Alumni - Current Positions
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(updated 01/2026)
| Name | Year of Graduation | Advisor's Name | Thesis Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Emily Joel Mercer | 2017 | Evans, Todd | Discovery of a Cardioprotective Mechanism Regulated by HSPB7 | Consultant, Life Science Strategy at IQVIA - Greater New York City Area |
| Christina Torturo (Bonvicino) | 2017 | Hemmings, Hugh |
Effects of Isoflurane on Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis in Dopaminergic Neurons. |
Director Research Operations at PsychoGenics |
| Alyssa Verano | 2017 | Tan, Derek |
Synthesis and Biological Investigation of Antioxidant Pyrrolomorpholine Spiroketal Natural Products. |
Associate Principal Scientist at AstraZeneca |
| Alissa Brandes | 2016 | Li, Yueming |
Regulation of Notch Signaling by Gamma-Secretase Protein Modulators. |
Associate Director, Preclinical Safety at Umoja Biopharma |
| Chelsea Buma (Paresi) | 2016 | Li, Yueming |
The Mechanism of Action of Novel Gamma-Secretase Modulators |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin |
| Danica Chiu | 2016 | Li, Yueming | The Non-Transcriptional Role of Hif-1? in the Activation and Regulation of ?-Secretase. | Scientist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc - Greater New York City Area |