Featured Profiles
Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences

Mark Cicero standing on top of a mountain

Biology: The Intersection of Discovery, Ethics, Equity and Wellness

Mark Cicero ’97 (biology)

Alumni

Sherry Dadgar standing in lab

Dadgar Works to Make Medicine Personal

Sherry Dadgar ’08 (bioinformatics)

Bioinformatics MS

Alumni

Safiya Gazali working with Dr. Andre Hudson

Prepared for Med School

Safiya Gazali ‘22 (biology)

Student

Love Biology? Hate Formaldehyde? Try Bioinformatics.

Jeselle Clark ’19 (bioinformatics)

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology BS

Alumni

Kubra Naqvi sitting in front of the UT Southwestern sign

From RIT to Research in Biosafety Containment

Kubra Naqvi ’16 (biotechnology)

Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience BS

Alumni

Transfer Student Strengthens Communication and Professional Skills Through Research

Deanna Abid ’22 (biotechnology)

Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience BS

Student

Sandi Connelly collecting invertebrates in a pond

Researching The Health of Our Freshwater Ecosystems

Sandi Connelly

Faculty

Hands-on Environmental Work Preps MS Grad for EPA

Kerry Kuntz ’15 (environmental science)

Environmental Science MS

Alumni

Eli Borrego standing in the RIT Greenhouse

Enhancing Crops for our Nation’s Economy and Global Food Security

Eli Borrego

Faculty

Grace Morales standing by a river

Unique Electives Paving the Path to Vanderbilt

Grace Morales ’18 (biotechnology)

Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience BS

Alumni

Sesquile Ramon with Kenneth Moch

The Voice of Science in Policy and Business

Sesquile Ramon ’07 (biotechnology)

Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience BS

Alumni

Ali Cali at Cornell AgriTech studying a hemp plant

From Human Pathogens to Hemp: How Research Helped Ali Find Her Path

Ali Cala ‘17 (biology)

Plant Pathology

Student