21 2023, 10 a.m. | Jasmine Johnson | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: The Voltage Gated Sodium Channel β1/β1B Subunits: Emerging Therapeutic Targets in the Heart , homeDec. 4, 2023, 10 a.m. | Zachary Williams | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: Gut-brain Interactions in Food Reward , homeDec. 5, 2023, 2:30 p.m. | Amber Burns | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: The Influence and Manipulation of Resting-state Brain Networks in Alcohol Use Disorder , homeDec. 13, 2023, 2:30 p.m. | Jeremy Myslowski | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: Mechanisms of Intercellular Communication During Breast Cancer Progression Through Metastasis , homeApril 11, 2024, 10 a.m. | Tina Wheeler | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: Sodium Channel Loss of Function Sensitizes Conduction to Changes in Extracellular Sodium Concentration , homeMay 6, 2024, 10 a.m. | William P. Adams | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: Internally Translated Cx43 Isoform GJA1-20k Affects Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition and Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Behavior , homeAug. 8, 2024, 2 p.m. | Kenneth Young II | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Xiaobo Wu's Dissertation Defense (12/1/2022): The Role of the Perinexus in Long QT Syndrome Type 3 , homeDec. 1, 2022, 10:00 a.m. | Xiaobo Wu | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Devin Tomlinson's Dissertation Defense (3/27/2023): Cumulative Vulnerabilities: Substance Use in Adolescence and in Recovery , homeMarch 27, 2023, 1 p.m. | Devin Tomlinson | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Grace Blair's Dissertation Defense (4/18/2023): Investigating the Coordination of Cardiac Conduction and Repolarization in Ventricular Myocardium , homeApril 18, 2023, 3 p.m. | Grace Blair | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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William Craft's Dissertation Defense (4/19/2023): The Impact of Pain on Key Outcomes in Opioid Use Disorder Recovery , homeApril 19, 2023, 3 p.m. | William Craft | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: Extracellular Matrix Contributions to Early Vascular Development and Pericyte Precursor Dynamics , homeMay 9, 2023, 11:30 a.m. | Maruf M. Hoque | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Dissertation Defense: Sitting, Standing & Starting: Detailing Postural Control & Gait Anticipation for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy , homeJuly 24, 2023, 11 a.m. | Hassan-Galaydh M. Farah | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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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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Gabriela Gabriela Lizana Carrillo's Dissertation Defense (8/1/2022): Mechanisms Underlying Neural Circuit Remodeling in Toxoplasma Gondii Infection , homeAug. 1, 2022, 9:00 a.m. | Gabriela Lizana Carrillo | 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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The Role of Exercise in Memory Function , homeMay 23, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Henriette van Praag, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University | Co-Sponsored by the Center for Exercise Medicine Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
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Pathways and Regulation of Cardiac Nav1.5 Channel Trafficking in Adult Myocytes , homeMay 30, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Gea-Ny Tseng, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Vascular and Heart Research