b"College of ScienceDoctor of PhilosophyBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyJin Young Cho Chattanooga, TN B.S., University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaDissertation: Biochemical and Kinetic Analysis of Phosphofructokinase in the Human Pathogen Entamoeba histolyticaAdviser: Dr. Cheryl Ingram-Smith Jin was named the Student Nominated Teaching Assistant of the Semester for Spring 2022 and received the Genetics and Biochemistry department's Outstanding Graduate in Learning Award in 2023.Chuan Liang . Dandong, ChinaBachelor of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDissertation: Biochemical Analyses of UDGX-A Crosslinking Uracil-DNA GlycosylaseAdviser: Dr. Weiguo Cao Kristina Marie Parman Lorton, VAB.S., B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityDissertation: Characterization of the Effects of the Pyrazolopyrimidine Inhibitor Grassofermata (NAV-2729) in the Eukaryotic Pathogen Trypanosoma Brucei Adviser: Dr. Kimberly S. Paul Kristina served as the President of the Genetics and Biochemistry Graduate Student Association and represented Ph.D. students on The Clemson University Commission on Women. She has presented her research at numerous conferences, supported by travel grants from the Southeastern Regional Lipid Conference (SERLC), Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting (MAMPM), and Clemson University. Kristina is currently pursuing governmental jobs relating to public health and biodefense. Joshua Saliutama .Bandung, IndonesiaB.S., Purdue UniversityDissertation: Fatty Acids and Parasitism: Towards A Better Understanding of Lipid Metabolism in Trypanosoma BruceiAdviser: Dr. Kimberly S. Paul Joshua received four competitive travel awards to present his research at conferences, gave a platform talk at the national Kinetoplastid Cell and Molecular Biology Meeting, and has two manuscripts currently in preparation. He plans to work in the biotechnology industry.25"