Calendars
Scheduled Defenses
Friday April 25, 2025
13:00 CDT Heliang Yin - Biomedical Sciences
"Integrative Approaches in Colorectal Cancer: Prognostic Biomarkers and AI-Driven
Hypothesis Generation for Early Diagnosis and Drug Resistance"
Advisor: Weikuan Gu
Note: ZOOM meeting Number: 965 7717 2039 Meeting password: 188330
Monday April 28, 2025
11:00 CDT John Joseph Schuetz - Dental Sciences
"Periodontists' Attitudes and Professional Behavior Towards Surgically Facilitated
Orthodontic Tooth Movement: A National Survey"
Advisor: Vrushali Abhyankar
Location: Delta Dental Bldg. Room N452
Tuesday April 29, 2025
12:00 CDT Patrick Byrne Nabholz - Dental Sciences
"Dimensional Stability of BioFlx Crowns After Sterilization"
Advisor: Daranee Versluis
Location: Pediatrics Conference Rm, Dunn Dental Building
Note: Zoom Meeting ID: 9751185274
Wednesday April 30, 2025
10:00 CDT Daniel Gehle - Epidemiology
"Universal Risk Stratification in Stage I-III Cutaneous Melanoma Using 31-Gene
Expression Profiling: a Prospective Single-center Study"
Advisor: Feng Liu-Smith
Location: 910 Madison Conference Room (Rm 308)
URL: TBA
Thursday May 1, 2025
14:00 CDT Bahar Meshkat - Biomedical Sciences
"N-linked glycan, NA3, and its Potential for the Treatment of Age-Related
Macular Degeneration"
Advisor: Monica Jablonski
Location: 930 Madison Freeman Auditorium (3rd Floor)
Tuesday May 6, 2025
13:00 CDT Deborah Ogunsanmi - Health Outcomes and Policy Research
"The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Cardiometabolic Outcomes and
Medication Adherence Among Vulnerable Populations in Tennessee"
Advisor: Satya Surbhi
Location: Coleman Building Room B227
Important Dates
Event times are U.S. Central time zone
- Aug 12, 2024 deadline for completion of degree requirements for August diploma
- Nov 1, 2024 deadline for oral defense and approval of ETD final content and language for December graduation