David Miller, doctoral candidate in the Department of Environmental Health, will present his thesis defense, "Gene-Environment Interactions and Early-Age Onset Lung Carcinoma: GSTP1 and Lung Cancer," on May 11 at 10:00 a.m. in FXB G-12.

Scarlett Bellamy, doctoral candidate in the Department of Biostatistics, will present her thesis defense, "Clustered Data Methods with Applications to Community-Based Research," on May 14 at 9:00 a.m. in SPH II-426.

Knashawn Hodge Morales, doctoral candidate in the Department of Biostatistics, will present her thesis, "Statistical Methods for Risk Assessment Based on Epidemiological Data" on May 14 at 11:00 a.m. in SPH II-426.

Shirley Hung, doctoral candidate in the Department of Nutrition, will present her thesis, "Dietary Antioxidants, Post-Menopausal Hormone Use, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration," on May 14 at 10:00 a.m. in FXB G-13.

Balraj Jhawar, doctoral candidate in the Department of Epidemiology, will present his thesis defense, "Risk Factors for Meni-ngiomas, Astrocytomas, and Herniated Lumbar Discs in the Nurses’ Health Study," on May 17 at 10:00 a.m. in Kresge 908.

Minhee Kang, doctoral candidate in the Department of Biostatistics, will take her oral examination on May 21 at 3:00 p.m. in SPH II-426. Major: biostatistics; minors: theoretical statistics and infectious disease. L.J. Wei will chair the examination committee.

Linda Kelemen, doctoral candidate in the Department of Nutrition, will take her oral examination on May 21 at 3:00 p.m. in SPH II-202. Major: nutrition; minors: biostatistics and epidemiology. Walter Willett will chair the examination committee.

Laurie Thayer Martin, doctoral candidate in the Department of Maternal and Child Health, will take her oral examination on May 22 at 10:00 a.m. in Kresge 606. Major: maternal and child health; minors; epidemiology and biostatistics. Garrett Fitzmaurice will chair the examination committee.