Patel and LePage Successfully Defend Master’s Theses

Ishita Patel and Emma LePage successfully defended their master’s theses this week. Due to Covid-19 and a stay-at-home order for Columbia, MO, they presented their defenses electronically to audience members via Zoom.

Patel presented work characterizing the relationship between radiographic grading and biomarkers in patients with knee osteoarthritis. LePage presented her work on intervertebral discs’ metabolic responses to load, injury and pro-inflammatory stimulation.

Both plan to attend medical school this fall.

Congratulations, Ishita and Emma!