Thesis: "Aging and Cell Death:  Insights into the Molecular Machinery Regulating Bloom Termination in the Florida Red Tide Dinoflagellate, Karenia Brevis.”

Publications:
Sebastian S, Dillon ST, Lynch JG, Blalock LT, Balon E, Lee KT, Comstock, L. E., Conlan, J. W., Rubin EJ, Tzianabos, A. O., and Kasper DL (2007). A defined O-antigen polysaccharide mutant of Francisella tularensis live vaccine strain has attenuated virulence while retaining its protective capacity. Infect Immun 75, 2591-2602.

Honors and Awards:
NOAA Oceans and Human Health Pre-doctoral Scholar 2008-2012 

Provost’s Scholarship, MUSC, 2008