Please join us in congratulating our graduate student, Ashley “the Cryptococcalosopher” Lim, on passing her PhD preliminary exam on May 6th, 2026! We are so proud of you, Ashley! Cryptococcus, better watch out!
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Congratulations to our graduate student Sophia Campione, PhD for successfully defending her thesis titled “Understanding Systems-Level Oscillations: Comparative and Network Analysis of Dynamic Phenotypes” on March 18, 2024!

In October of 2022 Steve Haase was elected as a Fellow of the AAAS in the Section on Biological Sciences. The AAAS describes AAAS Fellows as
a distinguished cadre of scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized for their achievements across disciplines, from research, teaching, and technology, to administration in academia, industry and government, to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the public.
Welcome to our newest graduate student from the Program in Cell and Molecular Biology!
Congratulations to our graduate student Lauren Smith for successfully defending her thesis on March 29, 2022!

Our newest graduate student from the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program.
Our newest postdoc who earned a Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering from the University of Tennessee.
Our newest graduate student from the University Program in Genetics and Genomics