Alban Ordureau is awarded a PhD
Alban Ordureau, a graduate student working in Philip Cohen's laboratory, was awarded his PhD on May 23rd for a thesis entitled, "An investigation of the role of E3 ubiquitin ligases in regulating innate immunity".
The examination consisted of a 45 minute lecture by Alban, which was followed by questions from the audience. Following a short break to replenish blood glucose and caffeine levels Alban was then grilled for 3.5 hours about the content of his thesis by external examiner Andrew Bowie from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, an expert on innate immunity, and from internal examiner Ron Hay, an expert in the ubiquitin system.
The examination consisted of a 45 minute lecture by Alban, which was followed by questions from the audience. Following a short break to replenish blood glucose and caffeine levels Alban was then grilled for 3.5 hours about the content of his thesis by external examiner Andrew Bowie from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, an expert on innate immunity, and from internal examiner Ron Hay, an expert in the ubiquitin system.