Two ITEHP students recently defended their dissertations:
![Matthew Ruis, PhD Candidate](https://sites.nicholas.duke.edu/envhealth/files/2019/12/20200409Ruis-683x1024.jpg)
Matthew Ruis
“Using in vitro and in vivo Placental Models to Investigate the Localization of Brominated Flame Retardants and Implications for Thyroid Hormone Homeostasis”
Advisor: Heather Stapleton
![Headshot of Rose Schrott, PhD candidate](https://sites.nicholas.duke.edu/envhealth/files/2020/12/20210304Schrott-851x1024.jpeg)
Rose Schrott
“The Effects of Cannabis sativa on the Sperm Epigenome”
Advisor: Susan Murphy
Congratulations, Matthew and Rose!