Alumni Careers
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.
2026
| Name | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Thompson | PhD, Physiology | Mikhail Pletnikov | Postdoc, University at Buffalo |
| Niharika Jawalkar | MS, Cellular and Molecular Physiology | Brian Weil | |
| Mason de las Alas | MS, Cellular and Molecular Physiology | Michael Duffey | Medical School, University at Buffalo |
2025
| Name | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Rolland | PhD, Physiology | Brian Weil | Postdoctoral Fellow, University at Buffalo |
| Zachary Nelson | MS, Physiology | Thomas Suchyna |
2023
| Name | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Brady | MD/PhD, Physiology | Mark Parker | Medical Resident, Mayo Clinic |
| 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 | Regulatory Affairs Associate at Virtual Imaging |
| Bianca 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 | Medical student, University at Buffalo |
| 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 | PhD student at City University of New York | |
Din Hoxha | MA, Physiology | Resident in Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic | |
Myles Pearson | MA, Physiology | Medical Student, University at Buffalo | |
Sushree Tripathy | PhD, Biophysics | Anthony Auerbach | Intel
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2018
Student | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
Hanqin Li | PhD, Neuroscience | Postdoctoral fellow, University California Berkeley
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Brandon Myszka | MA, Physiology | Radiology Resident, Georgetown University | |
Evan Myers | PhD, Physiology | Medical Device Toxicologist, Johnson and Johnson |
2017
Student | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
Doaa Babaeer | MA, Physiology | Faculty, King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arab
| |
Alexandra De La Plante | MA, Physiology | Clinical Fellow in Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | |
Lin Lin | MS, Neuroscience |
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2016
Student | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
Boris Borovcanin | MA, Physiology | Medical student at University of Krakow
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Efrem Kifle | PhD, Neuroscience |
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Ridhima Vij | PhD, Biophysics | Anthony Auerbach | Research Scientist, Advance Bioscience |
Brian Williams | PhD, Physiology | Lieutenant, US Navy, Undersea Medical Department, Naval Medical Research Center
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2015
Student | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Berman
| PhD, Physiology | Assistant professor, New York Institute of Technology
| |
Srirupa Chakraborty | PhD, Biophysics | Anthony Auerbach | Assistant Professor, Boston University |
Jia Cheng | PhD, Neuroscience | Scientific editor of Cell
| |
Lara Jean Duffney | PhD, Neuroscience | Research scientist, Camargo Pharmaceutical Services, Durham, N.C.
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Rose Jacobson | MA, Physiology | R&D Scientist, Maine Molecular Quality Controls | |
Aaron Kaplan | PhD, Physiology | Cardiology fellow, Northwestern University
| |
Maxwell Koobatian | PhD, Biophysics | Dan Swartz | Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
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Janine Lee | MD/PhD, Neuroscience | Residency position, Washington University at St. Louis
| |
Ahmad Obaid | MA, Physiology | Faculty, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
| |
Ryan Schwab | MA, Physiology | Senior Product Quality Specialist at Lornamead
| |
Nicolas Thor | MA, Physiology | Medical student at St. George University
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2014
Student | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
Tera Domaradzki | PhD, Physiology | Assistant professor, Erie Community College
| |
Jay Garaychochea | PhD, Neuroscience | Malcolm Slaughter | Assistant professor, Goucher College, Baltimore, Md.
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Sihang Liu | PhD, Neuroscience | M.S. student, School of Pharmacy, University at Buffalo
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Santhosh Sethuramanujam | PhD, Neuroscience | Malcolm Slaughter | Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Canada
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2013
Student | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
Farda Barandeh | MA, Physiology | Dan Swartz | Physician’s assistant, Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Hong Guo | MA, Physiology | Computer analyst in industry
| |
Justin Helman | MA, Physiology | Research technician, Department of Pediatrics, UB, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Nick Paolone | MS, Neuroscience |
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Fouad Raad | MA, Physiology |
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2012
Student | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
Shaweta Gupta | PhD, Biophysics | Anthony Auerbach | Research assistant professor, Penn State University
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Snehal V. Jadey | PhD, Biophysics | Anthony Auerbach | Senior Director, EmPartners |
Krystin Mongiardo | MA, Physiology | Research technician, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y.
| |
Sriganesh Rao | MS, Biophysics | Postdoctoral fellow, University at Buffalo, Department of Ophthalmology
| |
Poorva Sandlesh | MS, Biophysics | Abdul Kazim | Ph.D. Candidate at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Madeeha Shams | MS, Biophysics | Medical resident, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia Area
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Tanjima Zinia | MS, Biophysics | Research support officer, Roots Initiatives, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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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
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Chetan Yanamandra | PhD, Biophysics | Rajendram Rajnarayahan
| Configuration manager, Health Care, D.C.
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2010
Student | Degree | Mentor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
David J. Cadugan | PhD, Biophysics | Anthony Auerbach | High school science teacher in Connecticut
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Christopher Desimone | MD/PhD, Physiology | Assistant professor, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
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Amanda Dijanic | MA, Physiology | Resident in Internal Medicine, Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, Elmhurst, N.Y.
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Nicholas Graziane | PhD, Neuroscience | Assistant professor, Penn State Univ. School of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
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Madhuchhanda Mandal | PhD, Neuroscience | Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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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
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Lei Duan | PhD, Neuroscience | Malcolm Slaughter | Staff pathologist, Manchester, N.H.
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Amber Simpson | MA, Physiology | David Pendergast | Advanced degree in nursing, Critical Care Nurse at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md.
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Matthew R. Skerritt | PhD, Biophysics | Donald Campbell | Assistant professor, Corning Community College, Corning, N.Y.
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