Student Seminars and Professional Development Workshops
Welcome to the GSBS Student Seminar page. All Ph.D. students must give an annual, oral seminar during the fall or spring term. All Work-in-Progress seminars and Thesis Defenses are located on the Stratford Campus in Room 290 of the Science Center, unless otherwise noted.
Work in Progress Presenter: Julianne Thornton, Ph.D. Candidate
Date: March 31, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Mentor: Dr. Kingsley Yin
Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Location: Stratford Campus, Science Center Room 290
Title: TBD
Webex link: TBD
Professional Development Workshop for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Date: January 7, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Presenter: Brian P. Weiser Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Biology
Location: Stratford Campus, Science Center Room 290
Topic: Managing Your Fluid Resume and Recommendations: How To Prepare For A Job Searching After Getting Your Ph.D.
Lunch will be provided
Ph.D. Thesis Defense Presenter: Edward Retzbach, Ph.D. Candidate
Date: December 20, 2021
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Mentor: Dr. Gary Goldberg
Department of Molecular Biology
Location: Stratford Campus, Science Center Room 290
Title: Differentiating The Mechanistic Role And Chemotherapeutic Potential Of SRC And Podoplaninin Oncogenic Transformation
Webex link:
https://rowan.webex.com/rowan/j.php?MTID=m209dfdaa0223842166f3e36f163e6eb6
Work-in-Progress Presenter: Christopher Knapp, Ph.D. Candidate
Date: November 29, 2021
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Mentor: Dr. Rachel Navarra
Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Location: Stratford Campus, Science Center Room 290 and webex
Title: Assessing The Effects Of Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury On Risk-Based Decision Making And Catecholamine Associated Proteins
Webex Link:
https://rowan.webex.com/rowan/j.php?MTID=m8faf94b1447240f593615000a9f9c61d
Work-in-Progress Presenter: Madeleine Minutillo, Ph.D. Candidate
Date: November 22, 2021
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Mentor: Dr. Eric Moss
Department of Molecular Biology
Location: Stratford Campus, Science Center Room 290
Title: Defining The Roles Of lin-28 And hbl-1 In Gonad Development
Webex Link:
Work-in-Progress Presenter: Russell Sapio, Ph.D. Candidate
Date: November 17, 2021
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Mentor: Dr. Dimitri Pestov
Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Location: Stratford Campus, Science Center Room 290
Title: Effects Of Oxidative Damage On The Nucleolus, rRNA, and Ribosome Biogenesis
Webex Link:
https://rowan.webex.com/rowan/j.php?MTID=me01763806600a4f58e8a2962ee039ace
Work-in-Progress Presenter: Kyle Hubble, Ph.D. Candidate
Date: November 16, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Mentor: Dr. Michael Henry
Department of Molecular Biology
Location: Stratford Campus, Science Center Room 290 and webex
Title: Taco1 Stabilizes Stalled Mitoribosomes To Prevent Premature Translational Termination
Webex Link:
Work-in-Progress Presenter: John Tkacznski, Ph.D. Candidate
Date: November 15, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Mentor: Dr. Dan Chandler
Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Location: Stratford Campus, Science Center Room 290 and webex
Title: Sex-Specific Effects Of Stressor Exposure On Coping Behavior And Locus Coeruleus Activity In Rats
Webex link:
Ph.D. Thesis Defense Presenter: Stephanie Sheehan, Ph.D. Candidate
Date: November 2, 2021
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Mentor: Dr. Gary Goldberg
Department of Molecular Biology
Location: Stratford Campus, Science Center Room 290
Title: Contact Normalization & The Role of Maackia Amurensis Seed Lectin (MASL) As A Novel Chemotherapeutic And Antiviral Agent