James’s research in the Simcox Lab explored the role certain lipids play in energy expenditure.
Thesis Reviews
IPiB Thesis Defense May 26, 2026: James Corban
His research in the Raman Lab developed research methods to identify and characterize proteins associated with epigenetic shifts in mammalian cells.
IPiB Thesis Defense May 27, 2026: Guy Kunzmann
Kunzmann’s research in the Cantor Lab explored how cellular processes impact cell fitness.
IPiB Thesis Defense May 4, 2026: James Andon
Andon’s research in the Wang Lab explored how to induce evolutionary changes in bacteriophages for the purpose of producing valuable amino acids.
IPiB Thesis Defense May 11, 2026: Zhejing “Maggie” Xu
Xu’s research in the Coyle Lab sought to understand how subcellular structures self-organize.
IPiB Thesis Defense May 5, 2026: Haley Deorio
Deorio’s research in the Keck Lab explored how a pathway that’s necessary for maintaining faithful and complete DNA replication is regulated in bacteria.
IPiB Thesis Defense May 6, 2026: Corinne Moss
Moss’s research in the Coon Lab explored new ways to use technology to study metabolites in urine.
IPiB Thesis Defense April 16, 2026: Jessica Davidson
Davidson’s research in the Simcox Lab investigated how lipids are regulated under conditions of metabolic stress.
IPiB Thesis Defense February 12, 2026: Wenbo Lu
Lu’s research in the Landick and Venturelli Labs examined how patterns of gene expression in gut microbiota influence the metabolites produced.
IPiB Thesis Defense January 28, 2026: Rahul Vivek
Vivek’s research in the Butcher Lab investigated the interaction between poly(UG) RNA and a protein implicated in multiple neurodegenerative disorders.