Our Alumni

Our alumni talk about their successful careers in research, industry and academia.

“Working in Dr. Kosman’s lab was a great experience. It brought my interests to an interdisciplinary field between metal biology and neurosciences.”
7/23/26
Changyi Ji, PhD ’16
Biochemistry
“Dr. Lee and I talked about my project daily, and that was the key to pushing ideas forward.”
7/23/26
David Zisa, MD/PhD ’12
Biochemistry
“My love for genomic stability and DNA damage was born in Dr. Surtees’ lab. Working alongside her and other talented graduate students enabled me to find my niche and dig deeper into the research topic.”
7/23/26
Jumana Badar, MS ’18
Genetics, genomics and bioinformatics
“Dr. Popescu is always receptive to my ideas and allows me to take directions that I am most interested in, while keeping me focused and on track.”
7/23/26
Kirstie Cummings, PhD ’16
Biochemistry
“My mentor was very patient. She took the time to explain things.”
7/23/26
Lisa Russell, PhD ’11
Biochemistry
“UB faculty understood where I was and had a vision of where I would need to go.”
7/23/26
Robert W. Maul, PhD ’07
Postdoctoral fellow
“Dr. Buck has been a very helpful mentor. The training in his lab helped me to get into the University of Toronto, which has one of the best molecular genetics programs in the whole world.”
7/23/26
Shamira Tabrejee, MS ’20
Genetics, genomics and bioinformatics
“Labs in the department span very diverse research interests.”
7/23/26
Thomas Hohle, PhD ’10
Biochemistry
“My mentor let me take routes I wanted to explore.”
7/23/26
Will Borschel, PhD ’12
Biochemistry