Dissertation Defense: Nikhila Krishnan

The oral doctoral examination of Nikhila Krishnan, candidate for the Ph.D. degree will be held on Wednesday, August 3, at 11 a.m. in the Life Sciences Complex, room 106.

Krishnan’s advisor is Professor Heidi Hehnly. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Jessica MacDonald, Roy Welch, Melissa Pepling and Carlos Castaneda. Professor Alison Patteson will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate’s dissertation is: “Molecular mechanisms that regulate centrosome movement during tissue morphogenesis.”