CLIMB-HI Scholars
The CLIMB Program at UB works closely with many exceptional students that conduct research in a wide variety of disciplines. Find out more about the CLIMB Scholars below (organized by the year they entered the program).
| Kiana Bynum | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Denisha Robinson | PhD student in the the Cancer Sciences program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Nicholas Clark | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Mauricio Flores | PhD student in the the Cancer Sciences program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Obe Joseph | PhD student in the Industrial Enginneering porgram |
| Destiny Diaz | PhD student in the the Cancer Sciences program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Adam Brinkman | PhD student in the the Cancer Sciences program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Alexander Caradori | PhD student in the the Cancer Sciences program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Amanda Anderson | PhD student in the Nursing program |
| Caitlin Nolan | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Haley Parker | PhD student in the the Cancer Sciences program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Christopher Handelmann | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| James Cooper | MD/PhD student in the Neuroscience program |
| Dietta Chihade | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Emily Carroll | PhD student in the Biological Sciences program |
| Emily Ivey | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Jonathan Perri | PhD student in the Pharmacuetical Sciences program |
| Katherine Crawford | PhD student in the the Cancer Sciences program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Kimberly Adams | PhD student in the Pharmaceutical Sciences program |
| Molly Martin | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Morgan Redington | PhD student in the Chemistry program |
| Roopa Ravichandar | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Shaina Rosenblum | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Tatiane da Silva Fernandes | PhD student in the the Cancer Sciences program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Essi Tchalla | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Megan Conrow | MD/PhD student in the Neuroscience program |
| Gloria Aidoo-Fimpong | A PhD student in the Community Health & Behavior program |
| Roy Cineus | A PhD student in the Chemistry department |
| Sophia Tchir | A PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Melanie Garcia | A PhD student in the the Cancer Prevention program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Katie Sortino | A PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Lauren Mabe Wishnie | A PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Nadine Husami | A PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Natalie Anselmi | A PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Sydney Herring | A PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Haley Parker | A PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Lorin Miller | A PhD student in the Biostatistics program |
| Lars Paulson | A PhD student in the Chemistry department |
| Kelsey Sommer | A PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering program |
| Brandon Salazar | A PhD student in the Chemistry department |
| Brandon Breeman | A PhD student in the Chemistry department |
| Christina Kasprzak | A PhD student in the Community Health & Behavior program |
| Jaclyn Masci | A PhD student in the Community Health & Behavior program |
| Paige Sheridan | A PhD student in the Chemistry department |
| Prerna Pant | A PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering program |
| Sankar Narayanasamy | A PhD student in the Chemistry department |
| Natalie Smith | A PhD student in the Pharmaceutical Sciences program |
| Elise Glickert | PhD student in Dr. Steven Diver's lab in the Chemistry Department |
| Nahyr Lopez Dauphin | PhD student in Dr. Luis Colon's lab in the Chemistry Department |
| Juliany Marrero Vega | Quality Assurance Specialist at Care/of |
| Joseph Lucas | PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Jamal Williams | PhD student in Dr. Zhen Yan's lab in the Neuroscience program |
| Ty Santiago | PhD student in Dr, Luis Velarde's lab in the Chemistry Department |
| Thomas Straubinger | PhD student in Dr. Robert Bies's lab in the Pharmaceutical Sciences program |
| Lauren Shepard | PhD student in Dr. Ciprian Ionita's lab in the Biomedical Engineering program |
| Mathew Wysocki | PhD student in Dr. Jack Tseng's lab in the Pathology & Anatomical Sciences Departmenr |
| Abigail Cornwell | PhD student in Dr. Michael Feigin's lab in the Molecular Pharmacology & Cancer Therapeutics program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Sarah Chamberlain | PhD student in Dr. Gal Shafirstein's lab the Biophysics program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Ashley Stenzel | PhD student in Dr. Kirsten Moysich's lab in the Cancer Prevention and Control program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Natalie Jay | PhD student in Dr. Fernado Estrada's lab in the Biochemistry program |
| Brittany Taylor | In the job market |
| Bowen Dong | PhD student in the Cancer Sciences program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| John Davis | MS in Cancer Molecular pharmacology and Cancer Therapeutics (2019) Laboratory Technician at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Martin Garnero | MS in Chemistry (2019) Quality Control Chemist at Kelly Services |
| Steven Lewis | PhD student in Dr. Scott Doyle's lab in the Pathology & Anatomical Sciences Department |
| Rasheen Powell | PhD student in Dr. Arin Bhattacharjee's lab in the Pharmacology & Toxicology Department |
| Shuhang Dai | PhD student in Dr. Arthur Edelman's lab in the Pharmacology & Toxicology Department |
| Misol Kwon | PhD student in Dr. Suzanne S Dickerson's lab in the Nursing program |
| Xiao Xiao Zhang | PhD student in Dr. Ding Xu's lab in the Oral Biology program |
| Sailee Rasam | PhD student in Dr. Xiuqan Mu's lab in the Oral Biology program |
| Roksana Azad | PhD student in Biochemistry at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York |
| Jun Hui Yeoh | MS in Chemistry (2018) Research Associate at Rang Technologies, Inc |
| Bharani Muppavarapu | PhD student in Molecular pharmacology and Cancer Therapeutics program |
| Sanam Sahjram Dharma | PhD student in Molecular pharmacology and Cancer Therapeutics program |
| Jerry Cartagena | PhD student in Dr. Luis Verlade's lab in the Chemistry Department |
| Mohamed Shariff | PhD student in Dr. Yungi Park's lab in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Skyler Resendez | PhD student in Dr. Omer Gokcumen's lab in the Biological Sciences Department |
| Norma Zamora | PhD in Pharmacology (2019) |
| Kyle Delgado | PhD student in Dr. Steve Diver's lab in the Chemistry Department |
| Carolina Rojas Pion | PhD student in Dr. Lois Weis' group in Educational Leadership & Policy Department |
| Ogechi Ogoke | PhD student in Dr. Gang Wu's lab in Chemical & Biological Engineering Department |
| Lauren Rodriguez | PhD student in Dr. Jennifer Read's lab in the Psychology Department |
| Paige Daniels | PhD student in Dr. Jay Bangs' lab in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Taylor Glausen | PhD student in Dr. Ira Blader's lab in the Biomedical Sciences program |
| Lauren Johengen | MS in Biochemistry (2017) Laboratory Technician at UES, Inc |
| Elise Martin | PhD student in Dr. Mark Ehrensberger's lab in the Biomedical Engineering Department |
| Emily Sekera | PhD student in Dr. Troy Woods' lab in the Chemistry Department |
| Margaret Doerzbacher | PhD student in Dr. Deborah Raines' group in the Nursing program |
| Abigail Snyder | PhD student in Dr. Joseph Gardella's lab in the Chemistry Department |
| Yichen Li | PhD student in Dr. Y. Eugene Yu's research group in the Cellular-Molecular Biology Program at Roswell Park Comphrehensive Cancer Center |
| Jena Walcyzk | PhD student in Dr. Beth Pflug's research group in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Cancer Therapeutics at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Femi Adesina | MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences (2015) Staff Pharmacist at ABC Drugs |
| Rohan Bhimani | Neuroscience PhD students in Dr. Jinwoo Park's lab group |
| Taylor Ferguson | MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2015) Product Development Engineer at Fisher Price |
| Grant Glatfelter | PhD in Pharmacology (2019) Postdoctroal Fellow at National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
| Joshua Gordon | MD/PhD in Epidemiology M4 year of Medical School at University at Buffalo |
| Marion Grant | Chemistry Department |
| John Huck | PhD student in Dr. Dan Gewirth's lab group in the Department of Structural Biology |
| Richard Jin | MD/PhD in Microbiology and Immunology M4 year of Medical School at University at Buffalo |
| Natalie Lamb | PhD student in Dr. Jennifer Surtee's lab group in the Department of Biochemistry |
| Keisha Lewter | PhD in Neuroscience (2019) Postdoctoral Fellow at Duquesne University |
| Jennifer Martin | PhD in Pharmacology (2019) Postdoctoral Fellow at University at Buffalo |
| Kylie Molinaro | PhD Student in Industrial and Systems Engineering Human Factors Engineer at Johns Hopkins University |
| Akinsola Oyelakin | PhD student in Dr. Rose-Anne Romano's lab group in the Department of Oral Biology |
| Jessie Polanco Garcia | Neuroscience PhD student in Dr. Fraser Sim's lab group |
| Vivian Rodriguez Cruz | PhD student in Dr. Marilyn Morris's lab group in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department |
| Spencer Rosario | PhD student in Leigh Ellis's research group in the Molecular Pharmacology and Cancer Therapeutics Department at Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
| Elizabeth Schiavoni | Owner & Primary Writer, Life Science Writing Solutions LLC |
| Randall Shearer | Student in Pharmacy Program University at Buffalo |
| George Techiryan | MD/PhD in Pharmacology M3 year of Medical School at University at Buffalo |
| Ali Trujillo | PhD in Pharmacology (2019) Empire State Fellow |
| Raquel Velazquez | PhD in Epidemiology (2017) Predoctoral Fellow at National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| Nadav Weinstock | MD/PhD in Neuroscience M3 year of Medical School at University at Buffalo |
2013 CLIMB PhD students. From left to right (front row): Laurie Grieshober, Emily Brooks, Angela Ruscitto, Efrem Kifle; (back row) Glen Walton, Kerri Pryce, and Nick Ramos.
| Amaris Borges-Munoz | PhD in Analytical Chemistry (2018) Research Investigator II, Bristol-Myers Squib |
| Tom Duignan | PhD in Theoretical Chemistry (2019) Data Scientist at a financial firm |
| Angela Gocher | PhD in Pharmacology (2017) Postdoctoral Associate at University of Pittsburgh |
Laurie Grieshober | PhD in Epidemiology and Environmental Health (2017) Postdoctoral Fellow, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah |
| Sushmitha Gururaj | PhD in Pharmacology (2017) Postdoctoral Fellow, Memory & Aging Center, University of California San Francisco |
| Efrem Kifle | MS student working with Marilyn Morris in the Department of Pharmacuetical Sciences |
| Melisa Medina Rivera | PhD in Biochemistry (2018) Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University |
| Kerri Pryce | PhD in Pharmacology (2018) Postdoctoral Fellow, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital |
| Nicholas Ramos | Radiochemist at NYU Langone Health |
| Angela Ruscitto | PhD in Oral Biology (2017) Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Columbia College of Dental Medicine |
| Danielle Tomasello | PhD in Neuroscience (2017) Postdoctoral Researcher at Whitehead Institute |
| Gail Travis | PhD student in Paras Prasad's group in the Department of Chemistry |
| Glen Walton | Customer Service Specialist at Genetech |
The 2012 CLIMB PhD Students: (Left to Right) Anthony Jones, Diara Santiago Gonzalez, Guizella Rocabado, Luis De Jesus Baez, Tommy Corrielus, and Emmanuel Yawson.
| Tommy Corrielus | MS in Microbiology (2014) Certified Pharmacy Technician at Boston Medical Center | |
| Luis De Jesus Baez | Member of Sarbajit Banerjee's lab group (now at Texas A&M University) | |
| Anthony Jones | PhD in Neuroscience (2019) Postdoctoral Fellow at University at Buffalo | |
| Guizella Rocabado | MS in Chemistry (2014) PhD student in Chemistry Education, University of South Florida | |
| Diara Santiago Gonzalez | PhD in Pharmacology (2017) Postdoctoral Research Associate, Hunter James Kelly Research Institute | |
| Kevin Shen | Member of Jun Qu's lab group in the Department of Biochemistry | |
| Emmanuel Yawson | PhD Student in Pharmacology (2019) Clinical Research Associate at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Kirstie Cummings | PhD in Biochemistry (2016) Postdoctoral Fellow, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital |
| Anyango Kamina | PhD in Microbiology and Immunology (2017) iSEED Scientific Workforce Specialist at the University at Buffalo |
| Xiaomeng Shen | PhD in Biochemistry (2016) Senior Scientist at Amgen |
| Han Yu | PhD in Biostatistics (2018) Assistant Professor at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Jia Cheng | PhD in Neuroscience (2015) Research Associate at Rockefeller University | |
| Robert Costa | MS in Pharamology and Toxicology (2012) Molecular Biologist at ZeptoMetrix Corporation | |
| Lara Duffney | PhD in Neuroscience (2014) Regulatory Scientist, Camargo Pharmaceutical Services | |
| Hong Guo | MS in Bioinformatics (2013) Senior Software Engineer, Facebook | |
| Changyi Ji | PhD in Biochemistry (2016) Postdoctoral fellow, New York University | |
| Tadeusz Kaczynski | PhD in Neuroscience (2016) Postdoctoral Associate at Opthamology, UB | |
| Jiabei Liu | PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology (2016) Director US BD and Licensing at Chongqing Pharscin Pharmaceutical | |
| Benjamin Orlando | PhD in Structural Biology (2016) Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biology, Harvard Medical School | |
| David Thorn | PhD in Pharmacology (2014) Staff Fellow at Federal Drug Administration (FDA) | |
| Jing Wang | PhD in Pharmacology (2016) Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University | |
| Xue Yuan | PhD in Oral Biology (2015) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University | |
| Jessica Zourelias-Kosanovich | MS in Microbiology and Immunology (2014) Research Technician, Department of Pharmacy & Therapeutics at University of Pittsburgh |
| Ekue Bright Adamah-Biassi | PhD in Pharmacology (2014) |
| Katelyn Carr Rappold | PhD in Neuroscience (2015) Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo |
| Shannon Clough | PhD, Neuroscience (2015) |
| Alice Crane | MD/PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology (2014) |
| Jay Garaycochea | PhD in Neuroscience (2014) Assistant Professor, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD |
| Wei Luo | PhD in Microbiology and Immunology (2014) Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University |
| Alexander Morrison-Nozik | PhD in Pharmacology (2013) Postdoctoral Fellow at Case Western Reserve University (2013-2015); MD, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (2019); Anesthesiology Resident, University of Michigan (2019 – present) |
| Bethany Rankin Asare | PhD in Pharmacology (2015) |
| Bo Zhou | PhD in Biochemistry (2015) Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine |
