Thesis Defense
Thesis Defense
Monday, September 30, 2019
3:00 PM
LKSC Room 130
Cesar Marquez
Sweet-Cordero and Giaccia Labs
"Leveraging Protein Evolution to Elucidate Novel Oncogenic Signaling Axes in the Treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma"
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
12:00 PM
Room: SIM1, G1002
Joshua Tay
Sunwoo Lab
"Pathway Vulnerabilities in Nasopharyngeal Cancer by Microdissected Gene Expression Profiling"
Thursday, November 14, 2019
2:30 PM
Clark Auditorium
Zintis Inde
Dixon Lab
"Repeat Infractions Using Kinetic Analysis to Identify Determinants of MEK Inhibitor Sensitivity"
Monday, December 2, 2019
1:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Mark Kelly
Jackson Lab
"A Physical and Genetic Interaction Map of the Ras Pathway in Lung Adenocarcinoma"
Thursday, January 16, 2020
2:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Amy Tarangelo
Dixon Lab
"Death Metal - The role of the P53-p21 pathway in iron-dependent cell death"
Thursday, February 20, 2020
11:00 AM
Clark Center S360
Fiorella Grandi
Bhutani Lab
"The Role of TET1-mediated 5hmC in skeletal development and disease"
Friday, February 28, 2020
11:00 AM
Clark Center S360
Catherine Yao
Oro Lab
"Non-canonical Hedgehog signaling mechanisms of resistance in basal cell carcinoma"
Monday, March 9, 2020
9:30 AM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Stan Schor
Einav Lab
"BIKE regulates dengue virus infection via CLINT1 phosphorylation and is a host target for broad-spectrum antivirals"
Tony Gao
Stanley Qi Lab
"Engineered CRISPR/dCas9 Systems to Dynamically Control Transcription and Chromatin Organization"
Sean Hunter
Cochran Lab
"Engineering Novel LIF Inhibitors as Pancreatic Cancer Therapeutics"
Yonglu Che
Khavari Lab
"KRAS regulation by small non-coding RNAs and SNARE proteins"
Deshka Foster
Longaker Lab
"Making the Extracellular Matrix: Fibroblast Response to Tissue Injury and Neoplasia"
Friday, March 29, 2020
11:00 AM
Stanford Zoom
Reema Baskar
Bendall and Plevritis Labs
"Decoding cellular diversity in complex, biological systems. Insights into single cell biology"
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
2:30 PM
Stanford Zoom
Katherine McNamara
Curtis Lab
"Quantifying Tumor Evolutionary Dynamics and Predictors of Response in HER2-positive Breast Cancer Treated with Targeted Therapy"
Thursday, June 25, 2020
11:00 AM
Stanford Zoom
Benjamin Topacio
Skotheim Lab
"The mechanism of helix-based docking between cyclin D-Cdk4,6 and and the retinoblastoma protein"
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 3PM
Clark Center Auditorium
Amanda Koehne
Sweet-Cordero and Winslow Labs
"Metastatic Drivers of Human Osteosarcoma"
Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 2PM
Beckman Center - Munzer Auditorium
Rosalynd Upton
Weissman Lab
"Improving outcomes for Trastuzumab-resistant HER2+ breast cancer using combination treatment with anti-CD47 mAb"
Monday, March 18, 2019 at 3PM
Clark Center Seminar Room S360
Edwin Jeng
Bassik Lab
"Identification of synergistic cancer drug combinations and host modifiers of Legionella pneumophila pathogenesis using CRISPR-Cas9 screens"
Monday, May 13, 2019 at 2PM
Beckman Center - Munzer Auditorium
Caitlin Roake
Artandi Lab
"Biogenesis of Telomerase RNA in homeostasis and disease"
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 2PM
Beckman Center - Munzer Auditorium
Gunsagar Gulati
Weissman and Newman Labs
"Cytometric and Genomic Dissection of Stem Cell Hierarchies"
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
2:00 PM
Clark Center Seminar Room S360
Anh Diep
Giaccia Lab
"Targeting AXL/Gas6 Signaling in Primary & Metastatic Cancer"
Monday, July 22, 2019
1:00 PM
Alway Building, M106
Henrietta Bennet
Jackson Lab
"A New Model for the Structure and Composition of the Inversin Compartment"
Thursday, August 29, 2019
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: LKSC, Room 120
Michael Bocek
Cimprich Lab
"Mapping the genomic distribution of RNA:DNA hybrids"
Thursday, September 5, 2019
2:30 PM
Clark Auditorium
Michael Dubreuil
Bassik Lab
"Systematic Identification of Regulators of Oxidative Stress Reveals Non-Canonical Roles for Peroxisomal Import and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway"
Monday, September 16, 2019
3:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium
Benson George
Weissman Lab
"Antibody Approaches to Enable Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Organ Transplant"
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2018 at 1PM
Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Dan Fuentes
Wysocka Lab
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 3PM
Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Melissa Ko
Labs of Nolan & Plevritis
"Computational Strategies For Investigating Cancer Drug Resistance Using Single-Cell Data"
Friday, May 25, 2018 at 12PM
Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Sandra Cristea
Sage Lab
"Targeting Non-Oncogene Addiction in Small Cell Lung Cancer"
Monday, May 21, 2018 at 11aM
Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Rose Tran
Khavari Lab
"Exploring the regulatory genome in melanom innate resistance"
Friday, April 27, 2018 at 10AM
Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Megan Garland
Bogyo Lab
"Chemical tools to interrogate and inhibit bacterial exotoxins"
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 3PM
Alway M106
Lance Middleton
Pollack Lab
"Genomic Analysis of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia"
Tuesday, February 14, 2018 at 2PM
LKSC 120
Chris Dove
Majeti Lab
"Myeloid Reprogramming B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia"
Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 2PM'
LKSC 101/102
Luke Lee
Alizadeh Lab and Diehn Lab
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 1PM
Beckman - Munzer Auditorium
Stefanie Morgan
Wang Lab
"Restructuring the 3D chromosome for gene regulation"
Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 2PM
Beckman - Munzer Auditorium
Joe Ouadah
Krasnow Lab
"Cellular and genetic dissection of pulmonary neuroendocrine stem cells and the initiation of small cell lung cancer"
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 3PM
Beckeman - MUNZER Auditorium
Joanna Kovalski
Khavari Lab
"The Ras Vicinal Proteome Highlights Novel Oncogenic Functions"
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 3PM
LKSC 120
Humsa Venkatesh
Monje Lab
"Mechanisms of Neuronal Activity Regulated High Grade Glioma Growth"
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 1:30PM
LKSC 101/102
Yi Yin
Artandi Lab
"GABP Dependent Telomerase Reactivation and Cellular Immortality in Human Cancers"
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 2:00PM
Clark Center Auditorium
Dian Yang
Winslow Lab and Sage Lab
"Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Metastasis"
Tuesday, august 15, 2017 at 2PM
Beckman - Munzer Auditorium
Tyler Burns
Nolan Lab
"Nearest neighborhood based comparisons across biological conditions in single cell data"
Monday, Nov 23, 2015 at 2PM
Beckeman - MUNZER Auditorium
Ashley Zehnder
Khavari Lab
"Understanding the role of IQGAP1 in Ras-mediated tumorigenesis"
Monday, January 25, 2016 at 1PM
Location: Hewlett 200
Vander Stoep Hunt, Brook
Khavari Lab
"The Genome in 3D: Enhancer-Promoter Contact Dynamics in Differentiation and Disease"
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 3PM
Location: Clark Center Auditorium
Debbie Caswell
Winslow Lab
"Mechanims of Lung Adenocarcinoma Metastasis"
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 12:30PM
Location: Clark Center Auditorium
Savig, Erica
Center for Design Research
"Design to Reduce Suffering During Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation"
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 AT 10:00AM
LOCATION: BECKMAN MUNZER AUDITORIUM
Aparna Bhaduri
Khavari Lab
"Systems Analysis of Cellular Differentiation Identifies Novel Roles for Mitochondrial and Metabolic Regulation"
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016 AT 10:00AM
LOCATION: BECKMAN MUNZER AUDITORIUM
Blair Benham-Pyle
Nelson Lab
"Mechanical strain induces E-cadherin dependent activation of Yap1 and β-catenin to drive cell cycle re-entry"
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 1:00PM
Location: Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Jing Lim
Sage Lab
"Dual tumor-suppressive and pro-tumorigenic roles for Notch signaling in small cell lung cancer"
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Location: Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Natasha Flores
Sage Lab
"Intrinsic and Extrinsic Signals Modulate Planarian Stem Cell Fate Decisions"
