Diandra’s Thesis Defense
Diandra's defense took place on a rather unseasonably cold spring day of April 22, 2022. But don't judge a day by the weather, because it turned out to be a fabulous day for Diandra and all of us!
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Prof. Freitag and Diandra with a radiating smile because she just defended her thesis! Yay!
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Here, Diandra with her lovely husband, Cory Taylor, and proud mom, Ms. Leonne Vaval. Their support and encouragement is what drove Diandra forward
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Here, with her best friend Xiomarie and mom, who just doesn't let go off of her daughter
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Diandra with two women who contributed so much to her success, the research mentor Prof. Nancy Freitag, and the life mentor, her mom
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Diandra standing on a podium is hooded by Nancy Freitag as a brand new Doctor of Microbiology during 2022 Graduation Ceremony