Thesis Defense – schmidtlab.org https://schmidtlab.org Schmidt Lab Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:05:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://schmidtlab.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2018/11/cropped-brain-clipart-7-32x32.png Thesis Defense – schmidtlab.org https://schmidtlab.org 32 32 Congratulations Dr. Herman! https://schmidtlab.org/2025/09/17/congratulations-dr-herman/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:12:11 +0000 https://schmidtlab.org/?p=847 Read More]]> In August, Rae successfully defended her thesis entitled “Behavioral and Circuit-Level Insights into GLP-1 Receptor Agonist-Mediated Reduction of Drug Seeking”. Since joining the lab in 2019, Rae has consistently produced exceptional and impactful work. She has also been an incredible mentor to several undergraduate students, guiding them through meaningful research projects of their own. We have learned so much from Rae’s expertise, dedication, and collaborative spirit. Congratulations, Dr. Herman!

]]> Congratulations, Cajsa, on successfully defending your thesis! https://schmidtlab.org/2025/03/28/congratulations-cajsa-on-successfully-defending-your-thesis/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:36:39 +0000 https://schmidtlab.org/?p=797 Thesis Defense: Nicole Hernandez https://schmidtlab.org/2019/09/25/thesis-defense-nicole-hernandez/ Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:22:57 +0000 https://schmidtlab.org/?p=133 Read More]]> On Tuesday, September 24, our NGG student Nicole successfully defended her doctoral thesis! Her talk was entitled “The Role of the Central GLP-1 System in Cocaine-Seeking Behavior,” and it encapsulated her 5 years of graduate research into the effects and mechanisms of GLP-1 analogs on our cocaine-seeking behavior rodent model. Congratulations, Nicole!

  • Nicole’s defense talk
  • Friends, family and colleagues celebrating Nicole!
  • Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Hernandez!
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