This summer semester, our department was extremely proud to hose three defenses:
- Yang Feng
- Jordan Bateman
- Aishwarya Kulkarni
We are so proud of all our graduating students! Check out more about their defenses below.
![YFeng Defense Photo](https://pharmacology.med.ufl.edu/wordpress/files/2022/07/YANGVI4-578x754.png)
Final defense
Yang Feng
Pharmacology Concentration Doctoral Student
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Date: June 10, 2022
Mentor: Olga Guryanova, M.D., Ph.D.
Title: “The Effect of Clonal Hematopoiesis on the Molecular Pathophysiology of Solid Tumors”
![JBateman Defense Announcement](https://pharmacology.med.ufl.edu/wordpress/files/2022/07/DISS3L-578x754.jpg)
Final defense
Jordan Bateman
Pharmacology Concentration Doctoral Student
Date: June 16, 2022
Title: “Opioid Suppression of an Excitatory Pontomedullary Respiratory Circuit by Convergent Mechanisms”
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final defense
Aishwarya Kulkarni
Pharmacology Concentration Doctoral Student
Date: June 24, 2022
Mentor: Dan Wesson, Ph.D.
Title: “Mechanisms Underlying Olfactory Dysfunction in Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease”
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