Dissertation Defenses

Seminars & Events

Graduates students present his/her research, including laying out the rationale behind choices and decisions, for example, regarding theory selection and research methods.

Please contact Lina Hansen (lhansen@stanford.edu) for location or Zoom info.

Watch short videos showcasing some of the previous dissertation defenses of our Immunology graduate students.


Joy Pai
Satpathy Lab

"Tracing T cell clonal responses to chronic antigen stimulation using single-cell TCR sequencing approaches"

Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 3:30 PM Pacific Time
LKSC LK130 and Zoom


YeEun Kim
Bendall and Greenleaf Lab

"Systems approach to unravel lymphoid development in human bone marrow"

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 3:30 PM Pacific Time
Munzer Auditorium and Zoom


Gita Abhiraman
Garcia Lab

"Modulating immune signaling with engineered cytokines"

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Clark Auditorium and Zoom


Amy Fan
Majeti Lab

"Genetic blood disorders and inflammation: Characterizing cell autonomous & non-autonomous contributions of RUNX1 loss in hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis"

Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time
LKSC LK130 and Zoom


Naomi Haddock
Bollyky Lab

"“Bacteriophage as diagnostic and pathogenic factors in human disease”"

Friday, March 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Munzer Auditorium


Katie Freitas
Mackall Lab

"Enhanced T cell effector activity by targeting the Mediator kinase module" 

Monday, February 6, 2023 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Clark Center S360 and Zoom