Chris Givens successfully defends dissertation January 27, 2017 By Janice Warfford Chris Givens successfully defended his dissertation in his public defense on January 13th entitled “Use the Force: Filling the space between mechanosignaling and vascular function”. CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Givens!! Filed Under: Categories: News More from Department of Cell Biology and Physiology The unexpected role of a pathogen-sensing immune protein in the brain Lori O’Brien receives an Innovative Science Accelerator Award Dicle Berfin Azizoglu receives a Liver Scholar Research Award