Nikitha Sundaresha Successfully Defends Dissertation

akingmosley on December 15, 2025

Three people are seated on chairs in a room with gray carpeting and white walls, facing the camera and smiling, celebrating Nikitha Sundaresha's successful dissertation defense.

Nikitha Sundaresha of Dr. Shaying Zhao’s lab successfully defended her dissertation titled, “A dual framework for understanding oncogenic PIK3CA signatures and advancing DLA-II genotyping in the Dog Leukocyte Antigen system,” on Friday, December 12, 2025.

Congradulations Dr. Sundaresha!

Three people are seated on chairs in a room with gray carpeting and white walls, facing the camera and smiling, celebrating Nikitha Sundaresha's successful dissertation defense.