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 Zoom Details: Zoom Link Meeting ID: 970 2243 7008

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.

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!  

Congratulations to the following trainees who have been awarded fellowships:

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 Zoom Details: Zoom link Meeting ID: 940 7408 3554 Passcode: 296999

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.

Advisor: Benjamin Alman, M.D. Location: LSRC A247 Dissertation Title: Macrophage Regulation of Mesenchymal Subpopulations During Healing

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

Advisor: Bruce Sullenger, Ph.D. Location: MSRBIII #1125 Dissertation Title: Directed Evolution and High Throughput Evaluation of the CRISPR sgRNA

"I hope to advance scientific discovery and innovation by promoting clear, accessible scientific communication. Strong science matters and so does how we share it."