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Congratulations to LaTambria “Bria” Hampton on the successful defense of her Master’s Thesis entitled “CD28 signaling upregulates phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase-2 (PCK2) to maintain T cell metabolic fitness.” Bria was mentored by Brian Koss, Ph.D., and Analiz Rodriguez, M.D.,Ph.D. Bria is a now a Clinical Research Coordinator at Arkansas Children’s Hospital focusing on cardiology and emergency department (trauma) studies.