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)