Matthew Martz, PhD: "Leukemia-associated RhoGEF (LARG) is a Novel RhoGEF in Mitosis and Required for the Proper Completion of Abscission". Mentor: Phil Wedegaertner, PhD.
Takahiro Sato, PhD: "Prolactin-Jak-Stat Signaling Pathways in Breast Cancer". Mentor: Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD.
Konstantine Halkidis, defended his PhD thesis, "Structural Changes in HIV-1 That Promote Viral Membrane Fusion" and returned to Jefferson Medical College to complete the remaining requirements for his combined MD/PhD degree. Mentor: Michael Root, MD, PhD.
Christiane Danilo, PhD: "Impact of Cholesterol and Lipoproteins in Breast Cancer." Mentor: Philippe Frank, PhD.
Elizabeth Rogers Whinston, PhD: "Non-canonical MAP Kinase Signaling and Meiotic Development in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Mentor: Ed Winter, PhD.
Aubrey Watkins, PhD: "The role of Akt Isoforms in BCR/ABL-transformed Cells." Mentor: Bruno Calabretta, MD, PhD.
Jessica Gold, defended her PhD thesis, "G protein receptor kinase 5 is a novel requirement for maladaptive cardiac remodeling and heart failure" and returned to Jefferson Medical College to complete the remaining requirements for her combined MD/PhD degree. Mentor: Walter Koch, PhD.
Published: 05-22-2013