Advisor: Donald Fox, Ph.D. Location: Nanaline Duke, Room 147 Dissertation Title: Characterization of Drosophila Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2 in Development and Control of Genome Stability Zoom Meeting ID: 96248180000    

Advisor: Jen-Tsan Ashley Chi, Ph.D. Location: Jones Building, Rm. 143 Dissertation Title: Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Ferroptosis Zoom Meeting ID: 98075881621    

Advisor: Kris Wood, Ph.D. Location: Bryan Research Building, Rm. 103 Dissertation Title: Fas-mediated Mechanisms of Residual Tumor Escape Zoom Meeting ID: 997 1017 1350    

Chloe Barrington-Ham, PhD,, a postdoctoral associate in the lab of Alicia Darnell, PhD, has been awarded a three-year Hope Funds for Cancer Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, which provides an annual stipend and travel award to postdocs pursuing "highly innovative projects that challenge the traditional paradigms of understanding the causes, mechanisms, progression, disease markers or risk factors of the most difficult-to-treat cancers."

Advisor: Joshua Snyder, Ph.D. Location: Nanaline Duke, Rm. 147 Dissertation Title: Developing Hyperspectral Live Imaging Tools for Illuminating Tumor Heterogeneity Zoom Meeting ID: https://duke.zoom.us/j/96783403445    

Advisor: Zachary Reitman, M.D., Ph.D. Location: MSRBIII 1125 Dissertation Title:Generation of Diffuse Midline Glioma-Derived Oncogenic Mutations in Primary Mouse Models Zoom Meeting ID: 919 0322 6269; Passcode: 895476    

Advisor: Andrew West, Ph.D. Location: MSRBIII 1125 Dissertation Title:LRRK2 Shapes Myeloid-T Cell Responses in Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease Zoom Meeting ID: 990 7492 7558  

Advisor: Kris Wood, Ph.D. Location: 103 Bryan Research Building Dissertation Title:Genetic Dependencies Associated with Chromosomal Instability in Cancer Metastasis Zoom Meeting ID: 927 8521 1045  

Advisor: Brent Hanks, M.D., Ph.D. Location: LSRC C335 Dissertation Title:Tumor-derived Extracellular Vesicles Induce ER Stress to Drive Tolerogenic Dendritic Cell Development in the Tumor Microenvironment Zoom Meeting ID: 98205855680  

Michael Caminear, a graduate student in the lab of Ann Marie Pendergast, PhD, has been awarded the Paul and Lauren Ghaffari Graduate Fellowship, which provides support to doctoral students pursuing oncology-related research. The fellowship for academic year 2026-2027 provides a stipend of $5,000.