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The UB Department of Biological Sciences is pleased to present the current directory of our graduate students.

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Mahasweta Acharjee Program: PhD UBIT: macharje.

Mahasweta Acharjee
Program: PhD
Lab: Rusche
UBIT: macharje

Samuel Alfonso.

Samuel Alfonso
Program: MA
UBIT:  salfonso

Michael Anyane-Yeboa.

Michael Anyane-Yeboa
Program: MA
UBIT: mkanyane

Alber Aqil Program: PhD Lab: Gokcumen UBIT: maqil.

Alber Aqil
Program: PhD
Lab: Gokcumen
UBIT: maqil

Aminahas Assabahi.

Aminahas Assabahi
Program: MA
UBIT: aminahas

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Nathan Backenstose Program: PhD Lab: Krabbenhoft UBIT: njbacken.

Nathan 
Backenstose
Program: PhD
Lab: Krabbenhoft

UBIT: njbacken

Bailey, Brianna Program: MA UBIT: bbailey4.

Brianna Bailey
Program: MA
UBIT: bbailey4

Antonia Bandrivska Program: MS UBIT: abandriv.

Antonia Bandrivska
Program: MS
UBIT: abandriv

Madeleine Bartz.

Madeleine Bartz
Program: MS
Lab: Gokcumen
UBIT: mabartz

Vu Bui Program: MA.

Vu Bui
Program: MA
UBIT vbui3

Julia Buscaglia Program: MA UBIT: jlbuscag.

Julia Buscaglia
Program: MA
UBIT: jlbuscag

Ryan Buzby.

Ryan Buzby
Program: MA
UBIT:   ryanbuzb

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Carmen, Alaina.

Alaina Carmen
Program: MA
UBIT:  afcarman

Emily Carroll Program: PhD Lab: Wang UBIT: carroll3.

Emily Carroll
Program: PhD
Lab: Wang
UBIT: carroll3

Ceno, Gird.

Gird Ceno
Program: MA
UBIT:  girdceno

Soumyadip Chakraborty Program: PhD UBIT: chakrab3.

Soumyadip Chakraborty
Program: PhD
UBIT: chakrab3

Albert Chen.

Albert Chen
Program: MA
UBIT:  achen273

Danil Chernov Program: MA UBIT: danilche.

Danil Chernov
Program: MA
UBIT: danilche

Flavio da Silva Coelho Program: PhD Lab: Lindqvist UBIT: flavioau.

Flavio da Silva Coelho
Program: PhD
Lab: Lindqvist
UBIT: flavioau

Ryan Conway Program: MA.

Ryan Patrick Conway
Program: MA
UBIT:  ryanconw

Valli Duvvuru.

Valli Duvvuru
Program: MS
UBIT: duvvuru

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Iyobosa Ekhator.

Iyobosa Ekhator
Program: MA
UBIT: iyobosae

Ben Ernan Program: MS UBIT: benernan.

Ben Ernan
Program: MS
UBIT: benernan1

Steven Fleck Program: PhD Lab: Albert UBIT: sjfleck.

Steven Fleck
Program: PhD
Lab: Albert
UBIT: sjfleck

Brian Foote Program: Ms UBIT: jkfernan.

Brian Foote
Program: MS
Lab: Krabbenhoft
UBIT: brianfoo

Eleanor Fumerelle.

Eleanor Fumerelle
Program: MA
UBIT:  egfumere

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Mary Gailor.

Mary Gailor
Program: MA
UBIT: marygail

Jasmin Garcia Program: MA UBIT:.

Jasmin Garcia
Program: MA
UBIT: jg348

Joseph Gewolb.

Joseph Gewolb
Program: MA
UBIT:  jsgewolb

Guerrero, Giselle.

Giselle Guerrero
Program: MA
UBIT:  giselleg

Yifeng Guo Program: PhD Lab: Medler UBIT: yguo27.

Yifeng Guo
Program: PhD
Lab: Medler
UBIT: yguo27

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Qian He Program: PhD Lab: Walker UBIT: qianhe.

Qian He
Program: PhD
Lab: Walker
UBIT: qianhe

Meredith Honkomp.

Meredith Honkomp
Program: MA
UBIT:  nmkhonkom

Hoque, Mahamudul.

Mahamudul Hoque
Program: MA
UBIT:  mahamudu

Amber Hosein Program: MA UBIT: amberhos.

Amber Hosein
Program: MA
UBIT: amberhos

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Rodwan Ibrahim.

Rodwan Ibrahim
Program: MA
UBIT: rodwanib

Yaekyun Im Program: MA UBIT: yaekyuni.

Yaekyun Im
Program: MA
UBIT: yaekyuni

Sadia Ishrat Program: MS UBIT: sadiaish.

Sadia Ishrat
Program: MS
UBIT: sadiaish

Amanda Ivanoff Program: PhD UBIT: amandaiv.

Amanda Ivanoff
Program: PhD
UBIT: amandaiv

Nicholas James Program: MA UBIT: najames.

Nicholas James
Program: MA
UBIT: najames

Darwin Jiminez Program: MA UBIT: darwinji.

Darwin Jiminez
Program: MA
UBIT: darwinji

Alfred Joseph Program: MA UBIT: alfredjo.

Alfred Joseph  
Program: MA
UBIT: alfredjo

Anitha Joseph.

Anitha Joseph
Program: MA
UBIT:  anithajo

Karen Josephs Program: MA UBIT: karenjos.

Karen Josephs
Program: MA
UBIT: karenjos

Rosheena Juman Program: MS UBIT: rosheena.

Rosheena Juman
Program: MS
UBIT: rosheena

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Mohammad Fazlul Kabir.

Mohammad Fazlul Kabir
Program: PhD
UBIT: mkabir3

Suhina Kanapathipillai Program: MA UBIT: suhinaka.

Suhina Kanapathipillai
Program: MA

UBIT: suhinaka

Dawson Kang Program: MA UBIT: dawsonka.

Dawson Kang
Program: MA
UBIT: dawsonka

Brian Keefer Program: MA UBIT: briankee.

Brian Keefer
Program: MA
UBIT: briankee

Justin Kellier Program: MS UBIT: jtkellie.

Justin Kellier
Program: MS
UBIT: jtkellie

Nickesha Kelly Program: MA UBIT: nkelly2.

Nickesha Kelly
Program: MA
UBIT: nkelly2

Skyler Kelly Program: MS Lab: Strobel UBIT: skylerke.

Skyler Kelly
Program: PhD
Lab: Strobel
UBIT: skylerke

Megan Kostan Program: PhD UBIT:.

Megan Kostan
Program: PhD
UBIT:  mekostan

Rutuja Kulkarni Program: PhD UBIT: rutujaku.

Rutuja Kulkarni
Program: PhD
UBIT: rutujaku

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Luane Bueno Landau Program: PhD UBIT: luanejan.

Luane Bueno Landau
Program: PhD
UBIT: luanejan

Hannah Leblanc.

Hannah Leblanc
Program: MA
UBIT:  hgleblan

Jooyoung Lee Program: MA UBIT: jjlee24.

Jooyoung Lee
Program: MA
UBIT: jjlee24

Bowen Liu.

Bowen Liu
Program: PhD
UBIT:  bliu36

Hongtao Liu.

Hongtao Liu
Program: MA
UBIT:  hliu49

Lopez, Talia.

Talia Lopez
Program: MA
UBIT:  tlopez2

Jarrod Lynch Program: MA UBIT: jarrodly.

Jarrod Lynch
Program: MA
UBIT: jarrodly

Nathan Lynch Program: PhD UBIT: nlynch2.

Nathan Lynch
Program: PhD
UBIT: nlynch2

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Tharun Selvam Mahendran Program: PHD.

Tharun Selvam Mahendran
Program: PhD
Lab: Yu/Banerjee
UBIT:  tharunse

Lauren McLaughlin-Kelly Program: MA UBIT: lmclaugh.

Lauren McLaughlin-Kelly
Program: MA
UBIT: lmclaugh

Emily Mehle Program: PhD UBIT: emilymeh.

Emily Mehle
Program: PhD
Lab: Ferkey
UBIT: emilymeh

Ira Mohapatra Program: PhD UBIT: iramohap.

Ira Mohapatra
Program: PhD
UBIT: iramohap

Minakshi Mukherjee Program: PhD Lab: Wang UBIT: mmukherj.

Minakshi Mukherjee
Program: PhD
Lab: Wang
UBIT: mmukherj

Madison Muriel Program: MA UBIT: mmuriel.

Madison Muriel
Program: MA
UBIT: mmuriel

Naranjo, Maricris.

Maricris Naranjo
Program: MS
UBIT:  mnaranjo

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Ngowarisosam Opuso-Jama Program: MA UBIT: ngowaris.

Ngowarisosam Opuso-Jama
Program: MA
UBIT: ngowaris

Christopher Osborne Program: PhD.

Christopher Osborne
Program: PhD
Lab: Krabbenhoft
UBIT: caosborn

Holly O’Shea Program: PhD UBIT: hollyosh.

Holly O’Shea
Program: PhD
Lab: Lee
UBIT: hollyosh

Fariha Osmani Program: MA UBIT: farihaos.

Fariha Osmani
Program: MA
UBIT: farihaos

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Petar Pajic Program: PhD UBIT: petarpaj.

Petar Pajic
Program: PhD
Lab: Gokcumen
UBIT: petarpaj

Grayson Pawlowski Program: MA UBIT: graysonp.

Grayson Pawlowski
Program: MA
UBIT: graysonp

Zoe Pearson Program: PhD UBIT: zoepears.

Zoe Pearson
Program: PhD
UBIT: zoepears

Thomas Pon.

Thomas Pon
Program: MA
UBIT: tpon

Ankita Priyadarshini Program: PHD.

Ankita Priyadarshini
Program: PhD
Lab: Cullen
UBIT:  ankitapr

Atindra Pujari Program: PhD Lab: Cullen UBIT: atindran.

Atindra Pujari
Program: PhD
Lab: Cullen
UBIT: atindran

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Indu Raghavan Program: PhD Lab: Wang UBIT: induragh.

Indu Raghavan
Program: PhD
Lab: Wang
UBIT: induragh

Dikshita Ramesh Program: MS UBIT: dikshit2.

Dikshita Ramesh
Program: MS
UBIT: dikshit2

Rasika Rathnayake Program: PhD UBIT: rasikara.

Rasika Rathnayake
Program: PhD 
Lab: Gunawardena
UBIT: rasikara

Michaela Richter Program: MS UBIT: mr249.

Michaela Richter
Program: MS
Lab: Albert
UBIT: mr249

Bryanna Roos Program: MA UBIT: broos.

Bryanna Roos
Program: MA
UBIT: broos

Gabriel Rubio Program: MS UBIT: grubio.

Gabriel Rubio
Program: MS
UBIT: grubio

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Kendra Scheer Program: MS UBIT: kendrasc.

Kendra Scheer 
Program: MS
UBIT: kendrasc

Joseph Schmitt Program: MA UBIT: jms72.

Joseph Schmitt
Program: MA
UBIT: jms72

Pia Schwarz Program: MS UBIT: piafranz.

Pia Schwarz
Program: MS
UBIT: piafranz

Brandon Sciarrino Program: MA UBIT: bassciarr.

Brandon Sciarrino
Program: MA
UBIT: bassciarr

Soumya Sharma Program: PhD UBIT: ss667.

Soumya Sharma
Program: PhD

UBIT: ss667

Mary Grace Shine Program: MA UBIT: meshine.

Mary Grace Shine
Program: MA

UBIT: meshine

Jannatul Shoma Program: MS Lab: Free UBIT: jshoma.

Jannatul Shoma
Program: MS
Lab: Free
UBIT: jshoma

Savannah Sojka Program: PhD Lab: Ferkey UBIT: ssojka.

Savannah Sojka
Program: PhD
Lab: Ferkey
UBIT: ssojka 

Eun-Myung Song Program: PhD UBIT: eunmyung.

Eun-Myung Song
Program: PhD
UBIT: eunmyung

 

Supakar, Anushka Program: PhD UBIT: asupakar.

Anushka Supakar
Program: PhD
Lab: Banerjee
UBIT: asupakar

Maxwell Sweet Program: MA UBIT: msweet3.

Maxwell Sweet
Program: MA
UBIT: msweet3

Kelsey Swinter Program: PhD Lab: Gunawardena UBIT: kaswinte.

Kelsey Swinter
Program: PhD
Lab: Gunawardena
UBIT: kaswinte

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Andleeb Tanvir Program: MA.

Andleeb Tanvir
Program: MA
UBIT:  andleebt

Kevin Thomas.

Kevin Thomas
Program: MA
UBIT:  kpthomas

Bach Tho Trinh Program: MA UBIT: bachthot.

Bach Tho Trinh
Program: MA
UBIT: bachthot

Jayavardini Vasanthan Program: MS UBIT: jvasanth.

Jayavardini Vasanthan
Program: MS
Lab: Gunawardena
UBIT: jvasanth

Francesco Viavattene Program: MA UBIT: fjviavat.

Francesco Viavattene
Program: MA
UBIT: fjviavat

Elizabeth Vohwinkel Program: PhD UBIT: eavohwin Lab: Yu.

Elizabeth Vohwinkel
Program: PhD
UBIT: eavohwin
Lab: Yu 

David Vorobey Program: MA UBIT: davevoro.

David Vorobey
Program: MA
UBIT: davevoro

Hannah Waterman Program: PhD Lab: Krabbenhoft UBIT: hwaterma.

Hannah Waterman
Program: PhD
Lab: Krabbenhoft
UBIT: hwaterma 

Gal Weiss.

Gal Weiss
Program: MA
UBIT:  galweiss

Deanna Williams Program: PhD UBIT: dw65.

Deanna Williams
Program: PhD

UBIT: dw65

Zakiyah Winfield Program: MA UBIT: zakiyahw.

Zakiyah Winfield
Program: MA
UBIT: zakiyahw

Sai Wu Program: PhD UBIT: saiwu.

Sai Wu
Program: PhD
Lab: Yu
UBIT: saiwu

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Gal Weiss.

Muhammad Zahid
Program: MA
UBIT:  mazahid

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