Alumni - Current Positions
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(updated 08/2026)
| Name | Year of Graduation | Advisor's Name | Thesis Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Serio | 2019 | Lorraine Gudas |
Ethanol-Mediated Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells via Retinoic Acid-Retinoic Acid Receptor-Gamma Signaling. |
Postdoctoral Fellow - Dr. Dawid Nowak's Lab, NYC |
| Joshua Zuk | 2019 | Gross, Steven |
The Mitochondrial Folate Transporter: Role in Breast Cancer Cell Metabolism and Consequences of Loss. |
Senior Scientist at Evotec |
| Elaine A. Ballinger | 2018 | Nathan, Carl |
Identification of a Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase Inhibitor that Kills Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a Novel Mechanism of Resistance. |
Research Scientist - AgonOx, Inc. |
| Sara Elizabeth Dinapoli | 2018 | Houvras, Yariv |
Aberrant Polycomb Activity in Melanocyte Development and Disease. |
Director, Scientific Programs at the Melanoma Research Alliance |
| Ron Shlomo Gejman | 2018 | Scheinberg, David |
The Fault is in Our TCRs: Searching for On and Off-Targets in T Cell Receptor Based Therapies |
Fellow in Hematology/OncologyFellow in Hematology/Oncology - Columbia University Irving Medical Center |
| Wan-Ying Hsieh | 2018 | Mellinghoff, Ingo |
Characterization of Ran-binding protein 6 as a Novel Regulator of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Cancer. |
Senior Scientist - REVOLUTION Medicines |
| Jocelin Marie Kalish | 2018 | Gudas, Lorraine |
Evaluation Of Bmi-1 Function In The Normal Tongue Epithelium And During Oral Carcinogenesis In A Murine ModelOf Human Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. |
Health and Wellness Instructor |
| Suranjit Mukherjee | 2018 | Chen, Shuibing |
Derivation and Characterization of a UCP1 Reporter Human ES Cell Line |
Vice President - BTIG |
| Bonnie Quach | 2018 | Christini, David |
A Novel Optical Dynamic Clamp PlatformUsing iPSC-Derived CardiomyocytesFor Drug Screening |
Equity Research Associate at Stifel Financial Corp. |
| Cynthia M. Quintero | 2018 | Gudas, Lorraine |
Role of CARM1 (PRMT4) in Retinoic Acid (RA)-Induced Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation. |
Associate Research Scientist - Columbia University: Lab of Dr. Tannishtha Reya |
| Marjan Bozinoski | 2017 | Mason, Christopher | Tissue Specific Gene Expression and Circadian Dynamics in Primate Brains. | TBA |
| Christopher Edward Evans | 2017 | Tan, Derek | Rational Design of MenE Inhibitors: The Design and Development of Novel Antibiotics. | Medicinal Chemist (Scientist) at Cytokinetics |
| Jackson Dean Harvey | 2017 | Heller, Daniel |
Developing Carbon Nanotube Optical Sensors for in vitro and in vivo Detection of Biomarkers and Drugs. |
Analyst at Deerfield Management |
| Paul Sumung Jeng | 2017 | Cheng, Emily |
Development of Small Molecule Inhibitors of MCL-1 for Cancer Therapy. |
Vice President - Biotechnology Equity Research |
| Abigail K. Masiuk (Horstmann) | 2017 | Gudas, Lorraine |
The Role of ALDH1a2 in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. |
SVP, Medical Strategy Director at 21GRAMS |