September 24, 2025; 10:00 A.M.
Advisor: Corinne Linardic, M.D., Ph.D.
Location: Duke South 3031
Dissertation Title:RUNX2 Inhibition Disrupts a PAX3::FOXO1-RUNX2 Feed-Forward Loop and Dismantles Oncogenic Gene Programs in Fusion-Positive Rhabdomyosarcoma
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Meeting ID: 922 3739 0603
September 12, 2025; 1 P.M.
Advisor: Michael Kastan, M.D., Ph.D.
Location: Bryan Research, Rm. 103
Dissertation Title: GRP94 is a Novel ATM Interactor and Putative Substrate which Regulates Oncogenic Receptor Expression and Microglial Activation
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Meeting ID: 970 2243 7008
Two PCB-affiliated trainees win big at the 3MT competition!
Ten trainees from across the Graduate School were selected to present at the 3-Minute Thesis finals competition on Monday, August 4th, and two PCB-affiliated students won big!
Hawgood and Wang receive 2nd year SOM Dean's Scholarships
Bryony Hawgood, a Cell and Molecular Biology PhD student in the lab of Trudy Oliver, PhD, and Andrew Wang, a graduate Cell and Molecular Biology PhD student in the lab of Zhao Zhang, PhD, were selected as 2025-2026 School of Medicine 2nd year Dean’s Scholarship recipients.
Recent fellowships awarded to trainees
Congratulations to the following trainees who have been awarded fellowships:
July 14, 2025; 1 P.M.
Advisor: Trudy G. Oliver, Ph.D.
Location: Nanaline, Room 147
Dissertation Title: Uncovering the Cell of Origin and Cell Fate Plasticity Trajectories in Small Cell Lung Cancer and Other Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Meeting ID: 940 7408 3554
Passcode: 296999
Parker Radosova named Director of Events of Biomedical Graduate Student Council
Congratulations to Victoria J. Parker Radosova, an incoming Pharmacology PhD student, who has been named Director of Events of the Duke Biomedical Graduate Student Council for the 2025-2026 academic year.
June 5, 2025; 3:00 p.m.
Advisor: Benjamin Alman, M.D.
Location: LSRC A247
Dissertation Title: Macrophage Regulation of Mesenchymal Subpopulations During Healing
June 3, 2025; 12:00 p.m.
Advisor: Matthias Gromeir, M.D.
Location: Nanaline #147
Dissertation Title: Lymphotropic Virotherapy Engages High Endothelial Venule and Dendritic Cell Inflammation in Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes to Mediate Cancer in Situ Vaccination
May 23, 2025; 8:30 a.m.
Advisor: Bruce Sullenger, Ph.D.
Location: MSRBIII #1125
Dissertation Title: Directed Evolution and High Throughput Evaluation of the CRISPR sgRNA