Scimemi Lab - People

Current

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

02. Phillip Albrecht (10/2023 - ... Res. Support Specialist)

03. Maurice Petroccione (05/2025 - ... Postdoc)

04. Ethan Caiazza (01/2024 - ...Res. Support Specialist)

05. Alexandro Balarezo (05/2025 - ...Res. Support Specialist)

06. David Reilly (05/2025 - ...Res. Support Specialist)

07. Zhankana Jadavbhai Lathiya (08/2025 - ...MS)

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

09. Izabella Czajkowski (01/2025 - ...UGS)

10. Baran Mohammadi (08/2025 - ... UGS)

11. Peter Oruntola* (08/2025 - ... UGS)

12. Alexander Zhuravlev (09/2025 - ...UGS from RPI)

Coming soon

...

Gone, alive and not forgotten!

Lab Manager

05. Andrew Powers (01/2025 - 03/2025 Research Support Specialist)

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

03. Leonardo Frasson dos Reis (07/2024 - 06/2025)

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)

17. Maurice Petroccione (06/2017 - 05/2025 - MCDN GS)

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* (8/2020 - 8/2024 - 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)

11. Namit Dwivedi (06/2024 - 03/2025 - IIT Pune BS/MS Student)

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

Then: PhD Student at SUNY Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY)

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)

Postbac Students

03. Julia Garrison (05/2025 - 09/2025 - Postbac from SUNY Poly)

Then postbac at SUNY Albany

02. Anthony Manning (07/2024 - 06/2025 - Postbac from SUNY Poly)

Then MD/PhD Student at Tulane University (Tulane, LA)

01. Travis Rathwell (08/2023 - 05/2024 - Postbac from Union College

Then MD/PhD Student at Penn State University (Hershey, PA)

Undergraduate Students (UGSs)

100. Adam Iqbal (01/2023 - 05/2025 399 UGS)

99. Brianna Tsakh (03/2023 - 05/2025 399 UGS)

98. Abby Spano (03/2023 - 05/2025 UGS)

97. Kathryn Casey (01/2024 - 05/2025 UGS)

96. Catherine Lienemann (01/2025 - 05/2025 UGS)

95. Baran Mohammadi (08/2024 - 12/2024 UGS)

94. Peter Oruntola* (08/2024 - 12/2024 UGS)

93. Jessica Sanchez* (01/2024 - 12/2024 - UGS)

92. Zaden Smith (02/2023 - 12/2024 - UGS)

91. Massa Masri (01/2024- 05/2024 - UGS Honors)

90. Mya Drake (10/2023 - 05/2024 - UGS)

89. Victoria Fiorelli* (01/2024 - 05/2024 - UGS)

88. Aiden Cho (01/2024 - 05/2024 - UGS)

87. Hardhik Chirra (01/2023 - 05/2024 - 499 UGS)

86. Umair Hassan (08/2022 - 05/2024 - 399 UGS + NSF Research Aide)

Then: MD student at SUNY Downstate Medical University

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

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

Then: MD student at SUNY Upstate Medical University

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)

Then: MD student at SUNY Upstate Medical University

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

Then: Education Administration at CFES Brilliant Pathways

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

Then: MS Student Clinical Mental Health Counseling at SUNY New Paltz (New Paltz, NY)

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

Then: PA Student at CUNY School of Medicine (Harlem, NY)

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)

Then: Lab Tech at Regeneron (Rensselaer, NY)

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)

Then: Data Science Graduate Student at Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)

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)

Then: Research Technician at Weill Cornell Medicine (New York City, NY)

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: PhD Student 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 student 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

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

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

Then: PhD Student 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: MD Student 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: MS 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