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First-Year Students | Entering Class of 2022

Anagha Betadpur
anaghabe@buffalo.edu
BS '16, Microbiology, Zoology, Biochemistry, Bangalore University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Sheta Biswas
shetabis@buffalo.edu
BS '16, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi
Thesis Title: TBD
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Caleb Buerger
calebbue@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Biochemistry, University of Vermont
Thesis Title: TBD
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Elizabeth Castro
ecastro3@buffalo.edu
BS ’22, Neuroscience and Psychology, Baldwin Wallace University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Musea Chang
museacha@buffalo.edu
BS ’22, Biology, Lafayette College
AB ’22, Philosophy, Lafayette College
Thesis Title: TBD
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Jazmin Corral
jazminco@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Biological Sciences-Biomedical Concentration, The University of Texas at El Paso
Thesis Title: TBD
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Rhonda Drewes
rhondadr@buffalo.edu
BS ’16, Integrative Neuroscience, Binghamton University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Sandy Enriquez
sandyenr@buffalo.edu
BS ’16, Biochemistry, University at Stony Brook
Thesis Title: TBD
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Julia Furfaro
jfurfaro@buffalo.edu
BS ’22, Biology, SUNY New Paltz
Thesis Title: TBD
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Karissa Garbarini
kkgarbar@buffalo.edu
BS ’22, Neuroscience, SUNY Geneseo
Thesis Title: TBD
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Ephraim Gardner
ephraimg@buffalo.edu
BS ’20, Biochemistry, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: TBD
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Luke Graser
lukegras@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: TBD
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Eliana Kenner
elianake@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Biochemistry, Southern Oregon University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Maia Mazzaferro
maiamazz@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Biology, SUNY Geneseo
Thesis Title: TBD
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Eric Mendelson
ericmend@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Biochemistry, University of Rochester
Thesis Title: TBD
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Thomas Mousso
tmousso@buffalo.edu
BS ’20, Biology, SUNY Brockport
Thesis Title: TBD
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Patrick Oduro
pkoduro@buffalo.edu
BS ’18, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Thesis Title: TBD
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Mikennah Paddock
mlpaddoc@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Psychology, California State University Bakersfield
Thesis Title: TBD
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Lucas Palmer
lucaspal@buffalo.edu
BS ’22, Biology, Canisius College
Thesis Title: TBD
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Syed Fardin Ahmed
fardin@buffalo.edu
BS ’20, Biochemistry, Ithaca College
Thesis Title: TBD
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Hongjoo An
hongjooa@buffalo.edu
BS, biotechnology, Yonsei University
MS, biochemistry, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
Thesis Title: TBD
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hongjooa@buffalo.edu
Christy Angeliu
cgangeli@buffalo.edu
BS ’20, biology and psychology, SUNY Geneseo
Thesis Title: Chemogenetic Manipulation of Astrocyte Reactivity in Demyelinating Diseases
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Natalie Anselmi
nanselmi@buffalo.edu
BS ’18, cell and molecular biology, SUNY Binghamton
Thesis Title: Outer Membrane Proteins of Pathogenic Oral Treponemes Inhibit Actin Rearrangement and Antimicrobial Functions of Neutrophils
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Julie Barr
jbarr2@buffalo.edu
BS ’21 Biology and Experimental Psychology, Alfred University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Michael Battaglia
mcbattag@buffalo.edu
BS ’18, biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University
Thesis Title: Staphylococcus aureus Invasion of Skin Keratinocytes and Mechanisms of Immune Clearance
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Kiana Bynum
kianabyn@buffalo.edu
BS ’19, biology, Morgan State University
Thesis Title: Cooperativity of Oral Microbes in Evading Neutrophil Mediated Killing
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Chris Campomizzi
cscampom@buffalo.edu
BS ’13, biology, Niagara University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Lauren Cheek
lcheek@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Biology, Mercer University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Nicholas Clark
ndclark2@buffalo.edu
BS ’12, biotechnology, Florida Gulf Coast University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Meghan Conner
mmconner@buffalo.edu
BS ’18, Biology, Saint John Fisher College
Thesis Title: TBD
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Evan Connolly
Evanconn@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Neuroscience, SUNY Binghamton
Thesis Title: TBD
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Mary D'Angelo
marydang@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Biology and Chemistry, Roger Williams University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Namrata Deka
ndeka@buffalo.edu
BS ’16, Microbiology, Gargi College, University of Delhi, India
MS '18, Microbiology, Pondicherry University, India
Thesis Title: TBD
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ndeka@buffalo.edu
Narayan Dhimal
narayand@buffalo.edu
BS ’16, Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: Studying the Roles of Autophagy and TFEB in Krabbe Disease Pathogenesis
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Sean Duffy
seanduff@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Biochemistry, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: TBD
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Jacob Favret
jacobfav@buffalo.edu
BS '19, Molecular Genetics, Fredonia State University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Dale Federico
Dfederic@buffalo.edu
BS ’21 Biochemistry, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: TBD
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Alexandra Glathar
arglatha@buffalo.edu
BS ’10, biology, SUNY Geneseo
Thesis Title: TBD
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arglatha@buffalo.edu
David Goich
davidgoi@buffalo.edu
BS ’19, biochemistry, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: TBD
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Christopher Handelmann
crhandel@buffalo.edu
BS '15, Biology, SUNY Oswego
MS '19, Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: TBD
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Sydney Herring
herring2@buffalo.edu
BS ’18, biotechnology and molecular bioscience, Rochester Institute of Technology
Thesis Title: Role of A2BR Adenosine Receptor in Neutrophil Responses to S. pneumoniae infection
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herring2@buffalo.edu
Eric Horeth
erichhor@buffalo.edu
Thesis Title: TBD
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Emily Hudson
emilyhud@buffalo.edu
BS '17, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences, University of Delaware
MBA '20, Goldey Beacom College
Thesis Title: TBD
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Emily Ivey
emilyive@buffalo.edu
BS ’18, microbiology, University of Rochester
MS ’19, immunology, microbiology and virology, University of Rochester
Thesis Title: TBD
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Natalie Jay
njay@buffalo.edu
BS ’16, biochemistry and molecular biology, Wells College
Thesis Title: TBD
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Layne Jensen
sljensen@buffalo.edu
BS '20, Mathematics, SUNY Cortland
Thesis Title: TBD
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Corey Knowles
coreykno@buffalo.edu
Thesis Title: Translation Repression in the C. neoformans Stress Response
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Steven A. Lewis
salewis@buffalo.edu
BS/BA ’14, biochemistry and sociology, Nazareth College
Thesis Title: Improving Virtual Gross Anatomy: Enhancing the Information Content of Cadaveric CT Scans
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Monica MacDonald
mm452@buffalo.edu
BS ’18, biochemistry, Stony Brook University
MS ’19, medicinal and computational chemistry, Stevens Institute of Technology
Thesis Title: TBD
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Molly Martin
mkm34@buffalo.edu
BS ’19, neuroscience, Allegheny College
Thesis Title: Magi- 1 Interaction with Na v1.8 and Its Effect on Neuropathic Pain
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mkm34@buffalo.edu
Cole Matrishin
colematr@buffalo.edu
BS ’16, biology, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Thesis Title: TBD
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colematr@buffalo.edu
Janie McGlohon
janiemcg@buffalo.edu
BS ’19, Biology, Texas A&M University
Thesis Title: TBD
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janiemcg@buffalo.edu
Sarah Metcalfe
sarahmet@buffalo.edu
BS ’16, biochemistry, St. Bonaventure University
Thesis Title: Mechanisms of Oral Streptococcus Macrophage Activation
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sarahmet@buffalo.edu
Alasteir Ong
alasteir@buffalo.edu
BS ’14, biology, Binghamton University
Thesis Title: Iron Uptake in Bradyrhizobium japonicum
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alasteir@buffalo.edu
Haley Parker
haleypar@buffalo.edu
BS ’18, biology and chemistry, Niagara University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Natalie Popielski
Nhpopiel@buffalo.edu
BS ’17, Biology, Mercyhurst University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Nutt Punnanitinont
achamapo@buffalo.edu
BS ’16, biochemistry, Lawrence University
Thesis Title: The Role of B Cell-Instrinsic TLR7 in Pathogenesis of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
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achamapo@buffalo.edu
Sailee Rasam
saileesu@buffalo.edu
BPharm ’13, Mumbai University
MS '16, Biotechnology, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: TBD
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saileesu@buffalo.edu
Roopa Ravichandar
rooparav@buffalo.edu
BS ’17, biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology
MS ’19, neuroscience, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: Role of Cholinergic Signaling in Remyelination
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rooparav@buffalo.edu
FayeDiamond Raymond
fayeraym@buffalo.edu
BA ’19, Psychological Studies, California State University San Marcos
MS '21, Neuroscience, Brandeis University
Thesis Title: TBD
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fayeraym@buffalo.edu
Raider Rodriguez
raiderro@buffalo.edu
BS ’20, toxicology, John Jay College (CUNY)
Thesis Title: The Role of Nociceptor Scaffold Protein Magi-1 in Osteoarthritis Pain.
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Tyler Rolland
trolland@buffalo.edu
BS '18, Biology and Biochemistry, Carleton College
Post Bacc, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Thesis Title: Immunologic Modulation of Ischemic Cardiac Injury (working title)
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Shaina Rosenblum
shainaro@buffalo.edu
BA ’17, Psychology, California State University, Chico
MS '19, Neuroscience, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: Inflammatory signals alter blood-brain barrier permeability and iron transporter function to increase brain iron accumulation
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Renee Rouleau
reneerou@buffalo.edu
BS ’19, Neuroscience, Bucknell University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Kyle Salka
kylesalk@buffalo.edu
BS ’13, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut
MS '15, Molecular Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, The George Washington University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Samantha Schwarz
srschwar@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Integrative Animal Biology & Anthropology, University of South Florida
Thesis Title: TBD
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Garrett Sheehan
gdsheeha@buffalo.edu
BS ’17, biological sciences and psychology, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: Characterizing the Role of Magi-2 in Chronic Inflammatory Pain
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Ron Shihab
ronzonsh@buffalo.edu
BS ’16 Biology, New York University
MS '20 Biology, New York University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Jitendra Singh
jsingh36@buffalo.edu
BS ’20, Biomedical Informatics, CUNY New York City College of Technology
Thesis Title: TBD
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Katherine Sortino
sortino@buffalo.edu
BS ’17, biochemistry, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Thesis Title: Elucidating the Function of RESC14 in Trypanosome RNA Editing
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Jennifer Sosa
Jsosa3@buffalo.edu
BS ’19, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University at Buffalo
MS '21, Neuroscience, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: TBD
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Steven Taddei
smtaddei@buffalo.edu
BS ’21, Biology, University of Detroit Mercy
Thesis Title: TBD
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Stephen Thompson
Srthompe@buffalo.edu
BS ’17, biotechnology, Buffalo State College
MS, biology, Buffalo State College
Thesis Title: TBD
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Adam Weaver
adamweav@buffalo.edu
BS ’18, neuroscience, SUNY Geneseo
Thesis Title: TBD
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Patrick Wilson
pdwilson@buffalo.edu
BS ’19, cell and molecular biology, University of Rhode Island
Thesis Title: TBD
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Kristen Woodhouse
kwoodhou@buffalo.edu
BS ’17, genetics, cell biology and development, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Thesis Title: Further characterization of α2/α3-selective GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators as novel analgesics
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Theresa Wrynn
twrynn@buffalo.edu
BS ’19, biology, Hanover College
Thesis Title: TBD
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Shirley Xu
sxu24@buffalo.edu
BS ’15, biochemistry, Idaho State University
Thesis Title: TBD
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Maria Gabriela Yera
mariayer@buffalo.edu
BA ’20, biology, California State University, Northridge
Thesis Title: TBD
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