Ashley Howes, a candidate for Master of Science in Microbiology, will be defending her thesis titled, "CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF POLYMORPHIC TOXINS IN PHAGE-ENCODED ESX-SECRETED TOXIN SYSTEMS ON WHIB7 EXPRESSION AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ashley Howes at ashley.howes@maine.edu.

Victoria DeMambro, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science, will be defending her dissertation titled "TISSUE NONSPECIFIC ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, MORE THAN A PRO-MINERALIZING ENZYME." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Victoria DeMambro at victoria.demambro@maine.edu.

Lila Beck, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled, " Hiding in Plain Site? Implications of Long-Term Density Management Trials Across a Gradient of Environmental Conditions in Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lila Beck at lila.beck@maine.edu.