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Current Members
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Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Sanjai Kumar Pathak (formerly Sanjai Kumar) obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry at Wesleyan University, Middletown CT, in the laboratory of Prof. Rex F. Pratt. His Ph.D. thesis research focused on developing small molecule inhibitors of class C beta-lactamases – a group of rapidly evolving enzymes responsible for bacterial resistance to modern beta-lactam antibiotics. He then went on to spend his post-doctoral years (2002-2007) in the laboratory of Dr. Zhong-Yin Zhang and Dr. David S. Lawrence at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. During this time, his research effort focused on using chemical biology approaches to understanding the function of protein phosphorylation enzymes. In Fall 2007, he joined the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department at Queens College – CUNY. Broadly, his research interests include utilizing chemical biology approaches to studying enzymes of proteolysis and phosphorylation that are involved in several human diseases, including cancer. Email: Sanjai.Kumar at qc.cuny.edu Click here for CV (last updated on Aug. 2020).
Teaching: [I] Queens College: CHEM 371/650 (Biochemistry I), CHEM 251 (Organic Chemistry I), CHEM 252 (Organic Chemistry II), CHEM 381/781 (Adv. Seminar Coordinator), CHEM 376 (Biochemistry Laboratory Coordinator); Dr. Pathak also supervises laboratory research for students registered in the CHEM 391 (Research in Chemistry and Biochemistry) CHEM 291 (Introduction to Research in Chemistry and Biochemistry), CHEM 795 (Graduate Research) and HMNS 102 (Introduction to Science Honors Research) classes.
[II] Graduate Center, CUNY: BICM 71010 (Advanced Biochemistry I), BICM 72010 (Basic Seminar in Biochem I)
Visiting Professor and Collaborator
Visiting Professor and Collaborator
After, Dr. Sarbani Ghoshal received her Ph.D degree from University of Calcutta, India, she moved to US for her post-doctoral training at the Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Kentucky; there she also obtained a degree in master of public health (MPH). She then moved to The Scripps Research Institute, Florida for her second post-doctoral work. In 2018, she joined Queensborough Community College - CUNY as an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track). Her primary research interests include cardiometabolic and vascular diseases relevant to public health. Her research expertise involves developing mouse models of several human diseases, including obesity, cancer, metabolism, aging, inflammation, and gut immunity. She is a visiting professor in Pathak's laboratory, and collaborates actively on several chemical biology projects, including ones on cathepsins and protein kinases. A complete list of her publications can be found at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Sarbani+Ghoshal
MA Degree Students
MA Degree Students
Miaolan Chen Weng Fall 2023 - Present
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Joshua Feierman Fall 2022 - Present
Isaac Goldenberg Summer 2023 – Present
Danny Quintuna (QCC) Summer 2023- Present
Andy Lee Fall 2023 – Present
Shauna-kay Palmer Fall 2023 – Present
High School Students
High School Students
Athena Choi (Brooklyn Tech, Brooklyn) achoi8159 at bths.edu Spring 2020 - 2022
Past Members
Past Members
Graduate Students and Visiting Scientists
Graduate Students and Visiting Scientists
Dr. Ashif I. Bhuiyan (CUNY Graduate Center, Chemistry Ph.D. Student) Fall 2017 - Summer 2023
Dr. Dibyendu Dana (CUNY Graduate Center, Chemistry Ph.D. Student) Currently Chemist at KemPharm Inc. Fall 2009- Summer 2014
Dr. Ravi Lankalapalli (Visiting Scientist) CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, India May 2009 – June 2010
Dr. Varsha Tomar (Visiting Scientist) Feb. 2010 – July 2010
Abhipsa Shatarupa (Biochemistry PhD Program Rotation student) Fall 2018
Simran Kaur Guran (Chemistry PhD Program Rotation student) Spring 2018
Callistus Chiemezie (Chemistry PhD Program Rotation student) Fall 2017
Amel Hamzaoui (Biochemistry Ph.D. Program) Fall 2009 – Summer 2010
Dianne K Hernandez Currently at Pfizer Inc. 2020-2022
Ahmed Khokhar 2019 - 2020
Christelle Nemb 2019 - 2022
Manal Alrashidi (Queens College MA Degree Student) Spring 2018 – Summer 2019
Faiza Arshad (Queens College MA Degree Student) Summer 2018 – Spring 2019
Elham Arjan (Queens College MA Degree Student) Spring 2017 – Spring 2018
Faiza Roohi (Queens College MA Degree Student) Fall 2017
Umefarwa Wasim (Queens College MA Degree Student) Fall 2017
Ebtesam Alfaquiri (Queens College MA Degree Student) Spring 2017 – Fall 2017
Haifa H Alwaqdani (Queens College MA Degree Student) Summer 2016 – Fall 2016
Alan Finkelstein (Queens College MA Degree Student) Summer 2015 – Summer 2016
Lilia Zhahalyak (Queens College MA Degree Student) Summer 2015
Hind Alhumaidan (Queens College MA Degree Student) Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
Reem Alnefaie (Queens College MA Degree Student) Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
David Clarke (Queens College MA Degree Student) Fall 2014
Rajan Giri (Queens College MA Degree Student) Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
Ranjith K. Korala Gamage (Queens College MA Degree Student) Summer 2012 – Spring 2013
Yuriy Zavlanov (Queens College MA Degree Student) Fall 2011 – Summer 2012
Sudipta Lahiri (Queens College MA Degree Student) Fall 2009 – Fall 2011
Chenlong Huang (Queens College MA Degree Student) Fall 2011
Undergraduate Students (Listed only since 2010)
(*Undergraduate students visiting from Queensborough Community College under NIH – Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program or NSF-STEP programs)Undergraduate Students (Listed only since 2010)
GuoShen Li GuoShen.Li04 at qmail.cuny.edu Summer 2018 – 2020
Dianne K Hernandez dianne.hernandez100 at gmail.com Spring 2018 – 2019
Syeda R Tabassum rishty999 at gmail.com Spring 2019 – 2020
Chloe J Sweeney chloesweeneyy at gmail.com Spring 2019 – 2020
Angelo Grapsas angelograpsas1863 at gmail.com Spring 2020
Samia Hamid SAMIA.HAMID56 at qmail.cuny.edu Spring 2020
Daniel Kimmel danielakimmel at gmail.com Summer 2019
Aadam A Gafur Spring 2019 – Summer 2019
Anna Alicent A Dickson Summer 2018 – Spring 2019
Lisa Feder Spring 2019
Matania Yehounatan Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
Jeremy Garcia (with Karl Fath, Biology Dept) Fall 2016 – Spring 2017
Christopher Johnson Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
Emmad Gabbar Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
Dong Jean Lee Summer 2017, Spring 2018
Bishojit Saha Spring 2017 – Summer 2017
Mahaaninder Singh Spring 2017
Andrew Claros* Fall 2017
Suny Chavarnia* Summer 2016 – Fall 2016
Yerania Aquilar* Summer 2016 – Fall 2016
Alan J Finkelstein Summer 2015 – Summer 2016
Johnattan Teran Summer 2015 – Summer 2016
Aisha Ashfaq* Summer 2015
David Salazar* Summer 2015
Jonathan Tepp Spring 2014 - Spring 2015
Andrew Garcia* Spring 2014
Jamal Cox* Spring 2014
David Bitterman Spring 2015
Mohammad Imtiyaaz Spring 2015
Laura Joo Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
Aruna Phekoo (with Karl Fath, Biology Dept.) Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Yelissa Sosa Fall 2014 – Summer 2015
Christina (Wooyoung) Cho Fall 2013
Juliana Huestis Summer 2012 – Summer 2013
Daniel A. Novoa Summer 2012 – Spring 2014
Anibal Davalos Morinigo Fall 2010 – Spring 2014
Sumender Sharma Spring 2013 – Spring 2014
Samourra R Joseph Spring 2013 – Spring 2014
Antoaneta Tarpanova Spring 2013 – Spring 2014
Viviana Torres* Spring 2013 – Fall 2014
Kimberlyn Rowe* Summer 2013
Jill M. Greenberg Summer 2012 - Fall 2012
Lildar Taikchan* Summer 2012
Lena Naijarian* Summer 2012
Sebastien Delva* Summer 2012
Timothy R. Soto* Summer 2012
Dongyue Niu Spring 2011 – Summer 2011
Hugo Jhun Spring 2010 – Spring 2011
Iosif Davidov Spring 2010 – Spring 2011
Syed Ali Spring 2009 – Fall 2010
High School/Early College Students (Only 2016-Present)
(**High School students visiting Pathak's laboratory for research under the Queens College, College Now STEM Research Program)High School/Early College Students (Only 2016-Present)
Giacomo Cetorelli (Bard High School Early College, Queens) Summer 2019 - Spring 2020
Maxwell Mobley (Bard High School Early College, Queens) Summer 2019 – Spring 2020
Sarah Amaoui (Bard High School Early College, Queens) Summer 2019
Faiza Rafi (Bard High School Early College, Queens) Summer 2018 – Fall 2019
Stefan Kolev (Bard High School Early College, Queens) Summer 2019
Vasuki Gaba** (Civic Academy Leadership, Queens) Summer 2019
Ashley Beepath** (Queens School of Inquiry, Queens) Summer 2019
Melissa Jiang** (Bayside High School, Queens) Summer 2019
Adina Beaufort** (Queens School of Inquiry, Queens) Summer 2019
Roza Nayda (Hunter College High School) Summer 2019 – Present
Jasmine Kaur (Bard High School Early College, Queens) Summer 2018 – Spring 2019
Uwa Ogbeta (Bard High School Early College, Queens) Summer 2018
Sakib Hossain (Bronx Science) Summer 2018
Shihong Chen** (East West School of International Studies) Summer 2018 – Present
Abigail Cumberbatch** (Queens Gateway to the Health Sciences Secondary School) Summer 2018 – Present)
Farzana Alam** (Queens Gateway to the Health Sciences Secondary School) Summer 2018
Karen Phuong (Bard High School Early College, Queens) Fall 2017
Jennifer Bravo Pavia (Bard High School Early College, Queens) Fall 2017
Solomon Chang** (Benjamin N Cardozo High School, Bayside NY) Summer 2017
Jiale Chen** (John Bowne High School, Flushing, NY) Summer 2017
Erica Jang** (John Bowne High School, Flushing, NY) Summer 2016
Xin Cheng Yuan** ((John Bowne High School, Flushing, NY) Summer 2016
Akshara Ramakrishnan (Herricks High School, NY) Summer 2016
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