Biology
Mechanosensor-mediated Hsp70 phosphorylation orchestrates the landscape of the heat shock response
Doctoral Candidate Name: Siddhi Omkar Paranjape Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: woodward 155 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Andrew Truman Committee Members: Dr. Richard Chi, Dr. Adam Reitzel, Dr. Mehdi Mollapour and Dr. Victor Cifarelli Abstract: Heat shock protein 70 is an evolutionary conserved molecular chaperone responsible […]
ELUCIDATING THE MECHANISMS OF INFECTION AND PROLIFERATION IN CNIDARIAN-SYMBIODINIACEAE SYMBIOSIS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Andrea Lashae Kirk Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: March 15, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: CIPHER 408 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Adam M. Reitzel Committee Members: Dr. Tingting Xiang, Dr. Paola Lopez-Duarte, Dr. Richard Chi, Dr. Rebecca Rogers Abstract: Coral reef ecosystems are supported by diverse mutualisms formed between cnidarians […]
Cell Type-Specific Double Strand Break Repair: An Inter-chromosomal Homologous Recombination Study using the Rainbow Mouse Model
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kiran Lalwani Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: September 11, 2023 – 10:30 AM Defense Location: woodward 254 Committee chair’s Name: Christine Richardson Committee Members: Andre Truman, Dider Dreau, Yvette Huet, Chandra Willaims Abstract: Faithful repair of DNA lesions is central to maintaining genomic integrity. Illegitimate repair of chromosomal DNA damage, especially […]
The Role of the Cell Cycle in Karlodinium veneficum Toxicity: Tools and Predictions from the Laboratory
Doctoral Candidate Name: Erik Broemsen Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: July 24, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: CHHS 380 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Matthew Parrow Committee Members: Dr. Allen Place, Dr. Adam Reitzel, Dr. Sandra Clinton, Dr. Xiuxia Du Abstract:
Investigating the genetic basis and selection of diverse plant specialized metabolism in wild soybean.
Doctoral Candidate Name: Farida Yasmin Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: July 19, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: CHHS 155 and Zoom call link: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/98148543889?pwd=N01LaG8wWk9VbVZFOW1jMWEwZ1pIZz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Bao-Hua Song Committee Members: Dr. Jun-tao Guo, Dr. Changbao Li, Dr. Xu Li, Dr. Adam M. Reitzel, Dr. Zeba I. Seraj Abstract: Plant-specialized metabolites play […]
INSIGHTS INTO PLASMODIUM GENETIC CHANGES RELATED TO MALARIA INTERVENTIONS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Cheikh Cambel Dieng Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Eugenia Lo Committee Members: Dr. Adam Reitzel, Dr. Shan Yan, Dr. Tingting Xiang, Dr. Daniel Janies Abstract: Over 80% of all malaria deaths occur in children under 5 years of age. […]
Relationship of Morphology, Phylogenetics, and Biogeography in Triodopsis Rafinesque, 1819 (Stylommatophora, Polygyridae) Land Snails
Doctoral Candidate Name: Denise Furr Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: March 24, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: CHHS 159 Committee chair’s Name: Adam Reitzel Committee Members: Dr. Paola Lopez-Duarte, Dr. Matthew Parrow, Dr. Bao Hua Song, Dr. Sara Gagne Abstract: Mollusks are a highly diverse phylum with some of the most extremes of […]
Relationship of Morphology, Phylogenetics and Biogeography in Triodopsis Land Snails (Stylommatophora: Polygyridae)
Doctoral Candidate Name: Denise Furr Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: March 24, 2023 – 10:00 PM Defense Location: CHHS 159 Committee chair’s Name: Adam Reitzel Committee Members: Dr. Paola Lopez-Duarte, Dr. Matthew Parrow, Dr. Bao Hua Song, Dr. Sara Gagne Abstract: The Triodopsis genus of Stylommatophoran land snails has been confusing to malacologists for […]
Role of the DNA sensors cGAS and ZBP1 in DNA damage and viral infections in glia
Doctoral Candidate Name: Alex Suptela Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: February 24, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: CHHS 159 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ian Marriott Committee Members: Dr. Christine Richardson, Dr. Andrew Truman, Dr. Shan Yan, Dr. Kirill Afonin Abstract: Resident CNS cells, such as astrocytes and microglia, are known to produce critical […]
THE LOCAL DYNAMICS OF BASEMENT MEMBRANE BREACHING DURING CANCER CELL INVASION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Shayan S. Nazari Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: November 9, 2022 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Pinku Mukherjee Committee Members: Dr. Kenneth M. Yamada (co-chair), Dr. Didier Dreau, Dr. Julie Goodliffe, Dr. Gloria Elliott Abstract: Solid tumor metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Cancer […]