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Elena Kurilovich

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.
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