Sept 1, 2006

Exams and Defenses

Martin Aryee, doctoral student in the Department of Biostatistics, will take an oral examination on Tuesday, September 5, DFCI Smith 860, 2:00 p.m. Cognate Requirement: Infectious Disease Epidemiology. John Quackenbush will chair the examination committee.

Eric Ding, doctoral student in the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, will take an oral examination on Thursday, September 7, Kresge 908, 10:00 a.m. Major: Epidemiology Nutrition. Minor1: Biostatistics. Frank Hu will chair the examination committee.

Uriyoán Colón-Ramos, doctoral student in the Department of Nutrition, will present a dissertation, "Translating Research to Action - A Case Study of Trans-fatty Acids (TFA) and Nutrition Policy in Costa Rica," on Monday, September 11, Kresge 110, 10:00 a.m.

Natasa Rajicic, doctoral student in the Department of Biostatistics, will present a dissertation, "Survival Analysis of Longitudinal Microarray Data," on Wednesday, September 13, SPH2-426, 3:00 p.m.

Mansour Farahani, doctoral student in the Department of Population and International Health, will take an oral examination on Thursday, September 14, FXB G-3, 10:30 a.m. Major: Health Economics. Minor1: Research Methods. Minor2: Health Policy Analysis and Planning. Ajay Mahal will chair the examination committee.