You are invited to attend and participate in the oral doctoral examination of Nivedita Mahajani, candidate for the Ph.D. degree, which will be held on Monday, January 6, at 10:30 a.m. in 106 Life Sciences Complex.

Mahajani’s advisor is Professor John D Chisholm. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Yan-Yeung Luk, Nancy Totah, James L Hougland and Weiwei Zheng. Professor Keith C Deruisseau will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate’s dissertation is: “Reactions for rapid excess to C3a oxygenated pyrroloindolines and its application towards the novel route to pestalazine A.