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Medical Microbiology and Immunology

2013 Graduates

Graduate Student Defenses in 2013:

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Minal Mulye, Ph.D. Congratulations! to Minal Mulye, Ph.D., IIT track, Biomedical Sciences, concentration in infection, immunity andÌýtransplantation.
Minal successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, "Delineating the Immune Mechanisms Required by Murine Neutrophils and Macrophages for Clearance of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the Causative Agent of Melioidosis" on November 7, 2013.
(Mentor:Ìý Dr. R. Mark Wooten, Ph.D.)
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Paul Schroder, Ph.D.

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Congratulations!toÌýPaul Schroder, Ph.D.,ÌýIIT track, Biomedical Sciences, concentration in infection, immunity andÌýtransplantation.
Paul successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, "Targeting Signal 1 of T cell Activation to Restore Self-Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes" on August 9, 2013.
(Mentor:Ìý Dr. Stanislaw Stepkowski, Ph.D.)
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Jixiao (James) Liang, Ph.D.

Congratulations!to Jixiao (James) Liang, Ph.D., IIT track, Biomedical Sciences, concentration in infection, immunity andÌýtransplantation.Ìý
James successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, "Naturally-Occuring Fusion Between the Regulatory and Catalytic Components of Type IIP Restriction–Modification Systems" on July 31, 2013.
(Mentor: Dr. Robert M. Blumenthal, Ph.D.)

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Joshua Waldman, Ph.D. Congratulations! toÌý Jashua Waldman, Ph.D.,ÌýIIT track, Biomedical Sciences, concentration in infection, immunity andÌýtransplantation.
Jashua successfully defended his thesis, "Mechanisms of Human Erythrocyte Clearance During Human-to-Porcine-Liver Xenoperfusion and the Assessment of Current Pre-Clinical Models" on May 29, 2013
(Mentor: Michael Rees, M.D., Ph.D.)
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Ran Lu, Ph.D. Congratulations! to Ran Lu, Ph.D., IIT track, Biomedical Sciences, concentration in infection, immunity andÌýtransplantation.
Ran successfully defended her thesis, "Intravital Imaging of Dynamic Behaviors of Leukocytes in UVB-induced Skin Inflammation" in 2013
(Mentor:Ìý Akira TakashimaÌý, Ph.D.)
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No Picture Available Congratulations! to Rebecca Thompson, Ph.D., IIT track, Biomedical Sciences, concentration in infection, immunity andÌýtransplantation.
Rebecca successfully defended her thesis, "Polyreactive and Antigen-Specific B-cell Response to Streptococcus Pneumoniae" in 2013.
(Mentor:Ìý Julie WesterinkÌý, Ph.D.)
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