Graduate Students Present at Graduate Research Day

Two DCG students participated in Graduate Research Day, by sharing the results of their research and scholarship. Dr. Natsumi Fujiwara, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, presented “Perfluorooctanoic acid activates autophagy and ROS-mediated MAPK signaling.”

Dr. Harshit Singhania (L), a third-year Ph.D. student in Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology, presented “EPS8 regulates SOX2, contributing to HNSCC stemness.” Singhania earned the Research Excellence in Oral Biology for a Graduate Student award at the event.