Alumni Careers

Benjamin A. Rein.

Benjamin A. Rein, PhD ‘21, is grateful for the training UB has provided. He’s undertaking a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University to study how neural circuits are shaped and strengthened by social interactions in early life.

Throughout the world, our graduates and trainees hold positions in industry, government and higher education.

2023

Name Degree Mentor Placement
Clayton Brady MD/PhD, Physiology Mark Parker Medical Student (MD/PhD), University at Buffalo
Anastasija Kalanovic MA, Physiology Michael Duffey Medical Scribe, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

2022

Name Degree Mentor Placement
Jamal Williams PhD, Neuroscience Zhen Yan Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University at Buffalo
Fariya Shafique MA, Physiology Wilma Hofmann
Biance Quade PhD, Physiology Mark Parker Scientist, Allucent Clinical Research
Grace Ong MA, Physiology Joan Baizer  

2021

Student Degree Mentor Placement
Thamer Alsufayan PhD, Physiology Mark Parker Faculty, King Saudi University
Dorcas Nsumbu MS, Biological Sciences Brian Weil Medical student, University at Buffalo
Alexandra Wadhwani MS, Biological Sciences Brian Weil  
Benjamin Rein PhD, Neuroscience Zhen Yan Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
Zichun Xiao MS, Neuroscience Jian Feng Tianjin Medical University 
Li Li MS, Neuroscience Jian Feng PhD student in Neuroscience, University at Buffalo
James McKinnon MA, Physiology Michael Duffey Medical student, University at Buffalo

2019

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

Serhat Akin

MA, Physiology

Wilma Hofmann

PhD student at City University of New York

Din Hoxha

MA, Physiology

Michael Duffey

Resident in Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

Myles Pearson

MA, Physiology

Mark Parker

Medical Student, University at Buffalo

Sushree Tripathy

PhD, Biophysics

Anthony Auerbach

Intel

 

2018

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

Hanqin Li

PhD, Neuroscience

Jian Feng

Postdoctoral fellow, University California Berkeley

 

Brandon Myszka

MA, Physiology

Michael Duffey

Radiology Resident, Georgetown University

Evan Myers

PhD, Physiology

Mark Parker

Medical Device Toxicologist, Johnson and Johnson

2017

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

Doaa Babaeer

MA, Physiology

Mohammad Awayda

Faculty, King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arab

 

Alexandra De La Plante

MA, Physiology

Wilma Hofmann

Pathology Resident, Hershey Medical Center

Lin Lin

MS, Neuroscience

Zhen Yan

 

2016

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

Boris Borovcanin

MA, Physiology

Michael Duffey

Medical student at University of Krakow

 

Efrem Kifle

PhD, Neuroscience

Zhen Yan

 

Ridhima Vij

PhD, Biophysics

Anthony Auerbach

Research Scientist, Advance Bioscience

Brian Williams

PhD, Physiology

Peter Horvath

Lieutenant, US Navy, Undersea Medical Department, Naval Medical Research Center

 

2015

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

Jonathan Berman

 

PhD,Physiology

Mohammad Awayda

Assistant professor, New York Institute of Technology

 

Srirupa Chakraborty

PhD, Biophysics

Anthony Auerbach

Assistant Professor, Boston University

Jia Cheng

PhD, Neuroscience

Zhen Yan

Scientific editor of Cell

 

Lara Jean Duffney

PhD, Neuroscience

Zhen Yan

Research scientist, Camargo Pharmaceutical Services, Durham, NC

 

Rose Jacobson

MA, Physiology

Michael Duffey

Research Scientist, Covaris

Aaron Kaplan

PhD, Physiology

Randall Rasumusson

Cardiology fellow, Northwestern University

 

Maxwell Koobatian

PhD, Biophysics

Dan Swartz

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

 

Janine Lee

MD/PhD, Neuroscience

Zhen Yan

Residency position, Washington University at St. Louis

 

Ahmad Obaid

MA, Physiology

Mohammad Awayda

Faculty, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia

 

Ryan Schwab

MA, Physiology

Wilma Hofmann

Supplier qualification supervisor, Thermo Fisher Scientific

 

Nicolas Thor

MA, Physiology

Michael Morales

Medical student at St. George University

 

2014

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

Tera Domaradzki

PhD, Physiology

Wilma Hofmann

Assistant professor, Erie Community College

 

Jay Garaychochea

PhD, Neuroscience

Malcolm Slaughter

Assistant professor, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD

 

Sihang Liu

PhD, Neuroscience

Zhen Yan

M.S. student, School of Pharmacy, University at Buffalo

 

Santhosh Sethuramanujam

PhD, Neuroscience

Malcolm Slaughter

Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Canada

 

2013

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

Farda Barandeh

MA, Physiology

Dan Swartz

Physician’s assistant, Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, NY

 

Hong Guo

MA, Physiology

Randall Rasumusson

Computer analyst in industry

 

Justin Helman

MA, Physiology

Michael Duffey

Research technician, Department of Pediatrics, U.B., Buffalo, NY

 

Nick Paolone

MS, Neuroscience

Joan Baizer

 

Fouad Raad

MA, Physiology

Mohammad Awayda

 

2012

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

Shaweta Gupta

PhD, Biophysics

Anthony Auerbach

Research assistant professor, Penn State University

 

Snehal V. Jadey

PhD, Biophysics

Anthony Auerbach

Senior Director, EmPartners

Krystin Mongiardo

MA, Physiology

Michael Duffey

Research technician, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

 

Sriganesh Rao

MS, Biophysics

Mohammad Awayda

Postdoctoral fellow, University at Buffalo, Department of Opthalmology

 

Poorva Sandlesh

MS, Biophysics

Abdul Kazim

Ph.D. Candidate at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

 

Madeeha Shams

MS, Biophysics

Paul Gollnick

Medical resident, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia Area

 

Tanjima Zinia

MS, Biophysics

Feng Qin

Research support officer, Roots Initiatives, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

2011

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

Heather Held

PhD, Physiology

David Pendergast

Senior project manager, Office of Strategy and Policy at The University of Texas at Austin

 

Chetan Yanamandra

PhD, Biophysics

Rajendram Rajnarayahan

 

Configuration manager, Health Care, DC

 

2010

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

David J. Cadugan

PhD, Biophysics

Anthony Auerbach

High school science teacher in Connecticut

 

Christopher Desimone

MD/PhD, Physiology

Michael Morales

Assistant professor, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

 

Amanda Dijanic

MA, Physiology

Michael Duffey

Resident in Internal Medicine, Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, Elmhurst, NY

 

Nicholas Graziane

PhD, Neuroscience

Zhen Yan

Assistant professor, Penn State Univ. School of Medicine, Hershey, PA.

 

Madhuchhanda Mandal

PhD, Neuroscience

Zhen Yan

Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

2009

Student

Degree

Mentor

Placement

Mary Clausen

MA, Physiology

David Pendergast

Registered dietician, M.S. in Nutrition, currently working as a nutritionist in a clinical setting

 

Lei Duan

PhD, Neuroscience

Malcolm Slaughter

Staff pathologist, Manchester, New Hampshire

 

Amber Simpson

MA, Physiology

David Pendergast

Advanced degree in nursing, Critical Care Nurse at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore,  MD

 

Matthew R. Skerritt

PhD, Biophysics

Donald Campbell

Assistant professor, Corning Community College, Corning, NY