Dissertation Defense: Jessica Comstock

The oral doctoral examination of Jessica Comstock, candidate for the Ph.D. degree will be held on Tuesday, August 16, at 12 p.m. in the Life Sciences Complex, Room 106.

Comstock’s advisor is Professor Roy Welch. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Eleanor Maine, Stephen Dorus, Scott Erdman and Carlos Castañeda. Professor Alison Patteson will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate’s dissertation is: “Redundancy and Developmental Coordination in Myxococcus xanthus: Insights from the phenome.”