Class of 2026 Thesis Projects

Lucie Claire Adams
The Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Infection on the Neuro-psychological Functioning and Mental Health of Children in Colombia

Doria Emma Aractingi
Myelin Degeneration and Nuclear Envelope Invaginations as Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease: An Electron Microscopy Study

Katie Brynn Boron
Screen Time and Sustained Focus: A Multi-Method Analysis of Technology’s Effect on College Students’ Attention Span

Gianna Victoria Crema
Microvascular Structure and Function in the Brain of a Novel Mouse Model of Advanced Atherosclerosis and Vascular Dementia

Christine Ann D’ Souza 
The Exclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Persons from Clinical Trials on Viral Interventions

Soren J. Gandhi
Nicotine Pouch Initiation and Maintenance Among College Students

Emma Suzanne Hinson
Interoception, Alexithymia, and Pain in Autism: Exploring the Emotional and Sensory Dimensions of Pain Processing

Abhinav Reddy Karri
Glut1 Deficiency Syndrome — A Reframing From brain energy failure to a developmentally timed, cell-type-specific neurovascular disease

Noelle Alayna Koo
Determining Sex-specific Roles of Endogenous Sex Hormones 17β-estradiol and Progesterone on Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Transition during Atherosclerosis

Bailey Wagner Logan
The Experience of Women with Endometriosis Navigating the Healthcare System

Misha Padigala
Investigating Novel Noncoding RNA TOM2P in Blood Development and Leukemia

Songhan Pang
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Drive B Cell–Mediated Fibrogenesis in MASH by Silencing Hes1 and Promoting Plasma Cell Differentiation

Skylar Grace Smith
Investigating CREM-Dependent Transcription in Microbiome-Responsive Dendritic Cells

Gabriella Rose Susca
Investigating the role of RREB1 expression in the LSD1/GFI1B controlled binary fate development of erythroid/megakaryocytic cells

Jordan Taylor Swint
The Effect of Light, Food, and Exercise Entrainment on Anxiety-Like Behavior and Social Jet Lag in Mice

Charlie Paige Wolen
β1- Adrenergic Receptor Protein Expression in Insulin-Stimulated Adipocytes Postprandially

Megan Hyojung Yi
Accelerated Multi-Tissue Senescence as a Hallmark of Aging Following Severe Viral Infection