Announcements
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Department of Oncology
Jacob Lindquist
“DNA Polymerase Beta Mutations Induce Platinum Specific Sensitivity”
Mentor: Stephan Patrick Ph.D.
Thursday, December 12th, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Hybrid Defense
Wertz Auditorium, Hudson Webber Cancer Research Center, 2nd Floor
Or join us on Zoom: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/92271831158?pwd=HCMRdONDkUocLEpz0jCCaVZg75C1ST.1
Meeting ID: 922 7183 1158 | Passcode: 904165
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Department of Oncology
Agnes Malysa
“INTERACTION OF THE REGULATORY SUBUNIT OF RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE WITH MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE COMPLEXES REGULATE CELL GROWTH”
Mentor: Gerold Bepler M.D./Ph.D.
Co-Mentor: Manohar Ratnam Ph.D.
Thursday, December 19th, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Hybrid Defense
Wertz Auditorium, Hudson Webber Cancer Research Center, 2nd Floor
Or join us on Zoom: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/97397987163?pwd=yzJaCW7SS6TvL1i92mYZcJUnagut4I.1
Meeting ID: 973 9798 7163| Passcode: 702002
13th Annual Cancer Biology Graduate Research Symposium
Award Winners - Oral Presentation
1st Place Tie - Alexis Wilson & Mathew Schneider
Poster Presentation
1st - Agnes Malysa
2nd - Rayane Dennaoui
3rd - Sanjeev Ganesh
Congratulations Peter Dimitrion on successfully defending your PhD dissertation.
“Epigenetic Regulation of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Pathophysiology and Microenvironment by HDAC3”
Mentor: Qing-Sheng Mi M.D./Ph.D.
Congratulations Artem Berezovsky on successfully defending your PhD dissertation.
“Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha (PDGFRA) Oncogene Dependency In Glioblastoma”
Mentor: Ana C. deCarvalho, Ph.D.
Congratulations Julio Pimentel on successfully defending your PhD dissertation.
"The mechanisms of TRAIL resistance in triple negative breast cancer”
Mentor: Gen Sheng Wu, PhD
12th Annual Cancer Biology Graduate Research Symposium
Award Winners - Oral Presentation
1st - Jacob Lindquist
2nd - Rayane Dennaoui
Poster Presentation
1st - Mathew Scheneider
2nd - Madison Wicker
3rd - Peter Dimitrion/Holly McQuithey
Congratulations Julio M Pimetel
2023 Leonard N. Simons Award for Exemplary Research and Scholarly Achievement
Congratulations James Glassbrook on successfully defending your PhD dissertation.
"Identifying Host-Intrinsic Resistance Mechanisms to Therapeutic Anti-Tumor Antibody"
Mentor: Heather Gibson, PhD
Congratulations Ion John Campeanu on successfully defending your PhD dissertation.
"Integrative analysis of METTL and CMTR1 methyltransferases in cancer: Unveiling the underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets"
Mentor: Zeng-Quan Yang, Ph.D.
Congratulations Justin B. Hackett on successfully defending your PhD dissertation.
"Using Genetically Heterogenous Mice to Identify Regulators of Immune Checkpoint Blockade Response"
Mentor: Heather Gibson, Ph.D.
Congratulations Jenna L. Carter on successfully defending your PhD dissertation.
"Targeting Venetoclax plus Azacitidine Resistance and Leukemia Stem Cells in Acute Myeloid Leukemia via the Novel Imipridone ONC213"
Mentor: Yubin Ge, Ph.D.
11th Annual Cancer Biology Graduate Research Symposium & Simons Award Winner - Carly E Martin
Master's and doctorate graduates celebrate personal and professional journeys at in-person commencement ceremony - School of Medicine News - Wayne State University
Congratulations Adrianne C. Wallace-Povirk
2021 Leonard N. Simons Award for Exemplary Research and Scholarly Achievement
MASTER OF SCIENCE in CANCER BIOLOGY (DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY)