Dissertation defense: Trae Hillyer

Ph.D. candidate Trae Hillyer will defend his doctoral dissertation, titled “ Utilizing Novel Oxadiazole and Pyrithione Compounds to Combat Beta-Lactam Drug Resistance,” on Tuesday, May 19, at noon in RGE 123.

Dissertation committee members include:

• Moses Oyewumi, Ph.D., chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NEOMED
• Michael Crowder, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School, University of Miami of Ohio
• Matthew Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NEOMED
• Xinwen Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NEOMED
• Rebecca German, Ph.D., vice president for Research, NEOMED