Alumni - Current Positions
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(updated 08/2026)
| Name | Year of Graduation | Advisor's Name | Thesis Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Kappel | 2006 | Scheinberg, David | Depletion of Specific Immunity: A Novel use of Recombinant MHC Molecules. | Head of Business Development, ContraFect Corp, NYC |
| Gianina Panaghie | 2006 | Abbott, Geoffrey | KCNQ1 Potassium Channel Gating and Interaction with Ancillary Subunits. | Associate Director of Global Regulatory Strategy at Bristol Meyers Squibb, NYC |
| Justin Potuzak | 2006 | Tan, Derek | Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Spiroketals using Novel Kinetic Cyclization Reactions | Instructor, McLean Hospital Harvard Medical School |
| Karen Wu | 2006 | Jaffrey, Samie | The Characterization of Signaling Molecules involved in Axon Guidance | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Columbia University Medical Center |
| Huichun Zhan | 2006 | Gudas, Lorraine | Physician, Northport VA Medical Center, NY | |
| Roshni Bhakta (Mody) | 2005 | Koff, Andrew | Attenuation of the CDK Inhibitor p21WAF1 in S Phase Cells Following DNA Damage by a-Irradiation. | Licensing Associate, Office of Technology and Business Development, Mount Sinai Medical Center |
| Stewart Bullock | 2005 | Hemmings, Hugh | Neurabin, A Neuronal F-Actin Binding Protein and Regulator of Protein Phosphatase-1. | Division Officer, Threat Assessment Department at US. Navy |
| Garrett DeYulia, Jr. | 2005 | Golde, David | Hydrogen Peroxide Generated Extracellularly by Receptor-Ligand Interaction Modulates Receptor-Dependent Signal Transduction. | Scientist, Regulatory Affairs, Genentech, Inc. |
| Sagun Kc | 2005 | Gross, Steven | Novel Mechanism of Antioxidant-Mediated Cellular Protection Through the Quenching of Intracellular ROS | Patent Agent, Technical Advisor, MWBZ, PC, Washington, DC |
| Christy Mannino | 2005 | Inturrisi, Charles | Pharmacokinetics and Antihyperalgesic Effects of 17 ÌÙ-Estradiol and Progesterone in Ovariectomized Rats. | Manager, Medical Science Liaison, King Pharmaceuticals, NY |
| Alla Zarifyan | 2005 | Terminal Masters Degree | Associate Medical Writer, Acumed | |
| Jonathan Zippin | 2005 | Levin, Lonny | Soluble Adenylyl Cyclase: Compartmentalization of cAMP Signaling and Metabolic Sensing | Dermatology Resident, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY |
| Tsion Bilillign | 2004 | Thorson, Jon | The Cloning and Characterization of the Biosynthetic Gene Clusters for the Pluramycin-Type Antitumor Antibiotics Hedamycin and Pluramycin A. | Scientist III, Analytical Biovail Technologies, Ltd. |
| Jian Chen | 2004 | Gudas, Lorraine | Novel Mechanisms of Signal Initiation Mediated by the Alpha Subunit of the GM-CSF Receptor. | Spine Surgeon, Mohawk Valley Orthopedics, Amsterdam, NY |
| Gang Hao | 2004 | Gross, Steven | S-Nitrosylation of Argininosuccinate Synthetase: A Novel Mechanism that Limits NO Overproduction. | Senior Scientist, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, NY |