Current

01. Annalisa Scimemi                      (09/2013 - ... PI)

02. Phillip Albrecht                           (10/10/23 - ... Lab Manager)

03. Maurice Petroccione              (06/2017 - ... GS)

04. Nurat Affinnih*                          (08/2020 - ... GS)

05.  Umair Hassan                            (08/2022 - ... 399 UGS + NSF Research Aide)

06.  Adam Iqbal                                  (01/2023 - ... 399 UGS)

07.  Hardhik Chirra                          (01/2023 - ... 499 UGS)

08. Zaden Smith                              (02/2023 - ...UGS)

09. Brianna Tsakh                          (03/2023 - ...399 UGS)

10. Abby Spano                                (03/2023 - ...UGS)

11. Travis Rathwell                         (08/2023 - ...Gap year from Union College)

12. Mya Drake                                (10/2023 - ... UGS)

13. Victoria Fiorelli                      (01/2024 - ...UGS)

14. Kathryn Casey                      (01/2024 - ...UGS)

15. Alaina Jeeson                        (01/2024 - ...UGS)

16. Jessica Sanchez*                   (01/2024 - ...UGS)

17.  Aiden Cho                              (01/2024- ...UGS)


Coming soon

Bran Mohammadi


Gone, alive and not forgotten!

Lab Manager

04. Amina Bhatti                            (07/2023 - 11/2023  Research Support Specialist and MS Student)

03. Hannah Fahey                          (07/2023 - 08/2023)

02. Yunyi Yao                                    (05/2023 - 06/2023)

Then: Lab Tech at Wadsworth Institute (Albany, NY)

01. Gabrielle Todd                        (05/2018 - 12/2022)

Then: Lab Tech at Wadsworth Institute (Albany, NY)

Postdoc

02. Vanessa Mock                         (09/2017 - 12/2017)

                                                                 Then: Lab Tech at Taconics (Albany, NY)

01. Stefania Bellini                       (04/2014 - 08/2016) 

                                                                 Then: GS at University of Turin (Italy)

Graduate Students (GSs) 

16. Taiwo Ogunyale*                   (01/2023 - 03/2023 - MCDN GS)

15. Hajar Heidari                          (08/2022 - 09/2022 - BMS GS)

14. Joey Tavarez*                          (06/2021 - 08/2021 - MCDN GS)

13. Sanam Assili                             (03/2021 - 05/2021 - MCDN GS)

12. Nurat Affinnih*                      (10/2020 - 12/2020 - MCDN GS)

11. Alex Lemus                               (09/2019 - 12/2019 - MCDN GS)

10. Raghu Ram Katreddi          (08/2018 - 12/2018 - MCDN GS)

09. Anwesha Sarkar                    (08/2017 - 12/2017 - MCDN GS)

08. Kelsey Fleming                       (05/2016 - 05/2017 - MCDN GS) 

                                                                 Then: Chemistry Teacher at Match Charter Public High School (Boston, MA)

07. Frank Jenkins                          (09/2016 - 12/2016 - MCDN GS)

06. Elliot Martin                            (08/2015 - 10/2015 - MCDN GS)

05. Kevin O'Keefe                        (08/2015 - 10/2015 - MCDN GS)

04. Allison Catizone                    (08/2015 - 10/2015 - MCDN GS)

03. Mustafa Ozturk                     (05/2015 - 08/2015 - MCDN GS) 

                                                                Then: Scientist at GE Healthcare

02. Jennifer Lin                              (01/2015 - 03/2015 - MCDN GS)

                                                               Then: Postdoc at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY)

01. Preethi Ravikumar              (01/2014 - 03/2014 - MCDN GS)

                                                                Then: Business Intelligence Developer/Analyst at Loyola College (Chicago, IL)

Master Students (MSs) 

10. Amina Bhatti                            (07/2023 - 11/2023  Research Support Specialist and MS Student)

09. Benjamin Bennink                (05/2019 - 08/2022 - MCDN MS)

08. Monica Rodriguez*              (08/2020 - 08/2022 - MCDN MS)

                                                                 Then: Vet School at St. George's University (Grenada)

07. Patrick Wehrle                       (08/2020 - 08/2022 - MCDN MS)

                                                                 Then: Lab Tech at Yale University (New Heaven, NJ) - Kay Lab

05. Jenessa George*                   (08/2020 - 12/2020 - MCDN MS)

06. Tyler Mitchell*                        (01/2019 - 05/2020 - MCDN MS)

                                                                 Then: Lab Tech at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY) - Forni Lab

05. Amith Singh                              (04/2018 - 12/2018 - GS Computer Science)

                                                                 Then: PhD in Computer Science at SUNY Albany

04. Evan Cobb                                (08/2017 - 05/19 - Computer Science MS)

03. JP McCauley                            (01/2017 - 05/2020 - MCDN MS)

02. Lianna D'Brant                        (01/2017 - 11/2018 - Physics MS)

                                                                 Then: Lab Tech at NSCI (Rensselaerville, NY) - Butler Lab

01. Modhurika De                         (08/2016 - 11/2018 - MCDN MS)

                                                                 Then: Lab Tech at AEML (Pompano Beach, FL)

Undergraduate Students (UGSs)

85. Kriti Kalary                                 (10/2022 - 12/2023 - UGS)

84. Teja Buddhavarapu                (01/2023 - 12/2023 - UGS Honors College)

83. Maya Niznikiewicz               (10/2023 - 12/2023 UGS)

82. Soyer Mattson                         (01/2023 - 12/2023 - 399/499 UGS)

81. Brianna Smellie*                     (08/2023 - 12/2023 - 499 UGS)

80. Parmesh Thakoordial          (10/2023 - 11/2023 - UGS)

79. Ashleigh Plante                       (10/2022 - 10/2023 UGS)

78. Sofia Marshall*                         (01/2023 - 05/2023 UGS)

77. Meagan Leung                          (10/2022 - 09/2023 - UGS Honors College)

76. Niitiggya Taneja                        (01/2022 - 05/2023 -  399/499 UGS Honors College)

75. Sarah Anderson                       (08/2021 -  05/2023 - 399/499 UGS Honors College + NSF Research Aide)

74. Jaci Yong                                      (08/2021 - 05/2023 - UGS Honors College)

73. Corey Nilon                                (01/2021 - 08/2023 - 399/499 UGS Honors College)

72. Maria Fernanda Nunez*    (10/2022 - 12/2022 - UGS)

71. Ashi Mehta                                (08/2022 - 12/2022 - UGS)

70. Ty Hamel                                    (06/2022 - 12/2022 - NSF summer fellow and 499 UGS)

69. Garrett Wagner                     (07/2021 - 12/2022 - 399/499 UGS and NSF summer fellow)

68. Hasan Mehdi                           (06/2021 - 12/2022 - 399 UGS Honors College and NSF summer fellow)

67. Senbahavalli (Raji) Ramasamy (10/2022 - 12/2022 UGS Honors College)

66. Casey Trone                             (08/2022 - 12/2022 - UGS)

65. Mustafa Muhi                         (01/2022 - 08/2022 - 399 UGS)

64. Juleyne Richie*                      (05/2022 - 08/2022 SUNY CSTEP Summer Scholar Program)

63. Saad Ahmad                            (08/2018 - 05/2022 - 399/499 UGS Honors College)

62. Stephanie Fischer                (08/2021 - 12/2021 - 499 UGS Honors College)

61. Nishika Pabba                       (05/2021 - 08/2021 - Tufts University - UGS and NSF summer fellow)

60. Abigail Jenkins                       (05/2021 - 08/2021 - Vassar College - UGS and NSF summer fellow)

59. Nikki Dolphin                          (01/2020 - 05/2021 - 499 UGS)

                                                                 Then: GS at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY)

58. Danielle Saint Hilaire         (08/2020 - 05/2021 - 499 UGS Honor College)

57. Ian Tschang                               (11/2018 - 05/2021 - 499 UGS Honor College)

                                                                Then: MD at AMC (Albany, NY) 

56. Kavipriya Kovai Palanivel  (08/2019 - 05/2020 - UGS)

55. Nikhita Kumar                       (01/2020 - 05/2020 UGS)

54. Deborah Ariyibi*                  (08/2019 - 05/2020 399 UGS)

53. Anna Tuttman                        (08/2019 - 05/2020 499 UGS)

                                                               Then: Lab Tech at NYU (New York City, NY) - Losonczy Lab

52. Nurat Affinnih*                     (08/2017 - 05/2020 SUNY CSTEP Summer Scholar Program, 399/499 UGS and NSF summer fellow)

                                                               Then: GS at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY)

51. Jenessa George*                  (03/2020 - 05/2020 UGS)

50. Nicole Gaglia                         (08/2019 - 05/2020 399 UGS)

49. Samuel Barron                     (01/2019 - 05/2020 399/499 UGS)

48. Haley Chesbro                      (08/2018 - 05/2020 399/499 UGS)

47. Kyle Whitacre                       (05/2019 - 04/2020 UGS)

46. Shergil Zahid                          (08/2018 - 12/2019 - 499 UGS)

Then: Med School at Kansas City University (Kansas City, KS)

45. Danielle Rambuss                (08/2019 - 12/2019 - 499 UGS)

44. Nathan Weinstock              (06/2019 - 08/2019 - SUNY Buffalo Biomedical Engineering)

43. Benjamin Bennink               (01/2019 - 05/2019 - 499 UGS and NSF summer fellow)

                                                                Then: GS at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY)

42. Jesse Parent                            (08/2018 - 05/2019 - UGS Informatics)

41. Omar Alrifai                            (08/2018 - 05/2019 - 499 UGS)

40. Desiree D'Moore                  (08/2017 - 05/2019 - 499 UGS Physics)

                                                                Then: MS at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY)

39. Zara Velez*                               (08/2018 - 12/2018 - 399 UGS)

38. Cassandra Williams            (06/2018 - 08/2018 - SUNY New Paltz  Math Summer Fellow)

37. Tyler Mitchell*                       (06/2018 - 08/2018 - NSF Summer Fellow)

                                                                Then: MS at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY)

36. Jonathan Mulhern*             (06/2018 - 08/2018 - SUNY CSTEP Summer Scholar Program)

35. Dylan Messina*                     (04/2018 - 06/2018 - UGS Computer Science)

34. Jonathan Zhang*                  (01/2018 - 04/2018 - UGS499)

33. Justin Wisnoski                    (08/2017 - 05/2018 - UGS499)

32. Gabrielle Shames                (01/2018 - 05/2018 - UGS399)

31. Valerie Bresier*                    (01/2018 - 03/2018 - UGS)

30. Na Li                                            (08/2017 - 12/2017 - UGS Computer Science)

29. Lindsey Jones*                      (01/2017 - 08/2018 - UGS399)

                                                               Then: Lab tech at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY)

28. Spandana Pusapati             (01/2017 - 12/2017 - 399 UGS)

27. Dayna Corder*                      (08/2016 - 12/2017 - 499 UGS)

26. Katherine Niles                    (08/2017 - 10/2017 - UGS499 Engineering) 

25. Matthew Brandon*            (06/2017 - 08/2017 - SUNY CSTEP Summer Scholar Program)

24. Tiffany Henry*                      (06/2016 - 05/2017 - SUNY CSTEP Summer Scholar Program and 399 UGS) 

                                                               Then: MS Nursing at Yale University

23. Colette Piasecki-Masters (05/2016 - 08/2016 - Ithaca College)

22. Tyler Grant                             (01/2016 - 12/2016 - 399 UGS)

21. Thomas Monaghan            (01/2016 - 05/2016 - UGS)

                                                              Then: GS at SUNY Downstate Medical Center (Brooklyn, NY)

20. Tanacia Mitchell*                (01/2016 - 05/2016 - 399 UGS)

19. Jordan Ephron                      (10/2015 - 10/2015 - UGS)

18. JP McCauley                         (08/2015 - 12/2016 - 399/499 UGS)

                                                              Then: GS at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY)

17. Artem Tkachenko               (08/2015 - 05/2016 - 499 UGS)

                                                              Then: PCT at St. Peter's Hospital (Albany, NY)

16. Kelsey Fleming                     (04/2015 - 05/2016 - UGS Honors College) 

                                                              Then: GS at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY)

15. Betelehm Solomon*          (01/2015 - 12/2015 - 399 UGS)

                                                              Then: Lab Tech at Albert Einstein Medical College (NYC, NY)

14. Miranda Pfautsch              (01/2015 - 12/2015 - UGS - SUNY STEM Research Passport Program)

                                                             Then: UGS at SUNY Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY)

                                                             Then:  MD at NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (Lauderdale, FL)

13. Jessica Schultz                   (06/2015 - 08/2015 - SUNY BNE Summer Scholar Program - SUNY Albany)

12. Sheldon Reeves                 (06/2015 - 08/2015 - SUNY STEM Research Passport Program - SUNY Polytechnique)

                                                            Then: GS at Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA)

11. Chloe Taduran*                  (06/2015 - 08/2015 - SUNY STEM Research Passport Program - SUNY New Paltz)

10. Amanda Sweeney            (08/2014 - 05/2015 - 399/499 UGS) 

                                                            Then: Lab Technician at University of Rochester Medical Center (Rochester, NY) - Nedergaard Lab

                                                            Then: Vet School at Purdue University (Lafayette, IN) 

09. Ken Lumbrazo                   (01/2015 - 05/2015 - 399 UGS)

08. Rachel Burt                          (08/2014 - 12/2014 - 499 UGS) 

                                                            Then: GS at Keck Graduate Institute (Claremont, CA)

07. Sophia Desrosiers*          (08/2014 - 12/2014 - 499 UGS) 

                                                            Then: MS at Mount Sinai Health System (Brooklyn, NY)

06. Ryan Coon                            (08/2014 - 12/2014 - 499 UGS)

05. Marvin Rodriguez*          (06/2014 - 08/2014 - SUNY BNE Summer Scholar Program - SUNY Oneonta) 

                                                            Then: Marcum LLP (Melville, NY)

04. Austin Youssef*                 (06/2014 - 08/2014 - SUNY CSTEP Summer Scholar Program)

03. Nicholas Mathias             (04/2014 - 05/2015 - UGS) 

                                                            Then: Quality Control Specialist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Rensselaer, NY)

02. Andrew Sinensky             (01/2014 - 05/2015 - 399/499 UGS) 

                                                            Then: MD/PhD at Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA)

01. Danielle Weeks                (01/2014 - 05/2015 - 499 UGS) 

                                                            Then: Lab Technician at Albany Medical Center (Albany, NY)

High School Students

12. Lauren O'Connor             (06/2018 - 11/2018 -  HSS Guilderland High School)

11. Dhanush Busarapu         (06/2018 - 08/2018 - HSS Guilderland High School)

10. Kathryn Redmond          (11/2017 - 04/2018 - HSS Emma Willard High School)

09. Kartikh Nath                      (07/2017 - 06/2018 -  Niskayuna High School)

                                                           Then: UGS at Union College (Schenectady, NY)

08. Sayeed Khan                       (06/2017 - 05/2018 - HSS Guilderland High School) 

                                                           Then: UGS at SUNY Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY)

07. Swasti Shree                       (08/2016 - 05/2018 - Bethlehem High School)

                                                            Then: UGS at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)

06. Amaal Mahamed*            (08/2016 - 12/2017 - Berkshire High School) 

                                                            Then: UGS at Columbia University (New York City, NY)

05. Anjali Janga (Geetha)    (01/2017 - 05/2017 - Bethlehem High School Student)

04. SoYoung Kwon                  (01/2016 - 05/2017 - Emma Willard High School Student) 

                                                            Then: UGS at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)

03. Rira Choi                               (01/2015 - 05/2015 - Emma Willard High School Student) 

                                                            Then: UGS at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)

02. Aliyah Audil                        (01/2015 - 08/2015 - Shaker High School Student)

                                                            Then: UGS at AMC (Albany, NY)

01. Hesan Waly                         (10/2013 - 06/2014 - Shaker High School Student)

                                                           Then: UGS at SUNY Albany (Albany, NY) 

*Under-represented minority