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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;">The Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences is pleased to announce the Dissertation Defense of Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Candidate,
<b>Laura Dovek. </b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b> </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Title:</b> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"Cellular and Circuit Mechanisms of Hippocampal Dentate Engram Formation
and Seizure-Induced Alterations"</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Chairperson:</b> Dr. Viji Santhakumar</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Date:
</b>Friday, February 16th, 2024 </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Join Via Zoom:
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;">The Division of Biomedical Sciences</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;">biomedsci@medsch.ucr.edu</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;">951-827-4540</span></p>
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