On January 15th, graduate student Tara Urner successfully defended her PhD thesis. Tara’s research introduced an innovative method for extracting pulsatile hemodynamics in the cerebral microvasculature using the blood flow index derived from diffuse correlation spectroscopy. Her work lays a strong foundation for translating these measurements into the clinic. This defense culminated an illustrious PhD journey – Tara was the recipient of a NSF graduate research fellowship and a Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance TL-1 training grant. Along the way she earned her Tech to Teaching certificate along with a Certificate in Translational Science.  We’re incredibly proud of Dr. Urner. After graduation in May, we are excited to announce that she will continue her impactful research as a postdoctoral fellow in our lab. Congratulations, Dr. Urner! 🎉