Important Announcement

17 March, 2020 at 8:51 PM

Boston University has canceled in-person classes and moved to remote teaching and learning for the balance of the spring semester and final exams. The University has directed undergraduate students to return to their homes, canceled all events and athletics, and strictly limited gatherings on campus. For now, we are minimizing lab research activity to the extent possible. Please visit our COVID-19 website for more information about the University’s operation during this period.

PhD Dissertation Defense Seminars

PhD CANDIDATE: FRANCO PULEO
DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM: Pharmacology
TITLE OF DISSERTATION: “Renal Mechanisms Contributing to Blood Pressure and The Development of Salt-Sensitive Hypertension”
DATE, TIME AND PLACE: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 AT 12:00 pm
Zoom Link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/866837359

PhD CANDIDATE: RICHARD GIADONE
DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM: Molecular and Translational Medicine, Program in Biomedical Services
TITLE OF DISSERTATION: “Defining Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis”
DATE, TIME AND PLACE: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 AT 2:00 pm, Virtual Not open to the public.
Public presentation at a later date TBD.

PhD CANDIDATE: BENJAMIN THOMPSON
DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM: Behavioral Neuroscience
TITLE OF DISSERTATION: “Brain, Behavioral, and Affective Correlates of Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorders”
DATE, TIME AND PLACE: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 AT 11:00 am
Zoom Link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/561228506

PhD CANDIDATE: KELLY SAGAR
DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM: Behavioral Neuroscience
TITLE OF DISSERTATION: “Cognition and Cannabis Use Disorder in Recreational Cannabis Users and Medical Cannabis Patients”
DATE, TIME AND PLACE: Thursday, March 26, 2020 AT 8:00 am
Zoom Link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/619732057

PhD CANDIDATE: EMILY OOT
DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM: Behavioral Neuroscience
TITLE OF DISSERTATION: “Identifying Neurobiological Predictors of Alcohol Use Onset During Adolescence”
DATE, TIME AND PLACE: Thursday, March 26, 2020 AT 12:00 pm
Zoom Link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/784621372

PhD CANDIDATE: JORDAN CHAMBERS
DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM: Molecular and Translational Medicine, Program in Biomedical Sciences
TITLE OF DISSERTATION: “The Mitochondrial Transporter ABCB10 Protects Against Oxidative Stress In Cardic Myocytes”
DATE, TIME AND PLACE: Thursday, March 26, 2020 AT 3:00 pm
Zoom Link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/287529503

PhD CANDIDATE: ADAM VOGEL
DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM: Computational Neuroscience
TITLE OF DISSERTATION: “A Tool for the In Vivo Gating of Gene Expression in Neurons Using the Co-Occurrence of Light and Experience-Driven Synaptic Activity”
DATE, TIME AND PLACE: Monday, March 30, 2020 AT 10:00 am
Zoom Link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/4777877956