Research Scholars Program Alumni

Where are they now?

2009 Graduates (left to Right)

Jillian Lund

YuLin Chen

Amanda Souza

Jacqueline McLatchy

Ashlee Benjamin

Rhea Sanchez

Nathan Haseley

John Jung

Katie Grimshaw

Saiful Effendi Syafruddin

Salahuddin Khairuddin

Noorsalfarina Mustapha

 

 

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2008 Graduates

Andrea Braganza: Andrea is here at RIT for one more quarter, then she hopes to find a job in industry for a while before going back to school to pursue a Ph.D. in genetics.

Margret Donahue: Margret is interning at a veterinary clinic for a year before applying to veterinary school.

Jason McSheene: Jason is working on his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at Princeton University.

Nikki Meadows: Nikki is working in a research laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. She plans to go to graduate school for Human Genetics in the near future.

Amanda Pavese: Amanda is applying for internships.

Kevin Posman: Kevin is pursuing a Ph.D. in Microbiology at Cornell University.

Sebastien Ricoult: Sebastien is in graduate school at McGill University. He plans to get a Masters Degree in Neurology, followed by a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering.

Jason Rogers: Jason has entered a Ph.D. program at Princeton University, where he plans to study longevity and aging.

Eric Stevens: Eric is pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Genetics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Andrew Varble: Andy has entered a Ph.D. program in Virology at Mt. Sinai Medical School.

Matthew Woodruff: Matt is pursuing his Ph.D. in Immunology at Harvard University.

2007 Graduates

Brenna Brady: Brenna is pursuing a Ph.D. in Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania.

John Brothers: John has entered the Bioinformatics Ph.D. program at Boston University.

Barbara McElwee: Barb completed her MS in Environmental Science at RIT, and then moved to Buffalo to pursue her career.

Kaitlin Riegel: Kait is working in a microbiology laboratory for a year before pursuing her Ph.D. in Microbiology.

Sesquilé Ramón: Sesqui entered the graduate program in Immunology, Microbiology and Virology at the University of Rochester.

Leslie Schreck: Leslie took a job as a zookeeper at Reptileland in Pennsylvania.

Amanda Watkins: Amanda is soon to be entering a Ph.D. program in Medical Cell and Molecular Biology at Boston University.

Andrew Yee: Andy is working as a technician in a nerve regeneration lab at Wash U (St. Louis).

2006 Graduates

Tony Ocon: Tony is attending medical school at NY Medical College

Russell Scott: Russ is in a Ph.D. program at UC-Berkeley in the Dept. of Plant and Microbial Biology

Erin Wells: Erin is in a Ph.D. program at Thomas Jefferson University in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Rebecca Lebowitz: Rebecca is working at Genzyme in Massachusetts.

Marigold Bethany: Marigold is in veterinary school at Purdue University

Previous Graduates

Chris Dudek/ Dr. Stelle: Chris, a member of the inaugural class of Research Scholars tragically passed away.

Brad Tebbets/ Dr. Lodge: Brad is attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a
Ph.D. in Microbiology

Nicole Waxmonsky/ Dr. Sweet: Nicole is pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota.

Maureen Wood/ Dr. Sweet: Maureen is attending Dental School at the University of Connecticut.

Rebekah deVitry/ Dr. Newman Rebekah is employed as a Clinical Trials Associate at Human Genome Sciences, Inc. in Rockville, MD

Ryan Susa/ Dr. Newman Ryan worked as a technician in Dr. Jeffrey Corwin's lab at University of Virginia on regeneration of auditory receptor cells for several years. He is now a customer product trainer at Qiagen.

James Casey/ Dr. Stelle After spending his summer as a Sea Turtle Specialist at Edisto Beach State Park in South Carolina, James is busy working, snowboarding and hiking in Park City, Utah. He is currently pursuing an M.S. in Biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Clark Burris/ Dr. Hane Clark is working as a technician in Dr. Bill Bower's lab at the University of Rochester.

Vandana Chakravartty/ Dr. Rothman Vandana is currently a PhD student at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in the department of Microbiology.

Adrienne Drollinger/ Dr. Hane Adrienne is a technician for a pharmaceutical company in Boston.

Lisa Golebiewski/ Dr. Ferran Lisa is pursuing a Ph.D. in Virology at the Baylor College of Medicine.

Jennifer Livings/ Dr. Hane Jennifer is in graduate school in nursing at SUNY Stony Brook.

Matthew Quinn/ Dr. Ferran Matthew is pursuing a Ph.D. in Virology at the University of Rochester.


Kenneth Smith/ Dr. Hane
Kenneth is a GIS technician for Monroe County.