Upcoming Announcements
This list of scheduled Ph.D. dissertation defenses is posted so that faculty and others may attend the defense. If you wish to attend, please contact the committee chair in advance as a courtesy.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Abass M Conteh
The Role of Lipoxygenase and Interleukin-6 on Islet ß-cell Oxidative Stress and Dysfunction
Cancer Research Institute R4 Room 101
Chair: Raghu G. Mirmira, Ph.D., 317-274-4145
Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Philanthropic Studies
Marina Tan Harper
Shaping Philanthropy for Chinese Diaspora in Singapore and Beyond: Family, Ancestry, Identity, Social Norms
AD 3011
Chair: Dwight Burlingame, Ph.D., 317-278-8926
Friday, March 1, 2019, 11:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Microbiology & Immunology
Ming Xie
T Follicular Regulatory Cells Promote the Germinal Center Reaction and Allergic IgE Response while Repressing Abnormal Differentiation of T Follicular Helper Cells
R3 203
Chair: Alexander L. Dent, Ph.D., 317-274-7524
Monday, March 18, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical Neuroscience
Katharine DiAnn Andrews
Orbitofrontal Cortex and Social Processing in Rodent Models
GH 1030
Chair: Xiao-Ming Xu, Ph.D., 317-274-1036
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Cellular & Integrative Physiology
Brian A Grice
Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms that Contribute to the Early Development of Skeletal Muscle & Systemic Insulin Resistance
MS 326
Chair: Jeffrey Elmendorf, Ph.D., 317-274-7852
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Dentistry
Dental Science
Hadeel Mohammed Ayoub
Anti-caries Efficacy of Fluoride at Increasing Maturation of a Microcosm Biofilm
DS 115
Chair: Dr. Frank Lippert, Ph.D., 317-274-3983
Monday, April, 22, 2019, 11:00 a.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
Health Communications
Amanda Michelle Harsin
The Development and Psychometric Testing of an Inventory to Measure Health-Focused Perceived Family Support and Communication Behaviors with Chronic Disease Patients: A Three-Phase Study
Cavanaugh Hall 438
Chair: Maria Brann, Ph.D., 317-274-8562