Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Three members of the Zlotnick Lab, Tariq Hussain, Marina Sicheng Xie, and Nora Gibes, have successfully defended their dissertations! 

Tariq Hussain, defended 12/3/25, Thesis: CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR ENGINEERING THE HEPATITIS B VIRUS CAPSID AS A PROTEIN PACKAGING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM

Marina Sicheng Xie, defended 12/5/25, Thesis: DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL MOLECULES FOR STUDYING, EXPLOITING, AND COMBATING MICROORGANISMS

Nora Gibes, defended 12/12/25, Thesis: STRUCTURAL ANALYSES OF THE HEPADNAVIRAL NUCLEOCAPSID