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| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Dood | MA | "DNA Metabolism" | Mark Sutton | Laboratory Technician: Bioscience Laboratories, Inc., Bozeman MT |
| Gary Iacobucci | PhD | "Mechanistic Insights to the Ca2+- Dependent Inactivation of NMDA Receptors by Calmodulin" | Gabriela Popescu | Postdoctoral Associate: SUNY Buffalo Department of Biochemistry; Principal Investigator: Gabriela Popescu |
| Sarah Popadowski | MA | "Role of Tramtack69 in Regulating RAS Signaling Within the Drosophila Visceral Mesoderm" | Marc Halfon | Middle School Teacher: Catholic Academy of Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls NY |
| Srignesh Ramachandra Rao | PhD | "Studies on the Fole of Sterol and Non-Sterol Isoprenoids in Retinal Health and Disease" | Steven Fliesler | Postdoctoral Associate: SUNY Buffalo Department of Ophthalmology; Principal Investigator: Steven Fliesler |
| Cooper Sailer | MA | "N-Terminal Methylation of VRK2B" | Christine Schaner-Tooley | University of Rochester PhD Program in Cell Biology and Disease |
| Michelle Scotland | PhD | "Deciphering the Mechanisms of DNA Polymerase Switching in Escherichia coli" | Mark Sutton | Postdoctoral Associate: Cornell University; Principal Investigator: Dr. Eric Alani |
| Jasdip Singh | MA | "Small Molecule Inhibitors of Zika Virus" | Amy Jacobs | SUNY Buffalo School of Pharmacy; Pharm D Program, Fall 2018 |
| Kenny Vu | MA | "A Mutation in Hephaestin Decreases Expression in HEK293 Cells" | Daniel Kosman | Research Support Specialist: Research Foundation of SUNY Buffalo, Biochemistry |
| Anna Young | MA | "GluN3A Subunit of the N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor" | Gabriela Popescu | Applying to Veterinary School, Fall 2019 |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maha Ali | MA | "Sub-cellular Localization of ETS-1" | Lee Ann Sinha | Fragrances and Flavors Scientist: Bedoukian Research, Danbury CT |
| Anushila Chatterjee | PhD | "Rapid Evolution of an Iron Acquisition System in Bradyrhizobium japonicum" | Mark O'Brian | Postdoctoral Associate: University of Colorado, Department of Immunology & Microbiology; Principal Investigator: Breck Duerkop |
| Yicheng Huang | MA | "Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Human Eyes with Diabetic Retinopathy" | Sarah Zhang | Research Associate 2: LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport LA |
| Lauren Johengen | MA | "Requirements for Msh2-Msh3 Mediated Repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: | Jennifer Surtees | Microbiologist II Quality Control: Perrigo Company, Dayton OH |
| Ishita Joshi | MA | "Determining the Mechanistics of Chromatin Regulated p63 Targeting Using Next-Generation Dequencing Methods" | Satrajit Sinha | SUNY Upstate Medical University PhD Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Principal Investigator: Wenyi Feng |
| Prontip Saelee | PhD | "Understanding the ETS-1 Expression and Function in B Cells" | Lee Ann Sinha | Research Associate: Tactiva Therapeutics, Buffalo NY |
| Lisa Samuels | MA | "Effects of Phenylbutyrate Treatment on Behavior of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficient Mice" | Mulchand Patel | SUNY Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; MD Program, Fall 2017 |
| Randall Shearer | MA | "Identification of Sox 10 Enhancers by Demonstrating a Casual Relationship Between Enhancer Repression and Sox 10 Expression" | Yungki Park | SUNY Buffalo School of Pharmacy; Pharm D. Program, Fall 2018 |
| Shichen Shen | PhD | "Development of Novel ionstar-Based Methods for Large-Scale Tissue and Plasma Proteomics with High Sensitivity and Reproducibility" | Jun Qu | Postdoctoral Associate: SUNY Buffalo Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Principal Investigator: jun Qu |
| Gregory Williams | PhD | "Mechanistic Contributions of Mismatch Repair (MMR) Proteins to Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion" | Jennifer Surtees | Postdoctoral Associate: National University of Galway, Ireland |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings, Kirstie | PhD | "Role of Glycine in NMDA Receptor-Dependent Excitatory Neurotransmission" | Gabriela Popescu | Postdoctoral Associate: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Principal Investigator: Roger Clem |
| Sree Sai Siddharth Jaggavarapu | PhD | "Differential Control of Bradyrhizobium Japonicum Iron Stimulon Genes by the Iron Response Regulator" | Mark O'Brian | Postdoctoral Associate: Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University Principal Investigator: David Weiss |
| Changyi Ji | PhD | "Mechanism and Regulation of Iron Uptake and Efflux in Primary Hippocampal Neurons" | Daniel Kosman | Postdoctoral Associate: University of Rochester Medical Center Principal Investigator: Gail V. W. Johnson |
| Vignesh Musuri Periasamy | PhD | "Co-ordination of Replication Initiation With Transcriptional Regulation in escherichia coli" | Mark Sutton | Postdoctoral Associate: MIT Department of Biology Principal Investigator: Graham Walker |
| Siva Sankari Iyer Mani Sankaran | PhD | "Discovery and Analysis of Iron Export and Iron Import Mechanisms of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Their Roles in Managing Stress Responses" | Mark O'Brian | Postdoctoral Associate: MIT Department of Biology Principal Investigator: Graham Walker |
| Isha Sethi | PhD | "Determining the Mechanistics of Chromatin Regulated p63 Targeting Using Next-Generation Sequencing Methods" | Michael Buck & Satrajit Sinha | Postdoctoral Associate: Dana Farber Cancer Institute & Harvard School of Public Health Principal Investigator: Guocheng Yuan |
| Xiaomeng Shen | PhD | "Development of a Powerful Quantitative Proteomics Strategy and Its Application for Better Understanding of Myocardial Stunning in Swine Model" | Jun Qu | Scientist: Amgem, Thousand Oaks CA |
| Kushal Suryamohan | PhD | "Regulatory Networks in Development: Understanding the Role of cis-Regulatory Modules in Gene Regulatory Network Evolution" | Marc Halfon | Postdoctoral Researcher: Genentech, San Francisco CA |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard, Jonathan | MA | "Evaluating Genome Wide Chromatin Accessibility using ATAC-Seq" | Michael Buck | Senior Programmer, Bioinformatics Analyst |
| Sidoli, Mariapaola | PhD | "The Role of Perk in Myelination and Demyelinating CMT 1B Neuropathy" | Lawrence Wrabetz | Postdoctoral Fellow in Will Talbot Lab, Dept of Biology, Stanford Neurosciences Institute Interdisciplinary Scholar |
| Zhou, Bo | PhD | "The Role of NFIX in Regulating Neural Stem Cell Development in Postnatal Mouse Brain" | Richard Gronostajski | Postdoctoral Associate: Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford School of Medicine |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Taylor | MA | "Genetic Regulatory Factors" | Marc Halfon | Associate Salesforce Consultant, Huron Consulting Group |
| Luo, Wei | PhD | "The Interplay of Signaling Pathways and Ets Factors" | Lee Ann Sinha | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Immunity Transplant Infection, Stanford University |
| Leung, Yi Kan | MA | "The Role of Nuclear Factor I Proteins in Lung Development" | Richard Gronostajski | Epic, Technical Service Analyst, Madison WI |
| McCarthy, Ryan | PhD | "Mechanistic Analysis of iron Transport Across the Blood-Brain Barrier" | Daniel Kosman | Scientist II, Decibel Therapeutics, Boston MA |
| Rizzo, Jason | MD/PhD | "Resolving Genome-Wide Views of Chromotin Structure to Identify Fundamental Principles of Genome Organization" | Michael Buck | Dermatology Medical Practice; West Seneca NY |
| Sapkota, Darshan | PhD | "Onecut1 and Onecut2 Function Redundantly to Determine Multiple Cell Fates During Mouse Retinal Development" | Xiuqian Mu | Postdoctoral Associate: Washington university-St. Louis, Department of Genetics; Principal Investigator: Joe Dougherty |
| Zhou, Yiyun | PhD | "The cis-trans Regulatory Circuit Mediating RTK/RAS Signaling in Visceral Muscle Founder Cell Specification" | Marc Halfon | SUNY Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine Class of 2019 |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aman, Teresa K. | Postdoctoral scholar | "Gating Modulation of NMDA Receptors by Protein Kinase A" | Gabriela Popescu | University of Washington Principal Investigator: William Zagotta |
| Baxter, Jamie | PhD | "Characterization of Hda-Beta Clamp Functions Beyond the Regulatory Inactivation of DnaA in Escherichia coli" | Mark Sutton | Postdoctoral Associate: University of Toronto; Department of Molecular Genetics Principal Investigator: Dr. Barbara Funnell |
| Borschel, William F | PhD | "Influence of the Ligand Binding Domain Heterodimer Interface on NMDA Receptor Kinetics" | Gabriela Popescu | Postdoctoral Associate: Washington University; Department of Cell Biology & Physiology Principal Investigator: Colin Nichols |
| Feiger, Matthew | MA | "Mechanisms Underlying DNA Damage Induced Mutagenesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa" | Mark Sutton | Research Associate II: Process Development, Cubist Pharmaceuticals |
| Heltzel, Justin | PhD | "Mechanisms Underlying Actions of Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase IV in Translesion Synthesis" | Mark Sutton | Postdoctoral Scholar University at Buffalo; Department of Biology Principal Investigator: Laura Rusche |
| Kumar, Charanya | PhD | "Structure-Function Analyses of Msh2-Msh6 and Msh2-Msh3 Complexes: An Insight Into Molecular Mechanisms" | Jennifer Surtees | Postdoctoral Associate: Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Department of Molecular Biology Principal Investigator: Dirk Remus |
| Lai, William | PhD | "Computational Tools for Investigating the Role of Chromatin in Regulating Genomic Functional Elements" | Michael Buck | Postdoctoral Associate: Pennsylvania State University; Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Principal Investigator: Frank Pugh |
| Mastri, Michalis | PhD | "Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Myocardial Regeneration" | Te-Chung Lee | Postdoctoral Associate: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; Department of Medicine Principal Investigator: John Ebos |
| Yu, Han | MS | "Modulation and Structural Basis of NMDA Receptor Desensitization" | Gabriela Popescu | Masters student: University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions; Department of Biostatistics |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chin, Shu Shien | PhD | "Investigating Functions of the Transcription Factor ETS1 in Squamous Cell Carcinoma" | Lee Ann Garrett-Sinha | Pfizer (China) |
| Hsu, Yu-Chi | PhD | "The Role of Nfib in Lung Development" | Richard Gronostajski | GSK-GlaxoSmithKline, Investigator, Collegeville PA |
| Murthy, Swetha E. | PhD | "Molecular Determinants of Proton Sensitivity and Gating in NMDA Receptors" | Gabriela Popescu | Postdoctoral Associate: Scripps Research Institute; Department of Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience Principal Investigator: Ardem Pataputian |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell, Lisa | PhD | "The Role of the Transcription Factor Ets-1 in B Cell Tolerance" | Lee Ann Garrett- Sinha | Postdoctoral Associate: National Institute of Aging; National Institutes of Health Principal Investigator: Patricia Gearhart |
| Small, Sandra | PhD | "Control of Ferric Iron Acquisition and Reduction by Irr in the Bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum" | Mark O'Brian | Workforce Development Associate: University at Buffalo; New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amico-Ruvio, Stacy A. | PhD | "Contributions of the Amino-Terminal Domains to NMDA Receptor Functions" | Gabriela Popescu | Assistant Professor of Biology, D'Youville College |
| Kussius, Cassandra L. | PhD | "Mechanisms of NMDA Receptor Activation by Agonists" | Gabriela Popescu | Postdoctoral Associate: University of Massachusetts Medical School; Department of Neurobiology Principal Investigator: Vivian Budnik |
| Puri, Sumant | PhD | "Heme as an Iron Source and as a Target for Manganese-Mediated Regulation of Iron Metabolism in Bradyrhizobium japonicum" | Mark O'Brian | Research Scientist: University at Buffalo, Department of Oral Biology |
| Zisa, David | MD/PhD | "Mechanism of VGEF Therapy for Heart Failure" | Te-Chung Lee | Resident: Harvard Medical School |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang, Chen | PhD | "Mechanistic Studies of RNA Polymerase II Species-Specific Transcription Initiation Patterns" | Alfred Ponticelli | Postdoctoral Associate: Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology; Principal Investigator: Pin-Lan Li |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott, Marta | MA | "Analysis of cis-Regulatory Element Transcription in Drosophilia Melanogaster" | Marc Halfon | Biologist Consultant: MITRE Corporation, McLean VA |
| Scouten, Sarah | PhD | "Biochemical Analysis of the Role of the Conserved Hydrophobic Cleft on the Escherichia coli Beta Clamp in DNA Replication" | Mark Sutton | Founder: Illuminating Diagnostics |
| Shabbir, Arsalan | MD/PhD | "Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cardiac Repair" | Te-Chung Lee | Resident: University of Miami School of Medicine |
| Zhu, Qianqian | PhD | "Drosophila Regulatory Genomics: cis-Regulatory Modules, Promoters, and Microarrays" | Marc Halfon | Assistant Professor of Oncology: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biostatisitics & Bioinformatics |