Postdoctoral Fellows

Research.

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Published April 1, 2025

Research.

Lian Cai, PhD

Information forthcoming.

Robert Ditter, PhD.

Robert Ditter, PhD

Robert Ditter, PhD

Lab: Santos/Taylor

E-mail: rditter@buffalo.edu

Campus address: 653 Hochstetter Hall

Educational history:

  • 2013 Florida Gulf Coast University; B.S. Marine Science, Minor: Biology
  • 2020 Florida International University; Ph.D. Biology
Research.

Steven Fleck, PhD

Email: sjfleck@buffalo.edu
Campus Address: 550 Hoch

Lab:  Trevor Krabbenhoft
Current project: Evolutionary genomics of Great Lakes fishes

Educational History:

  • BA (University at Buffalo, 2011) 
  • MS (University at Buffalo, 2021)
  • PhD (University at Buffalo, 2024)
Seon Ung Hwang, PhD.

Seon Ung Hwang, PhD

Seon Ung Hwang, PhD

E-mail:  seonungh@buffalo.edu

Lab: Jae Lee
Current project:  iPSCs in deciphering the etiology of FOXG1 syndrome

Campus address: 550 Cooke Hall
Phone: 716-645 4990 (Jae Lee Lab)

Educational History

  • BS: Korea University, Korea
  • PhD field: Veterinary Medicine
  • MS and PhD: Chungbuk National University, Korea
Shin Jeon, PhD.

Shin Jeon, PhD

Shin Jeon, PhD

Lab: Lees
Current project: Characterization of FoxG1 mouse models.

Educational History

  • Bachelors of Science: Seoul National University, Korea 
  • PhD Field: Molecular Genetics.
  • PhD Institution: Seoul National University, Korea
Research.

Charikleia Karageorgiou, PhD

E-mail:  charikle@buffalo.edu

Lab: Gokcumen

Campus address: Hochstetter 520

Liwen Li.

Liwen Li, PhD

Liwen Li, PhD

Email:  lli88@buffalo.edu

Lab: Jae Lee
Current project: Genome-wide approaches to understand neurodevelopmental gene regulation network

Campus address: 550 Cooke Hall
Phone: (716) 645 4990 (lab)

Educational History

  • BS and MS: Fujian Normal University, College of Life Science, China
  • PhD Field: Applied Life Science.
  • PhD: Yonsei University, College of Dentistry, Korea
ALIX MATTHEWS Lab: Baiz Lab Campus Address: 520 Hochstetter Current project: Evolutionary ecology of avian symbionts Educational History: BS Environmental Sciences, Rhodes College MS Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University PhD Molecular Biosciences, Arkansas State University.

Alix E. Matthews, PHD

Alix E. Matthews, PhD

Email: alixmatt@buffalo.edu

Lab: Baiz Lab

Research Associate, Buffalo Museum of Science

Campus Address: 520 Hochstetter

Current project: Evolutionary ecology of avian symbionts

Educational History:

  • BS Environmental Sciences, Rhodes College
  • MS Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University
  • PhD Molecular Biosciences, Arkansas State University
Ji Hwan Moon.

Ji Hwan Moon, PhD

Ji Hwan Moon, PhD

Lab: Lees

Current project:  Bioinformatics analysis of NGS datasets and development of new tools and algorithms for genome-wide dataset analysis.

Educational History

  • Bachelors of Science: Inha University, Korea
  • PhD Field: Bioinformatics 
  • PhD Institution: Seoul National University, Korea
Jaein Park.

Jaein Park, PhD

Jaein Park, PhD

E-mail:  Jaeinpar@buffalo.edu

Lab: Jae Lee
Current project: Seizure and other behavioral deficits in the etiology of FOXG1 syndrome

Campus Address: 550 Cooke Hall
Phone: 716-645 4990 (Jae Lee Lab)

Educational History

  • BS: Korea University, Korea
  • PhD field: Molecular Biology
  • MS and PhD: Korea University, Korea
Christine Song.

 Christine Song, PhD

Christine Song, PhD

Email: eunahchr@buffalo.edu

Lab: Lees

Phone: 716-645-4990

Bo Sortman, PhD.

Bo Sortman, PhD

Bo Sortman, PhD

E-mail:  bosortma@buffalo.edu

Lab: Daniels
Campus address: 55 Hochstetter Hall

Educational history

  • BA, California State University Long Beach
  • PhD field: Pharmaceutical Science, University of Florida