University at Buffalo 
Collaborative Learning and Integrated Mentoring
in the Biosciences (CLIMB)
Collaborative Learning and Integrated Mentoringin the Biosciences (CLIMB)
Recent iSEED Mentors
Each year, iSEED students are placed with mentors across seven UB schools whose interests align closely with their own in a wide variety of biomedical and STEM disciplines. You are welcome to request to work with any of these faculty or others whose research interests you, and we will try to make you a perfect match!
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Arthur Edelman, PhD
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Student Mentee
Karla Boeta-Lopez (2015)
Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
Student Mentee
Adriana Pons Calvo (2017)
James Olson, PhD
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Student Mentees
Mobolanle Adebesin (2014)
Carmen Marable (2013)
Department of Biochemistry
Student Mentee
Astrid Gutierrez (2018)
John Panepinto, PhD
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Student Mentee
Ashley Ann Rivera Rodriguez (2013)
Rajendram Rajnarayanan, PhD
Student Mentee
Jaleel Shepard (2017)
Jun-Xu Li, MD, PhD
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Student Mentee
Courtney Turner (2013)
School of Dental Medicine
Mira Edgerton, DDS, PhD
Department of Oral Biology
Student Mentees
Christine Breindel (2015)
Gino An (2014)
Adelaeda Barrera (2013)
Praveen Arany, PhD.
Department of Oral Biology
Student Mentees
LeDaniel Sims (2017 & 2018)
Toneia Washington (2017)
Ahmad Salah (2016)
Jason Kay, PhD
Department of Oral Biology
Student Mentees
John Lepore (2018)
Janet Park (2015)
Chris Li, MD
Department of Oral Biology
Student Mentees
Rebecca Hojna (2016)
Saiema Alam (2014)
Stefan Ruhl, PhD
Department of Oral Biology
Student Mentee
Kendall Sands (2013)
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Student Mentees
Benita Okeke (2015)
Alyssa Gbewonyo (2014)
Student Mentees
Lindsey Euscher (2017)
Jennifer Green (2013)
Student Mentees
Yadilyz Caballero (2018)
Sheyanne Santiago (2016)
Yaritza Velez Burgos (2015)
Student Mentees
Blessing Hunsu (2018)
Brianna Scotland (2017)
Genevieve Stever (2013)
Student Mentee
Karen Seo (2014)
Student Mentees
Nana Serwaa (2016)
Karen Seo (2014)
School of Public Health and Health Professions
David Williamson, PhD
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Student Mentee
Kaleish Ambris (2015)
Xuefeng Ren, MD, PhD
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Student Mentees
Carina Abreu (2014)
Oumou Keita (2013)
Hong Xue, PhD
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Student Mentee
Jacob Khuri (2015)
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Student Mentee
Ashirah Simpson (2018)
Heather Orom, PhD
Department of Community Health and Health Behavior
Student Mentee
Kennethea Wilson (2016)
Deaprtment of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Student Mentee
Renato Quinones (2018)
Jennifer Temple, PhD
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Student Mentees
Briana McCloskey (2016)
Rashaun Williams (2015)
School of Nursing
Student Mentee
Christina Moore (2015)
Student Mentee
Christina Moore (2015)
Student Mentee
Tiffany Chen (2018)
Student Mentees
Natalie Weimer (2015)
Kirsten Adams (2014)
Student Mentee
Taylor Gietschier (2018)
Amber Scott (2014)
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Ciprian Ionita, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Student Mentees
Toni Warnick (2017)
Melinda Tiao (2017)
Mariah Costa (2016)
Lauren Shepard (2016)
Stacie Arechavala (2015)
Jennifer Zirnheld, PhD
Department of Electrical Engineering
Student Mentees
Akeem Francis (2013)
Michael Singletary (2013)
Wenyao Xu, PhD
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Student Mentees
Chris Baker (2018)
Gabriel Kelly (2015)
Kevin Burke, PhD
Department of Electrical Engineering
Student Mentees
Akeem Francis (2013)
Michael Singletary (2013)
Mark Ehrensberger, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Student Mentee
Stephanie Der (2014)
Debanjan Sarkar, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Student Mentee
Dominique Saddler (2014)
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Physics
Student Mentees
Lhamo Dorje (2016)
Brett Blizzard (2015)
Laura Rusche, PhD
Department of Biological Sciences
Student Mentees
Aylin Flores (2017)
Elizabeth Penner (2015)
Department of Psychology
Student Mentee
Daisy Zavala (2018)
Bernard A. Weinstein, PhD
Department of Physics
Student Mentee
Alyssa Yaeger (2013)
Luis Colon, PhD
Department of Chemistry
Student Mentee
Kathia Molina Carrasquillo (2013)
Paul Cullen, PhD
Department of Biological Sciences
Student Mentee
Javier Muniz (2014)
Stephen Tiffany, PhD
Department of Psychology
Student Mentee
Tiffany Long (2014)
Denise Ferkey, PhD
Department of Biological Sciences
Student Mentee
Javier Muniz (2014)
Matthew Paul, PhD
Department of Psychology
Student Mentees
Simone John-Vanderpool (2018)
Rosanny Bivieca (2016)
Erika Berta Luis Sanchez (2015)