Konstantine Halkidis, defended his PhD thesis, "Structural Changes in HIV-1 That Promote Viral Membrane Fusion" and returned to Jefferson Medical College to complete the remaining requirements for his combined MD/PhD degree. Mentor: Michael Root, MD, PhD.
Christiane Danilo, PhD: "Impact of Cholesterol and Lipoproteins in Breast Cancer." Mentor: Philippe Frank, PhD.
Aubrey Watkins, PhD: "The role of Akt Isoforms in BCR/ABL-transformed Cells." Mentor: Bruno Calabretta, MD, PhD.
Jessica Gold, defended her PhD thesis, "G protein receptor kinase 5 is a novel requirement for maladaptive cardiac remodeling and heart failure" and returned to Jefferson Medical College to complete the remaining requirements for her combined MD/PhD degree. Mentor: Walter Koch, PhD.
Published: 01-30-2013