Thesis Defenses
Upcoming Thesis Defenses
DATE: May 10, 2013
STUDENT: Gina Lucy Rocco
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION: RRL-101 (Rockefeller Research Laboratory Building)
PROGRAM: Pharmacology
DISSERTATION:
Characterization of Alternative Splicing Events of AML1-ETO Fusion Protein in Leukemia.
Chairperson: Dr. Lonny Levin
Major Sponsor: Dr. Luca Cartegni
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Yueming Li
Minor Sponsor: Dr. David Scheinberg
DATE: May 15, 2013
STUDENT: Aparna Talekar
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: RRL Auditorium, 1st Floor (Rockefeller Research Laboratory Building)
PROGRAM: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
DISSERTATION:
Entry of Paramyxoviruses: Arriving at a Common Model.
Chairperson: Dr. Carl Nathan
Major Sponsor: Dr. Anne Moscona
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Ethel Cesarman
Minor Sponsor: Dr. John Moore
DATE: May 16, 2013
STUDENT: Gabriel Emrich Rosenfeld
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: A-250 (Weill Cornell Medical College)
PROGRAM: Cell and Developmental Biology
DISSERTATION:
Gata4 Regulates Distinct Developmental Programs During Formation of the Embryonic Heart.
Chairperson: Dr. Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis
Major Sponsor: Dr. Todd Evans
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Mary Goll
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Yariv Houvras
DATE: May 28, 2013
STUDENT: Rachel E. Niec
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: RRL Auditorium, 1st Floor (Rockefeller Research Laboratory Building)
PROGRAM: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
DISSERTATION:
Ontegenic Heterogeneity and Stability of Regulatory T cells.
Chairperson: Dr. Joseph Sun
Major Sponsor: Dr. Alexander Rudensky
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Eric Pamer
Additional Member: Dr. Michel Nussenzweig (The Rockefeller University)
DATE: May 29, 2013
STUDENT: Narae Bae
TIME: 11:00 a.m.
LOCATION: RRL-103 (Rockefeller Research Laboratory Building)
PROGRAM: Pharmacology
DISSERTATION:
The Role of p53 in DNA Damage Response and MLL Re-arranged Leukemia Chemosensitivity.
Chairperson: Dr. David Scheinberg
Major Sponsor: Dr. Stephen Nimer
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Michael Kharas
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Andrew Koff
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Malcolm Moore
DATE: June 7, 2013
STUDENT: Katherine Carrie Hall
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: A-950 (Weill Cornell Medical College)
PROGRAM: Cell and Developmental Biology
DISSERTATION:
ADAM17 Controls Endochondral Ossification by Regulating Terminal Differentiation of Chondrocytes.
Chairperson: Dr. Licia Selleri
Major Sponsor: Dr. Carl Blobel
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Mary Goldring
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Johanna Joyce
DATE: June 11, 2013
STUDENT: Boyoung Wee
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION: ZRC-105 (Zuckerman Research Center)
PROGRAM: Pharmacology
DISSERTATION:
ABCG2 Function Regulates Expression of Multiple Stem Markers & Sphere Formation.
Chairperson: Dr. Jochen Buck
Major Sponsor: Dr. Eric Holland
Minor Sponsor: Dr. Yueming Li
Minor Sponsor: Dr. David Scheinberg
