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| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Glathar | PhD | "Elucidation of p63-Driven Oncogenic Transcriptional Programs in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma" | Satrajit Sinha | Postdoctoral Associate: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hillman Cancer Center, PI: Dr. Anthony Cillo and Dr. Tullia Bruno |
| Haley Hobble Parker | PhD | "Intrafamily heterooligomerization of the N-terminal Methyltransferase METTL11A" | Christine Schaner Tooley | Research Scientist: Steuben Foods, Elma NY |
| Rasam Sailee Suryakant | PhD | "Proteomics Based Characterization of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Models & Advancement of MHC-peptidome Identification Strategies for High Fidelity Discovery" | Jun Qu | Senior Scientist: IDEXX, Portland ME |
| Lauren Cheek | MA | "Mechanisms of Translesion DNA Synthesis in Bacterial Pathogenesis" | Mark Sutton | |
| Shaina Rosenblum | PhD | "Inflammatory Signal Alterations of Iron Transport at the Blood-Brain Barrier and Characterization of Iron Trafficking Processes in Cardiac Microvascular Endothelial Cells" | Daniel Kosman | Postdoctoral Scholar: UCLA Department of Medicine, PI: Dr. Elizabeth Nemeth |
| Frances Smith | PhD | "In vitro Investigation of Barrier Physiology in Friedreich's Ataxia Blood-Brain Barrier Models" | Daniel Kosman | Postdoctoral Associate: University of Pennsylvania Vet School, PI: Dr. Jorge I. Alverez & Dr. Stewart Anderson CHOP |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Battaglia | PhD | "Investigating the Role of the Transcription Tactor Ets1 in Regulating Autoimmunity, Skin Inti-Bacterial Responses and Development of Dendritic Epidermal T Cells" | Lee Ann Sinha | Postdoctoral Associate: University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
| Christopher Campomizzi | PhD | "19F NMR Studies of CYP121 from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Illustrates Importance of the Protein Dimer" | Fernando D. Estrada | Postdoctoral Associate: Hauptman-Woodward Institute Medical Research Institute, Buffalo NY PI: Sarah Bowman |
| Meghan Conner | PhD | "Novel Regulation of the Transcription Factor ZHX2 by Nα-Modification" | Christine Schaner Tooley | Scientific Communications Writer: Krystal Biotech, Inc. Pittsburgh PA |
| Joseph Dombrowski | MA | "Investigating the Effects of NRMT1 Catalytic Activity on Skeletal Muscle Differentiation" | Christine Schaner Tooley | Inside Sales Representitive: Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, Lancaster NY |
| Natalie Jay | PhD | "Functional and Structural Characterization of Human CYP24A1 and Adrenodoxin" | Fernando D. Estrada | Research Scientist: Biophysics at Ichor Life Sciences |
| Alastier Ong | PhD | "Characterization of Novel Siderophore Uptake Factors in Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA110" | Mark R. O'Brian | |
| Fengyue Zhang | PhD | "Identification of the Novel Divalent Metal Efflux System IhpABC in Bradyrhizobium japonicum" | Mark R. O'Brian | Senior Scientist: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Richmond VA |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Catlin | PhD | "Age-related Neurodegeneration and Cognitive Impairments of NRMT1 Knockout mice are Preceded by Misregulation of RB and Abnormal Neural Stem Cell Developments" | Christine Schaner Tooley | Postdoctoral Associate: University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, PI: Christine Schaner Tooley |
| Nadine Husami | MA | "The Role of HTRA1-NAT in RPE Function and Disease: Implications in Age-related Macular Degeneration" | Michael Farkas | Laboratory Scientist: MedGro Biosciences, Inc. Buffalo NY |
| Alyssa Kearly | PhD | "Regulation of Ets1 Expression in Mouse and Human Cells" | Lee Ann Sinha | Postdoctoral Associate: Ithaca College, Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell, PI: Andrew Nelson |
| Brooke McAdoo | MA | "The Influence of Dietary Pulse Fractions on the Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Obesity" | Mulchand Patel and Todd Rideout | |
| Isabella Schember | PhD | "Evolution of a Gene Regulatory Network in Aedes aegypti" | Marc Halfon | Senior Associate Scientist: The Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Mahwah NJ |
| Mohamed Sharif | PhD | "In-depth Analysis of Coat Protein Complex II Cargo Selectivity Within the Early Secretory Pathway of African Trypnosomes" | James D. Bangs | Postdoctoral Associate: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Cancer Genetics & Genomics, Buffalo NY PI: Dr. Joyce Ohm |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Bailey | PhD | "Elucidating the Role of Soluble Amyloid Precursor Protein Alpha in Modulation of Transcellular Iron Trafficking at the Blood-brain Barrier" | Daniel Kosman | Postdoctoral Associate: University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, PI: Daniel Kosman |
| Natalie Lamb | PhD | "Characterizing the Impact of Altered Deoxyribonucleotide Pools on Genomic Integrity and Cellular Fitness" | Jennifer Surtees | Postdoctoral Associate: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Strain Development, Golden CO |
| Gustavo Nunes | PhD | "Elucidating the Role of Schwann Cell Mitochondria in Myelin Maintenance" | M. Laura Feltri | Postdoctoral Associate: University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Anschutz Medical Campus PI: Dr. Ethan Hughes |
| Name | Degree | Dissertation Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Gluck | MD/PhD | "ETS1 and Tumor Heterogeneity: Uncovering Novel Roles of ETS1 Within Intrinsic Subtypes of Epithelial Cancers" | Satrajit Sinha | Otolaryngology Resident: Detroit Medical Center, Detroit MI |
| Conlan Kreher | MA | "The Cell-autonomous Role of Neurons in Krabbe Disease" | M. Laura Feltri | Research Technician, Institute for Myelin and Glia Exploration, Buffalo NY |
| Brittany Steimle | PhD | "The Mechanisms of Manganese Trafficking Across the Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cell Barrier" | Daniel Kosman | Molecular Immunologist and R&D Scientist, Lentigen Corporation, Gaithersburg MD |
| Alex Sunshine | MD/PhD | "Combined Loss of ETS1 and IL-17 Signaling Promotes Autoimmunity and Immunodeficiency" | Lee Ann Sinha | Child Neurology Resident: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH |
| Anthony Vu | MA | "Proteomics Analysis of Proteins and Pathways Associated with ddx5 and Pancreatic Cancer" | Jun Qu |
| Name | Degree | Disseration Topic | Mentor/PI | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Heaney | MA | "Identification of N-terminal Modifications on the Transcription Factor ZHX2" | Christine Schaner Tooley | Senior Research Associate: Flagship Pioneering, Cambridge MA |
| Melisa Medina Rivera | PhD | "Coordination and Regulation of Msh2-Msh3 Functions During DNA Metabolism" | Jennifer Surtees | Lecturer: Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University |
| Kyle Smith | MA | "Trypanosoma brucei ZFP3 is a RNA Binding Protein That Regulates the Transcritome and is Substrate for Numerous Protein Arginine Methyltransferases" | Laurie Read | Scientist III, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Grand Island NY |
| Evan Tarbell | PhD | "Taking the Idiopathic Out of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis" | Tao Liu | Director of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology: Enhanced Pharmacodynamics LLC, Buffalo NY |
| Chih-Han Tu | MA | "Investigation of the Interaction Between Human CYP27B1 and Its Redox Partner Human" | D. Fernando Estrada | University of Oklahoma PhD Program in Chemistry & Biochemistry, Norman OK |
| 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 | Animal Biologist, NIH |
| Anna Young | MA | "GluN3A Subunit of the N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor" | Gabriela Popescu |
| 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 Jones | MA | "Requirements for Msh2-Msh3 Mediated Repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: | Jennifer Surtees | Laboratory Technician, UES Inc., 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 | Senior Research Scientist, AMRI (Albany Molecular Research Inc.) Buffalo NY |
| 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: New York University |
| 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 | Associate Director Bioinformatics, SUNY Buffalo Department of Biochemistry |
| Sidoli, Mariapaola | PhD | "The Role of Perk in Myelination and Demyelinating CMT 1B Neuropathy" | Lawrence Wrabetz | Research Scientist: Institute for Myelin and Glia Exploration |
| 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 |