Neuroscience Curriculum

Grace Ross Successfully Defended Her PhD Thesis March 31st

Sue Modlin — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:49:05 +0000

On March 31st, Grace Ross successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Switching state to stay engaged: The dynamic synchronization of the frontoparietal network in sustained attention”. Mentor: Dr. Flavio Frohlich. Congratulations Dr. Ross!!

Shannon Rhoads Successfully Defended Her PhD Thesis March 27th

Sue Modlin — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:45:50 +0000

On March 27th, Shannon Rhoads successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Illuminating neuron and astrocyte physiology through organelle signature analysis”. Mentors: Dr. Sarah Cohen and Dr. Todd Cohen. Congratulations Dr. Rhoads!!

Miguel Cuevas Melendez Completed Qualifying Exam on March 11th

Sue Modlin — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:58:28 +0000

On March 11th, Miguel Cuevas Melendez (Stein Lab) successfully defended and passed his oral qualifying exam! The title of his research proposal is, “Engineering synaptic plasticity in advanced maturation cortical organoids harboring an intellectual disability-associated mutation”. Congratulations Miguel!!

Siddhi Ozarkar Successfully Defended Her PhD Thesis March 5th

Sue Modlin — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:53:49 +0000

On March 5th, Siddhi Ozarkar successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “White matter in neurotypical development and Angelman syndrome”. Mentor: Dr. Ben Philpot. Congratulations Dr. Ozarkar!!

Blake Fordyce Completed Qualifying Exam on March 4th

Sue Modlin — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:40:54 +0000

On March 4th, Blake Fordyce (Roth Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “The nanoscale organization of 5-HT2A receptors”. Congratulations Blake!!

Katherine Degner Completed Qualifying Exam on February 26th

Sue Modlin — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:56:05 +0000

On February 26th, Katherine Degner (Won Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “Developing Systemic in Vivo Massively Parallel RReporter Assay to Elucidate the Genetic Etiology of Problematic Alcohol Use”. Congratulations Katherine!!

Nicole Ochandarena Successfully Defended Her PhD Thesis February 21st

Sue Modlin — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:56:54 +0000

On February 21st, Nicole Ochandarena successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Cell type and circuit mechanisms of opioid-sensitive neurons in the cerebral cortex”. Mentor: Dr. Greg Scherrer. Congratulations Dr. Ochandarena!!

Nicholas Ringelberg Successfully Defended His PhD Thesis February 11th

Sue Modlin — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:39:11 +0000

On February 11th, Nicholas Ringelberg successfully defended his PhD Thesis: “Circuit Mechanisms Diving Seizure and Behavior in a Mouse Model of Angelman Syndrome”. Mentor: Dr. Ben Philpot. Congratulations Dr. Ringelberg!

Sarah Jo Sleiman Completed Qualifying Exam on January 17th

Sue Modlin — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:25:56 +0000

On January 17th, Sarah Jo Sleiman (Diering Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “Elucidation and treatment of hyperarousal in a mouse model of AD”. Congratulations SJl!!

Keeley Spiess Successfully Defended Her PhD Thesis November 6th

Sue Modlin — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:30:02 +0000

On November 6th, Keeley Spiess successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Apoptosis in Neurons is Transient and Reversible”. Mentor: Dr. Mohanish Deshmukh. Congratulations Dr. Spiess!!