On Friday, April 18, ARCS Scholar Alum Heather Pollington (Foote) successfully defended her doctoral thesis. Heather conducted her research in Dr. Chris Doe’s lab at the University of Oregon. Her thesis, titled “Intrinsic Developmental Mechanisms Promoting Interneuron Identity in the Drosophila Embryo,” explores key developmental processes in neural identity.
Congratulations, Dr. Pollington!
