THESIS / DISSERTATION / QUALIFYING / CANDIDACY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Friday, November 22, 2024 in LSE 206 at 1:00 PM CST 

Natalie Haydt

Ph.D. Candidacy Proposal Presentation

"Viral Disease Screening and Sequencing in Arkansas Turtles"

Advisor: Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee

Zoom: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/91026079548 

Molecular Biosciences

Arkansas State University 

Friday, October 11, 2024 in ABI 107 at 10:00 AM CST

Sachleen Singh

Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Defense

"An integrative approach for the elucidation of plant defense mechanisms and prediction of plant diseases."

Advisor: Dr. Asela Wijeratne

Zoom: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/97022463864

Molecular Biosciences 

Arkansas State University

Monday, September 16, 2024 in ABI 107 at 9:00 AM CST

Subrata Roy

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"Synthesis of novel five-membered heterocycles as bioactive agents"

Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Abrar Alam

Zoom: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/99771831328 

Environmental Sciences

Arkansas State University

Thursday, August 29, 2024 in ABI 107 at 2:00 PM CST

Patrick Dyer

M.S.Thesis Defense

“Contributions of selected Buffalo River headwaters in Searcy County, Arkansas to downstream water quality, 2019-2023”

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Bouldin

Environmental Sciences

Arkansas State University

Raveena Ratnayake

M.S. Thesis Proposal Defense

"Gut-liver-brain axis in Parkinson's Disease: A Metabolomics and Informatics study"

Advisor: Dr. Sudeepa Bhattacharyya

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/97738722141?from=addon

Molecular Biosciences

Arkansas State University

Thursday, May 16, 2024 in ABI 107 at 2 PM CST

Brittany Singleton

Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Defense

"Water Quality Monitoring in Cow Lake Ditch-Bayou DeView Subwatershed in the Cache River Watershed, Arkansas"

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Bouldin

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9595404968?pwd=WE3KVe0QzNc1YlOVKadmBHkLCvipFS.1&omn=82746977314

Meeting ID: 959 540 4968, Passcode: Water 

Environmental Sciences

Arkansas State University

Friday, May 3, 2024 in LSW 444 at 10:00 AM CST

Helena Wheeler

M.S. Proposal Defense

"Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Water Quality as Indicators of Wetland Health in Natural and Constructed Wetlands of Northeast Arkansas"

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Bouldin

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/92362627178?pwd=K2s2V3NZYnZhSzRoVExpTHdKdEZOQT09

Meeting ID: 923 6262 7178 Passcode: Wetlands

Environmental Sciences

Arkansas State University

 Monday, April 29, 2024 in ABI 107 at 10:00 AM CST

Rachael Wilson

M.S. Proposal Defense

"Characterizing High Vitamin C Soybeans (Glycine Max)"

Advisor: Dr. Argelia Lorence

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/8244925571?pwd=VHRNUzEvOENBME40VUtGalIrdGp2QT09&omn=97507758226 

Passcode: Vitamin C

Molecular Biosciences

Arkansas State University

Friday, April 26, 2024 in ABI 107 at 9:00 AM CST

Shailesh Budhathoki

Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Defense

"Advancing Antimicrobial Discovery: A Quest For Novel Compounds To Combat Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria"

Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Abrar Alam, Ph.D.

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/91833181636

Molecular Biosciences

Arkansas State University

Monday, April 1, 2024 in ABI 107 at 2:00 PM CST

Kharla Mendez

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"High Night Air Temperature Stress Impact on Carbohydrate Partitioning and Agronomic Parameters of Rice"

Advisor: Dr. Argelia Lorence

Co-Advisor: Dr. Arlene Adviento-Borbe

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/8244925571

Passcode: 824 492 5571 / Vitamin C

Molecular Biosciences

Arkansas State University

Hansa Raj KC

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"Antimicrobial Studies of Novel Pyrazole and Thiazole-based Antibacterial Agents"

Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Abrar Alam 

Co-advisor: Dr. David F. Gilmore

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/97443314148 

Molecular Biosciences

Arkansas State University

Cherryl O. Quiñones

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"Assessment of ascorbate content and grain dimensions of Rice Diversity Panel 1 under high night air temperature stress"

Advisor: Dr. Argelia Lorence

Zoom link & Password: VitaminC
https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/8244925571?pwd=VHRNUzEvOENBME40VUtGalIrdGp2QT09&omn=92514588106

Molecular Biosciences

Arkansas State University

Alix Matthews

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"Feather mites through a genomic and ecological lens: host specificity and symbiosis at multiple levels of organization"

Advisor: Dr. Than Boves and Dr. Asela Wijeratne (A-State)

             and Dr. Fabio Akashi Hernandes (UFSC) 

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/93231960313 

Molecular Biosciences

Arkansas State University

Sankalpa Chakraborty

Ph.D. Candidacy Proposal Defense

"Functional Roles of cell free DNAs (cfDNAs) in Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE)"

Advisor: Dr. Viswanathan Rajagopalan

Zoom link: https://nyit.zoom.us/my/vishwaraj 

Molecular Biosciences

Arkansas State University

Friday, Jan 12, 2024 in ABI 107 at 2:00 PM CST

Natalie Haydt

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal Defense

"Evaluating Dermatomycoses in Snakes throughout Arkansas with a Focus on Microbiota and Immune Function"

Advisor: Dr. Lorin Neuman-Lee

Zoom link: http://astatecall.zoom.us/j/93890460864 

Molecular Biosciences

Arkansas State University

Kipa Tamrakar 

M.S. Thesis Proposal Defense

"Unveiling the Secrets in the soil-root Interface: Rhizoshpere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean - Fusarium virguliforme Interaction"

Advisor: Dr. Asela Wijeratne

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/96904096074 

Molecular Biosciences Program

Arkansas State University 

Gaurav Gajurel

Ph.D. Candidacy Proposal Defense

"Potential treatment approach for Tay-Sachs disease: Utilizing plant-derived extracellular vesicles for CRISPR-Cas9 targeted therapy"

Advisor: Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/97910374624 

Molecular Biosciences Program

Arkansas State University

Hansa Raj KC

Ph.D. Candidacy Proposal Defense

"Characterizing Dendritic Cell-derived Exosome as Targeted Anti-cancer Agent Cargo Carrier Against Murine Melanoma"

Advisor: Dr. Mohammad A. Alam

Co-advisor: David F. Gilmore

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/91854233664  

Molecular Biosciences Program

Arkansas State University

Jennifer Terry

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"From Individuals To Population: Integrating Physiology And Population Dynamics Of Freshwater Turtles"

Co-advisors: Dr. Lorin Neuman-Lee and Dr. Virginie Rolland

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/95422051156 

Environmental Sciences Program

Arkansas State University 

Friday, Dec 1, 2023 in ABI 107 at 3PM CST 

Patrick Dyer 

M.S. Proposal Defense

"Contributions of selected Buffalo River headwaters in Searcy County, Arkansas to downstream water quality, 2019-2023"

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Bouldin

Environmental Sciences Program

Arkansas State University

Bretton Hale

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"Beyond Host and Pathogen: Systems Biology Insight into the Soybean-Phytophthora sojae Pathosystem"

Advisor: Dr. Asela Wijeratne

Zoom link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/97216645520 

Molecular Biosciences Program

Arkansas State University

Divya Kandanool

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"Cost and Benefits of Using Winter Cover Crops in a Furrow-irrigated Rice Soybean Rotation on Clay Soils"

Advisors: Drs. Steven Green and Joseph Massey

Virtual Zoom Meeting ID: 922 4508 2657
Zoom Link:
https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/92245082657 

Environmental Sciences Program

Arkansas State University

Cherryl O. Quiñones

Ph.D. Candidacy Proposal Defense 

"The rumen microbiome: A consideration for CH4 mitigation" 

Advisor: Dr. Argelia Lorence

Zoom meeting ID: 825 9294 9544 Passcode: 814383 

Link: https://tinyurl.com/yhjw4du3 

Molecular Biosciences Program

Arkansas State University

Kharla Mendez

Ph.D. Candidacy Proposal Defense 

"Breathomics Approach: Identification of Volatile Compound Biomarkers on COVID-19 and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Co-infection Using a Mouse Model"

Advisor: Dr. Arlene Adveinto-Borbe and Dr. Argelia Lorence

Zoom Meeting ID: 871 2745 9031 Passcode: 399765 

Link: https://rb.gy/7m97b    

Molecular Biosciences Program

Arkansas State University

Sepideh Mohammadhosseinpour

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"Prenylated Stilbenoids as Paclitaxel Adjuvants in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Treatment"

Advisor: Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar

Zoom Link:
https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/98379711077

Molecular Biosciences Graduate Program

Arkansas State University 

Nelson R. Benson

Ph.D. EVS Dissertation Defense

" Evaluation of Site-Specific, Zone Management in Northeast Arkansas Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Advisor: Dr. Tina Gray Teague

Zoom Link: https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/98611185416 

Environmental Sciences Graduate Program

Arkansas State University

Environmental Sciences Program

Arkansas State University

Allegra Pieri

M.S. Thesis Defense

"Managed Aquifer Recharge: Installation and Early Evaluation of Infiltration Galleries in the Cache River Critical Groundwater Area, Northeast Arkansas"

Advisor: Dr. John Nowlin

https://astatecall.zoom.us/j/97633456859 

Environmental Sciences Program

Arkansas State University

Brittany L. McCall

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"The potential use of madtom catfishes as conservation tools:

Advisor: Dr. Brook Fluker

Zoom link below, passcode: 671121
https:// astatecall.zoom.us/j/97696674574?pwd=VFlhbmtPVWpVbkozNUN1c1VEK3BFQT09  

Environmental Sciences Program

Arkansas State University

Zac Campbell

Ph.D. Proposal Defense

"Remnants of the American Red Wolf: A Spatial and Genomic Analysis of the Arkansas Coyote Population"

Advisor: Dr. Kyle D. Gustafson

Environmental Sciences Program

Arkansas State University 

Alexander Worm

Ph.D. Proposal Defense

"Speciation, Evolution, and Conservation of Kingbirds in the Genus Tyrannus" 

Advisors: Dr. Than Boves & Dr. Andrew Sweet

Environmental Sciences Program

Arkansas State University

Krishna Deo Sharma

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

"Artificial Scaffold & Neural Stem Cells for Nerve Regeneration in Rats with Spinal Cord Injury"

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Y. Xie, Ph.D.

Molecular Biosciences Program

Arkansas State University

Orithea Z. Regn

Dissertation Proposal Defense

"The ecotoxicological , economic, and environmental implications of switching from fluorescent to light emitting diode lighting for zooplankton culturing and whole effluent toxicity testing"

Advisor: Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee

Environmental Sciences Program

Arkansas State University