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Elena Kurilovich

PhD Thesis Defense

Date & Time:
Venue:

September 21, 2023, 10:00
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 30, Bolshoi Boulevard, bld. 1, Room E-R3-2007

Candidate: Elena Kurilovich
PhD Program: Life Sciences
Thesis Title: The role of genome maintenance proteins in primed CRISPR adaptation by the type I-E CRISPR-Cas system
Supervisor:

Professor Konstantin Severinov

PhD Defense Jury Reports:

Professor Mikhail Gelfand, Skoltech (Chairman): report
Assistant Professor Ekaterina Khrameeva, Skoltech: report
Professor Yuri Kotelevtsev, Skoltech: report

Professor Edward Bolt, University of Nottingham, UK: report
Professor Francisco Mojica, University of Alicante, Spain: report
Professor Peter Fineran, University of Otago, New Zealand: report

Thesis Changes Log

Revised thesis:

The role of genome maintenance proteins in primed CRISPR adaptation by the type I-E CRISPR-Cas system

Thesis Changes Log (after minor revisions)

Thesis Defense Outcome:

Pass with Minor Revisions. The candidate’s thesis is accepted subject to minor revisions.

The candidate made revisions to the thesis. The final version of the thesis was uploaded on October 2, 2023. 

The candidate is awarded the Skoltech PhD degree.

PhD Defense Video: