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2020 Graduates

Tresor MukizaEugene NyamugendaBradley Shields

The UAMS Graduate School held a virtual hooding ceremony which you can read more about here. The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department graduated three students last year. Tresor Mukiza, Ph.D. is now a postdoctoral fellow in Joseph Opferman’s lab at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Tresor’s mentor at UAMS was Wayne Wahls. Eugene Nyamugenda, Ph.D. is now a postdoctoral fellow in Ravi Allada’s lab at Northwestern University in the Department of Neurobiology. Eugene’s mentor at UAMS was Giulia Baldini. Bradley Shields, M.D., Ph.D. is beginning a residence in dermatology at Intermountain Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Bradley’s mentor at UAMS was Alan Tackett.

Posted by Chris Lesher on May 25, 2020

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