PhD Students
James Carpino, PhD (’14)
Brian E. Ford, PhD (’15)
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Brian joined the lab in January 2012. His doctoral dissertation included three projects: host-range expansion in the Pseudomonas bacteriophage Φ6, a non-genetic host factor affecting subsequent fitness in an RNA virus, and studying the host-virus arms race with its affect on host phenotype. Following his graduation in 2015, Brian joined the Mechano-Micro-Biology Lab as a post-doctoral researcher. He is currently a Research Associate at the Biosciences Institute at Newcastle University.
Masters Students
Jinyu Li, MS (’11) — Accupath Laboratories
Bruce Sun, MS (’11) — Senior Research Technician, BlueRock Therapeutics
Gregory Lallos, MS (’13) — Senior Research Technician, Regeneron Inc.
Lauren A. Esposito, MS (’16) — Senior Analyst at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Kaung Myat “Zach” San (’19) — Research Technician Dennehy Lab
Elsa Rosario (’19) — NYC Public School Teacher
Aida Abbasiazam MS (’20)
Donna Bedasee MS (’20) — PhD Student at The Graduate Center CUNY
Undergraduate Students
Svetlana Musheyev (’09) — DVM, NYU College of Dentistry, Pediatric Dentist, Private Practice
Kevin Jhun (’11) — PhD, Mt. Sinai Medical College PhD, Scientist at Celularity, Inc.
Avi Bitterman (’11) — MD, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Dermatologist at Mt. Sinai
Shalini Singh (’11) — City College, CUNY, Adjunct Lecturer, Queensborough Community College
Jane Ching (’12) — PharmD, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Solid Organ Transplant Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Methodist Healthcare System
Stephanie Gampel (’12) — MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Resident Physician
Lauren Mordukhaev (’13) — MD, Hofstra University Medical School, Resident Physican
Rachelle Morgenstern (’13) — MPH, Columbia Univ School of Public Health, Clinical Research Coordinator at Hospital for Special Surgery
Kevin Mu (’13) — DVM, Cornell University Veterinary School, Veterinarian
Elizabeth S. Chapler (’13) — PA, Pace University, Montefiore Medical Center
Daniel Grossman (’14)
Swati Gupta (’15), Cytologist at Northwell Health
Lixing He (’15)
Qainat Shah (’15) — MD, Albany Medical College
Rahat Shah (’15), Medical Assistant, NorthShore University Health System
David Toubiyan (’15) — MD, St. George’s University School of Medicine
Aaron (Ari) Wadler (’15) PA, Northwell Health
Fraida Streiter (’16)
Paola Lozada (’16), Certified Medical Assistant, ENT and Allergy Associates
Ashley Prasad (’16) PA, Westchester Medical Center
Marko Baloh (’16), PhD Candidate at Texas A&M
Carmen Urgiles (’18), Molecular Lab Technologist at New Hope Fertility Center
Hisham Alrubaye (’18), PhD Candiate at the University of Pittsburgh
Sangeetha Tandalam (’18), Research Technician, Weill Cornell Medicine
Vincent Cali (’18), Medical Student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Tevin Lynch (’19)
Gabriella Oken (’20)
Roberta Fazylova (’20)
Nanami Kubota (’20), PhD Candiate at the University of Pittsburgh
High School Students
Lydia Wu (’09) — Sophie B. Davis School of Biomedical Education
Julie Kim (’09) — Carnegie Mellon University
Aneury Hernandez (’09) — University of Michigan
Shajoti Rahman (’10) — Hunter College, CUNY
Debbie Sands (’10)
Katherine Valles (’10) — Fordham University
Ashraf Hussain (’10)
Dipabali Chowdhury (’10) — Baruch Honors College
Shanawaj (Roy) Khair (’12) — BA, Stony Brook University; MD-PHD University of Colorado
Daniel Arango (’12) — Queensborough Community College
Alan Chu (’13)
Nimrod Gozum (’13) — Stony Brook University
Samia Abedin (’14)
Maressa Cumbermack, (’16)
Darsiya Krishnathasan, (’16)
David Musheyev, (’16) — Queens College
Sasha Balkaran, (’16) — Hunter College
Darsiya Krishnathasan (’17) — Stony Brook University
Marissa Cumbermack (’17) — Princeton University