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Important Dates

Jul
13
2026

DGP Student Thesis Seminar - GaHyun "Michelle" Lee - Dr. Elizabeth McNally Lab

9:00 AMSimpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, 303 E. Superior Street
Title of Presentation:  "Pathological Consequences of Defective Membrane Resealing in Muscular Dystrophy"   This is a hy...
Jul
24
2026

DGP Student Thesis Seminar - Cydney Martell - Dr. Gabriel Rocklin Lab

3:30 PMWard Building, 303 E. Chicago Avenue
Title of Presentation:  "Global Analysis of Aggregation Determinants in Small Protein Domains"   This is a hybrid defens...
Aug
7
2026

Dissertation, PhD Final Exam, and change of grade forms due to TGS for Summer PhD candidates

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Dissertation, PhD Final Exam, and change of grade forms due to TGS for Summer PhD candidates
Aug
11
2026

New Transfer Student Registration at 9:00 AM

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New Transfer Student Registration at 9:00 AM
Aug
21
2026

Master's completion form due for TGS Summer master's candidates

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Master's completion form due for TGS Summer master's candidates
Aug
30
2026

Summer Term Ends

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Summer Term Ends

Get to Know Our Community

TGS is home to more than 3,500 PhD and 1,900 master’s students, from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.

Marwa Tahboub

Marwa Tahboub

PhD Candidate in Media, Technology & Society

Allegra Minor

Allegra Minor

PhD Candidate in the Driskill Graduate Program and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Lauren Rouse

Lauren Rouse

Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the Cook Family Writing Program

Hannah Johnson

Hannah Johnson

PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering

Rebecca Clements

Rebecca Clements

PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering

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From Materials Science to Political Science, explore the diverse research and unique stories of our PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows.

Alexander Kane

Alexander Kane

PhD Candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering Department

Katie Cohen

Katie Cohen

PhD Candidate in the Health Sciences Integrated Program

John Ahrens

John Ahrens

PhD Candidate in Chemical and Biological Engineering

Peter Carlson

Peter Carlson

PhD Student in the Department of Chemistry

Ryan Forelli

Ryan Forelli

PhD Student in Computer Engineering

Jenny Bartloff

Jenny Bartloff

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab