PhD Dissertation Defense Seminars

PhD CANDIDATE:  Jennifer Freire

DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM: Pharmacology
TITLE OF DISSERTATION: “Optical Voltage Imaging and Nonviral Gene Delivery for Mechanistic Investigation of Parkinson’s Disease”
DATE, TIME, AND PLACE: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 2:00pm

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine,
72 East Newton Street, Room 111- Keefer Auditorium,
Boston, MA 02118

PhD CANDIDATE:  Mackenzie Gamble

DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM: Molecular and Translational Medicine, Program in Biomedical Science
TITLE OF DISSERTATION: “From Preclinical Models to Public Health: Mechanistic and Translational Insights into Fentanyl and       Polysubstance Effects on Sleep, Respiratory Function, and Overdose”
DATE, TIME, AND PLACE:  Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 3pm

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine,
72 East Concord Street, INS 209,
Boston, MA 02118

PhD CANDIDATE:  Ivy Hughes

DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM: Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Program in Biomedical Science
TITLE OF DISSERTATION: “Mechanisms of Innate Immune Activation by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1”
DATE, TIME, AND PLACE:  Tuesday, December 2, 2025

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine,
72 East Concord Street, Room L-110,
Boston, MA 02118

3:00 pm – 5:00pm
Evans Biomedical Research Building,
650 Albany St, X304,
Boston, MA 02118