Thesis Defense
Noel Yan-Ki Chan successfully defended her thesis research, titled "An Unsuspected Property of Natriuretic Peptides: Promotion of Ca2+-dependent Catecholamine Release via PKG-mediated PDE3 Inhibition" on December 15, 2011. Pictured at the post-exam celebration are: Noel and her thesis mentor, Dr. Roberto Levi, surrounded by Noel's family (first). Noel and Dr. Levi surrounded by Levi lab members (second). Dr. Chan will start a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard in June, 2012.
Vikram Kanda successfully defended his thesis, titled: "KCNE Ancillary Subunits Dictate the Surface Composition and Density of Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels" on June 28, 2011. Here Dr. Kanda celebrates after the defense with family members.
Vasundhra Kashyap defended her thesis research on Friday, April 22, 2011. Pictured here after her successful exam are Vasundhra in the middle surrounded by (l to r) her thesis committee members Dr. Steve Nimer; Dr. Lorraine Gudas, Vasundhra's thesis advisor; Dr. Steve Gross; and Dr. Geoff Abbott.
Other students, lab members, and friends listen to Vasundhra's research talk.
Marisa Carbonaro defended her thesis research on Monday, April 18, 2011. The title of her research talk was: "The Microtubule-dependent Regulation of the Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α (HIF-1α)". Pictured here are Dr. Geri Kreitzer; Dr. Evi Giannakakou, Marisa's thesis advisor; Marisa Carbonaro; and Dr. Scott Blanchard. Marisa is Dr. Giannakakou's first PhD student!
Eric Salazar, a MD/PhD student from Drs. Levin and Buck's laboratory, succesfully defended his thesis on July 21, 2010. Lab members and PIs are pictured at the afterparty.
Branka Stancevic successfully defended her thesis research on December 9, 2009. Her thesis was titled: "Ceramide-Rich Platforms Regulate Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity in Endothelium".
Branka takes questions from the audience:
Branka with graduate student friends
Branka with her thesis committee (l to r: Dr. David Lyden, Dr. Lorraine Gudas, Dr. Richard Kolesnick and Dr. David Scheinberg)
