The following Ph.D. and M.S. students in the Department of Biology graduated in the Spring 2024 semester. Congratulations to all of these students on their achievements and hard work!

Tara Hicks (Smolikove Lab)
Ph.D. in Integrated Biology
Dissertation Title: "R-loops' effect on chromosome stability and temporal regulation of DSB processing in the C. elegans germline"

Kelley Renninger (Cheng Lab)
Ph.D. in Integrated Biology
Dissertation Title: "Characterization of Phytohormone Signaling in Ceratopteris richardii: Reproductive Transition and Meristematic Activity"

Lindsey Snyder (He Lab)
Ph.D. in Genetics
Dissertation Title: "Evolution of stress response regulators and adhesin genes in pathogenic yeast"

Merve Addemir (Summers Lab)
M.S. in Integrated Biology
Thesis Title: "The NGF Enigma; Exploring NGF in Axon Survival"

Athena Kvamme (Cheng Lab)
M.S. in Integrated Biology (non-thesis)

Zhenshen Zhang (Green Lab)
M.S. in Integrated Biology
Thesis Title: "The adaptive immune response: a potential cause of spiral ganglion neurodegeneration after deafening"