03/04/2022
By Saraswathy PV

The Kennedy College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, invites you to attend a Ph.D. proposal defense by Saraswathy Vaidyanathan on "Characterization of environmental copper exposures on the immune system, infection susceptibility, and gut microbiome."

Ph.D. Candidate: Saraswathy P. Vaidyanathan
Defense Date: Friday, March 25, 2022
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: This will be a virtual defense via Zoom. Those interested in attending should contact student saraswathy_pv@student.uml.edu and advisor natalie_steinel@uml.edu at least 24 hours prior to the defense to request access to the meeting.

Advisor: Natalie Steinel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UMass Lowell

Committee Members:

  • Committee Chair - Peter Gaines, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UMass Lowell
  • Frédéric Chain, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UMass Lowell
  • Irene Salinas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico

All interested students and faculty members are invited to attend the online defense via remote access.