2011-12

Date Time Location Candidate Title
11/01/2011 12:00pm - 1:00pm 114 Mugar Malav Trivedi
Doctoral Thesis Proposal
"Redox/Methylation Signaling as a Unifying Epigenetic-Based Mechanism of Drug Addiction"
11/30/2011 1:30pm - 3:30pm 334CSC Bhushan Pattni
Thesis Defense
"Cell toxicity evaluation of lipid-based nanoparticles delivering survivin - siRNA and Doxil in sensitive and resistant human carcinoma"
12/8/2011 9:30am - 11:30am 6 Robinson Darshna R. Patel
MS Thesis Defense
"In-Vitro Evaluation of Mitochondria-Specific Ceramide Delivery in Targeted Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles to Overcome Drug Resistance in Tumor Cells"
12/21/2011 10:30am - 12:30pm 412 Mugar Robert Riehle
Doctoral Thesis Proposal
"Combination Anticancer Nanopreparations of Novel Proapoptotic Drug, TRAIL and siRNA"
1/10/2012 10:30am - 12:30pm 114 MugarOnkar Vaze
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"Lipid-Based Systems For Delivery Of Drugs And siRNA"
1/12/2012 10:00am - 12:00pm 412 MugarRitesh Thekkedath
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"Development of Cell - Specified Delivery Systems by Surface Modification of Lipid - Based Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers"
1/17/2012 10:00am - 12:00pm114 MugarJaydev Upponi
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"Nanopreparations for Cancer Imaging and Theranostics"
1/25/2012 10:30am - 12:30pm406 Egan HallTao Wang
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"Landscape Phage Fusion Protein-Modified Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers for Targeted and Cytoplasmic Delivery of Chemotherapeutics to Breast Cancer Cells in Vitro and in Vivo"
3/23/2012 1:30pm - 3:30pm448 Curry Student CenterMarsha D'Souza
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"Novel Cannabidiol and Anandamide Analogs"
4/25/2012 2:30pm - 4:30pm114 MugarAnjali Apte
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"Multifunctional nanocarriers for enhanced tumor delivery"
5/31/2011 1:00pm - 3:00pm 425 Shillman Hall Abraham Abouzeid
Doctoral Thesis Proposal
"Polyethylene Glycol–Phosphatidylethanolamine /Vitamin E-Based Micelles for the Co-Delivery of Paclitaxel and Curcumin to Overcome Multi-Drug Resistance in Cancer"
6/5/2012 2:30pm - 4:00pmR230 The FenwayBhawani Aryasomayajula
Master Thesis Defense
"Three Dimensional Spheroid Culture: An Important Tool For Cancer Research "
6/6/2012 1:00pm - 3:00pm420 Shillman HallMahmoud Nasr
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"Biochemical and Biophysical Characterization of Human Monoacylglycerol Lipase in Solution and in the Presence of Nanodisc Membrane Models"
6/20/2012 10:00pm - 12:00pm325 Shillman HallThomas Koperniak
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"Investigating α7 nicotinic receptor STAT3 signaling and cell-dependent expression"
6/22/2012 1:00pm - 3:00pm215 Shillman HallIoannis Karageorgos
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"The Mechanism of Monoacylglycerol Lipase Inactivation: A Study Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry"
6/26/2012 3:30pm - 5:30pmR230 The FenwayMayurkumar Kalariya
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"Multi-Compartmental Delivery Systems for Peptide and DNA Vaccines in Melanoma Immunotherapy"
6/29/2012 1:00pm - 3:00pm412 Mugar Sherrica Tai
Master's Thesis Proposal
"Behavioral Pharmacology of Cannabinoids Towards an Animal Model for Studying Cannabinoid Dependence/Withdrawal"
7/11/2012 2:00pm - 4:00pmR230 The FenwaySrikrishnan Mallipeddi
Master's Thesis Proposal
"In vitro Expression of Human Cannabinoid 1 Receptor for Ligand-assisted Binding Site Characterization"
7/24/2012 10:30pm - 12:30pmR131 The FenwayYiting Li
Master's Thesis Proposal
"Cysteine Dependence of Insulin-like Growth Factor Effects on Redox and Methylation Status"
7/25/2012 1:00pm - 3:00pm325 Behrakis HallNathaniel Hodgson
Doctoral Thesis Defense
"Novel Neurotrophic Growth Factor Signaling Pathway Mediates Changes in Epigenetics through the Redox and Methylation Influence of EAAT3-Mediated Cysteine Uptake"
8/10/2012 10:00 a.m. - 12:00pmR230 The FenwayDarshna Patel
Master's Thesis Defense
"Enhancement of In Vitro Therapeutic Efficacy using Combination Paclitaxel and Ceramide Therapy using EGFR Targeted Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles in Ovarian Cancer Model"
8/29/2012 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.230 TFShanthi Ganesh
"Hyaluronic Acid Based Self-Assembled Multifunctional Nanosystems to Overcome Drug Resistance in Lung Cancer"

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