Irina successfully defended her Ph.D thesis today, on July 27, 2015.
Here is a photo to remember the happy event:
 
The committee consisted of Dr. Amarda Shehu, Dr. Kenneth De Jong, Dr. Daniel Barbara, Dr. Huzefa Rangwala, and Dr. Nadine Kabbani.
Irina is now heading to a postdoctoral position at NIH.