Each year, iSEED scholars are paired with faculty mentors from seven UB schools whose interests align closely with their own in a wide variety of biomedical and STEM disciplines. The following faculty members served as iSEED Summer Research Mentors.
| Mentor |
Department |
Student Mentee |
| Luis Colon, PhD | Chemistry | Kathia Molina Carrasquillo (2013) |
| Paul Cullen, PhD | Biological Sciences | Javier Muniz (2014) |
| Denise Ferkey, PhD | Biological Sciences | Javier Muniz (2014) |
| Matthew Paul, PhD | Psychology | Rosanny Bivieca (2016) Berta Erika Luis Sanchez (2015) |
| Laura Rusche, PhD | Biological Sciences | Aylin Flores (2017) Elizabeth Penner (2015) |
| Stephen T. Tiffany, PhD | Psychology | Tiffany Long (2014) |
| Bernard Weinstein, PhD | Physics | Alyssa Yaeger (2013 |
| Hao Zeng, PhD | Physics | Lhamo Dorje (2016) Brett Blizzard (2015) |
| Mentor |
Department |
Student Mentee |
| Praveen Arany, PhD, DDS | Oral Biology | LeDaniel Sims (2017) Toneia Washington (2017) Ahmad Salah (2016) |
| Mira Edgerton, PhD, DDS | Oral Biology | Christine Breindel (2015) Gina An (2014) Adelaeda Barrera (2013) |
| Jason Kay, PhD | Oral Biology | Janet Park (2015) |
| Chris Li, MD | Oral Biology | Rebecca Hojna (2016) Saiema Alam (2014) |
| Stefan Ruhl, PhD, DDS |
Oral Biology |
Kendall Sands (2013) |
| Mentor |
Department |
Student Mentee |
| Kevin Burke, PhD | Electrical Engineering | Akeem Francis (2013) Michael Singletary (2013) |
| Mark Ehrensberger, PhD |
Biomedical Engineering | Stephanie Der (2014) |
| Ciprian Ionita, PhD | Biomedical Engineering | Melinda Tiao (2017) Toni Warnick (2017) Mariah Costa (2016) Lauren Shepard (2016) Stacie Arechavala (2015) |
| Debanjan Sarkar, PhD |
Biomedical Engineering | Dominique Saddler (2014) |
| Wenyao Xu, PhD | Computer Science and Engineering | Gabriel Kelly (2015) |
| Jennifer Zirnheld, PhD |
Electrical Engineering |
Akeem Francis (2013) Michael Singletary (2013) |
| Mentor |
Department |
Student Mentee |
| Arthur Edelman, PhD | Pharmacology and Toxicology | Karla Boeta-Lopez (2015) |
| Tracey A. Ignatowski, PhD | Pathology and Anatomical Sciences | Adriana Pons Calvo (2017) |
| Jun-Xu Li, MD, PhD | Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Courtney Turner (2013) |
| Supriya D. Mahajan, PhD | Medicine | Elizabeth Quaye (2016) |
| James Olson, PhD |
Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Mobolanle Adebesin (2014) Carmen Marable (2013) |
| John Panepinto, PhD | Microbiology and Immunology | Ashley Ann Rivera Rodriguez (2013) |
| Rajendram Rajnarayanan, PhD |
Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Jaleel Shepherd (2017) Angel Garcia (2016) |
| Mentor |
Student Mentee |
| Laura Anderson, PhD | Amber Scott (2014) |
| Grace Dean, PhD, RN | Christina Moore (2015) |
| Suzanne Dickerson, DNS, RN | Christina Moore (2015) |
| Adrian Juarez, PhD, RN | Natalie Weimer (2015) Kirsten Adams (2014) |
| Carla Jungquist, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN | John Pender (2013) |
| Robin Lally, PhD, RN, AOCN | Catherine Brooks (2013) |
| Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN | Samantha Manahan (2017) Dayhna Marti Ojeda (2016) |
| Deborah A. Raines, PhD, EdS, RN, ANEF |
Jenelle Robinson (2016) |
| Ellen Volpe, PhD, RN, FNP-BC | Quinn Carroll (2017) |
| Mentor |
Department |
Student Mentee |
| Sathy Balu-Iyer, PhD | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Lindsey Euscher (2017) Jennifer Green (2013) |
| Marilyn Morris, PhD | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Brianna Scotland (2017) Genevieve Stever (2013) |
| Juliane Nguyen, PharmD, PhD | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Sheyanne Santiago (2016) Yaritza Velez Burgos (2015) |
| James O'Donnell, PhD | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Karen Seo (2014) |
| Dhaval Shah, PhD | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Benita Okeke (2015) Alyssa Gbewonyo (2014) |
| Ying Xu, PhD | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Nana Serwaa (2016) Karen Seo (2014) |
| Mentor |
Department |
Student Mentee |
| Heather Orom, PhD | Community Health and Health Behavior |
Kennethea Wilson (2016) |
| Xuefeng Ren, MD, PhD | Epidemiology and Environmental Health |
Carina Abreu (2014) Oumou Keita (2013) |
| Jennifer L. Temple, PhD | Exercise and Nutrition Sciences; Community Health and Health Behavior | Briana McCloskey (2016) Rashaun Williams (2015) |
| David Williamson, PhD | Exercise and Nutrition Sciences |
Kaleish Ambris (2015) |
| Hong Xue, PhD | Epidemiology and Environmental Health | Jacob Khuri (2015) |
*Please note: students can apply to work with faculty in any of
the departments within the participating schools.
Jacobs
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
School of Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of
Public Health and Health Professions
