The following graduate students in Waggoner Affiliate Faculty labs have earned their PhDs this past year. Congratulations on a job well done!

Cole Maguire (Melamed Lab) 
                Thesis Title: "The role of viral infections in neuroimmune disorders"

Leah Truckenbrod (Orsini Lab)
               Thesis Title: "Roles of sex and gonadal hormones in the modulation of risk-based decision making"

Sam Bazzi (Melamed Lab) 
              Thesis Title: "Environmental Factors that Impact Neurological Autoimmunity"

Ayesha Nadiadwala (Dunsmoor Lab)
             Thesis Title: "The influence of emotion on the organization of memories"

Sophie Sanchez (Pierce Lab) 
            Thesis Title: "Leveraging C. elegans to Study Down Syndrome and Predict Duplication- Sensitive Genes"

Michael Dugan (Messing Lab) 
           Thesis Title: "Identification Of Brain-Specific Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase 1 As A Protein Kinase C Epsilon Substrate And Its Role In Alcohol Related Behaviors"

Geoff Dilly (Messing Lab)
           Thesis Title: "Brain Region and Cell-Type Specific Gene Expression in Alcohol Consumption and Dependence"