UMN CVM Grad Resources

UMN CVM Grad Resources Welcome to the UMN Grad Student Reps Page! On this page we'll share information about access to resources, professional development activities and more!

Congratulations to Marissa Wood-Sternburgh for successfully defending her MS thesis entitled:“Epigenomics of Traumatic B...
05/17/2026

Congratulations to Marissa Wood-Sternburgh for successfully defending her MS thesis entitled:

“Epigenomics of Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice.” She is advised by Dr. Peter Larsen and will be pursuing a career in neurodegenerative research.

Congratulations to Shamim Ahmed for successfully defending his PhD thesis entitled:“Developing HIV-1 vaccine strategies ...
05/14/2026

Congratulations to Shamim Ahmed for successfully defending his PhD thesis entitled:

“Developing HIV-1 vaccine strategies in animal models and bioengineering antibodies against HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins.” Shamim is advised by Dr. Alon Herschhorn.

Dr. Ahmed will be joining the Michael Gale Lab in the Department Microbiology and Immunology.

Congratulations to Michaela Cain successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled:“Development of a Pichinde Virus Vector P...
05/11/2026

Congratulations to Michaela Cain successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled:

“Development of a Pichinde Virus Vector Platform for T Cell–targeted Vaccines and Immunotherapy”. Michaela is advised by Drs. Hinh Ly and Yuying Liang.

Michaela will be continuing in the Ly/Liang lab as a postdoc. Way to go, Dr. Cain!

Congratulations to Dr. Fernanda Fumuso, DVM for successfully defending her PhD thesis entitled:“Tartrolon E: A new drug ...
05/06/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Fernanda Fumuso, DVM for successfully defending her PhD thesis entitled:

“Tartrolon E: A new drug candidate against Apicomplexan parasitic diseases”

Dr. Fumuso is advised by Dr. Roberta O’Connor and Dr. Nicolas Villarino (WSU).

The end of semester CVM OGP picnic & potluck is right around the corner!! RSVP by scanning the QR code!!
04/27/2026

The end of semester CVM OGP picnic & potluck is right around the corner!! RSVP by scanning the QR code!!

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