Mentor Pool for the T32-Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) at the University at Buffalo

 

Each PhD IMSD Scholar will complete their thesis research under the direction of a primary faculty mentor in the following schools with primary faculty appointment in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science (Jacobs School), School of Dental Medicine (SDM), School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science (SPPS), School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP), School of Nursing (SON), College of Arts and Sciences CAS), School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (RPCCC).

Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences

Andrew M. Gulick, PhD

Professor

Structural Biology

Research Focus: Structural Biology of Enzymes

Email: amgulick@buffalo.edu

Fernando Estrada, PhD

Assistant Professor

Biochemistry

Research Focus: Protein Function and Structure

Email: dfestrad@buffalo.edu

Michael Malkowski, PhD

Professor and Chair

Structural Biology

Research Focus: Structure-Function of Enzymes

Email: mgm22@buffalo.edu

Scott T. Doyle, PhD

Assistant Professor

Pathology and Anatomical Sciences

Research Focus: Bioinformatics; Biomedical Image Analysis

Email: scottdoy@buffalo.edu

Thomas D. Grant, PhD

Assistant Professor

Structural Biology

Research Focus: X-ray Crystallography; X-ray Scattering

Email: tdgrant@buffalo.edu

Genetics, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

Chelsie E. Armbruster, PhD

Assistant Professor

Microbiology and Immunology

Research Focus: Bacterial Pathogenesis

Email: chelsiea@buffalo.edu

David Goodrich, PhD

Distinguished Professor

Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Research Focus: Tumor Suppressor Gene Function

Email: David.Goodrich@RoswellPark.org

Elizabeth Repasky, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair

Immunology

Research Focus: Immune Response and Immunosuppression

Email: elizabeth.repasky@RoswellPark.org

Jason Kay, PhD

Associate Professor

Oral Biology

Research Focus: Immunology and Cell Biology

Email: jasonkay@buffalo.edu

Jessica L. Reynolds, PhD

Associate Professor

Medicine

Research Focus: Innate Immune System and Infectious Disease

Email: jlr8@buffalo.edu

Jessy J. Alexander, PhD

Research Professor

Medicine

Research Focus: Immunology and Neurobiology

Email: jessyale@buffalo.edu

Jill Kramer, PhD

Associate Professor

Oral Biology

Research Focus: Immune dysfunction and Salivary Gland Disease

Email: jkramer@buffalo.edu

Keith L. Kirkwood, PhD

Professor

Oral Biology

Research Focus: Oral Inflammation and Oral Diseases and Cancer

Email: klkirk@buffalo.edu

Mark D. Parker, PhD

Associate Professor

Physiology and Biophysics

Research Focus: Epithelial Ion and Fluid Transport

Email: parker28@buffalo.edu

Michelle Visser, PhD

Associate Professor

Oral Biology

Research Focus: Microbiology and Oral Biology

Email: mbvisser@buffalo.edu

Sarah X. Zhang, PhD

Professor

Ophthalmology

Research Focus: Retinal Neurodegeneration and Retinal Diseases

Email: xzhang38@buffalo.edu

Satrajit Sinha, PhD

Professor

Biochemistry

Research Focus: Cell Fate Decisions: Development and Cancer

Email: ssinha2@buffalo.edu

Stefan Ruhl, PhD

Professor

Oral Biology

Research Focus: Salivary Proteins and Glycobiology

Email: shruhl@buffalo.edu

Timothy F. Murphy, PhD

Distinguished Professor

Medicine

Research Focus: Microbial Genomics and Vaccine Development

Email: murphyt@buffalo.edu

Stelios Andreadis, PhD

Distinguished Professor

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Focus: Stem Cells

Email: sandread@buffalo.edu

Katarzyna Kordas, PhD

Associate Professor

Epidemiology and Environmental Health

Research Focus: Environmental Epidemiology and Global Health

Email: kkordas@buffalo.edu

Joseph Barbi, PhD

Assistant Professor

Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Research Focus: Immunoregulatory Cells

Email: joesph.barbi@RoswellPark.org

Katerina Gurova MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Research Focus: Chromatin Biology, Regulation of transcription and 3D nuclear architecture.

Email: katerina.gurova@RoswellPark.org

Pharmacology, Physiology and Biological Chemistry

Arin Bhattacharjee, PhD

Associate Professor

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Research Focus: Pain; Ion Channels; Pharmacology

Email: ab68@buffalo.edu

Barbara R. Alevriadou, PhD

Empire Innovation Professor

Biomedical Engineering

Research Focus: Cardiovascular Disease: Metabolism; Molecular and Cellular Biology and Signal Transduction

Email: alevri@buffalo.edu

James O'Donnell, PhD

Dean Emeritus

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research Focus: Neurochemical Effects of Drugs

Email: jod@buffalo.edu

Janet Morrow, PhD

UB Distinguished Professor

Chemistry

Research Focus: Biomedical Imaging Agents

Email: jmorrow@buffalo.edu

Jonathan F. Lovell, PhD

Empire Innovation Associate Professor

Biomedical Engineering

Research Focus: Drug and Vaccine Delivery

Email: jflovell@buffalo.edu

Joseph P. Balthasar, PhD

Professor

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research Focus: Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics

Email: jb@buffalo.edu

Jun-Xu Li, MD PhD

Professor

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Research Focus: Behavioral Pharmacology

Email: junxuli@buffalo.edu

Luis Velarde, PhD

Associate Professor

Chemistry

Research Focus: Ultrafast Spectroscopy; Interfacial Processes

Email: lvelarde@buffalo.edu

Sherry R. Chemler, PhD

Professor

Chemistry

Research Focus: Organic synthesis; Medicinal chemistry

Email: schemler@buffalo.edu

Jennifer A. Surtees, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Biochemistry

Research Focus: DNA Replication, Recombination and Repair

Email: jsurtees@buffalo.edu

Diana S. Aga, PhD

Distinguished Professor

Chemistry

Research Focus: Environmental and Analytical Chemistry

Email: dianaaga@buffalo.edu

Pablo M. Paez, PhD

Associate Professor

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Research Focus: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurobiology and Neuropharmacology

Email: ppaez@buffalo.edu

Paul J. Cullen, PhD

Professor

Biological Sciences

Research Focus: Signaling (MAPK) Pathways that Control Cell Polarity and Cell Differentiation.

Email: pjcullen@buffalo.edu

Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD

Professor

Biochemistry

Research Focus: Ion Channel Kinetics and Structure, and Signal Transduction

Email: popescu@buffalo.edu

Behavioral Sciences

Anne-Marie Torregrossa

Associate Professor

Psychology

Research Focus: Taste and Food Choice

Email: amtorreg@buffalo.edu

Craig Colder, PhD

Professor; Director of Graduate Studies

Psychology

Research Focus: Adolescent Substance Use; Psychopathology

Email: ccolder@buffalo.edu

Gregory Homish, PhD

Professor and Chair

Community Health and Health Behavior

Research Focus: Substance Use and Misuse

Email: ghomish@buffalo.edu

Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD

Dean; Distinguished Professor

Epidemiology and Environmental Health

Research Focus: Women’s Health

Email: jww@buffalo.edu

Jennifer Read

Professor; Chair

Psychology

Research Focus: Alcohol misuse; PTSD-Alcohol Use Comorbidity

Email: jpread@buffalo.edu

Lucia A. Leone, PhD

Associate Professor

Community Health and Health Behavior

Research Focus: Food Access; Healthy Diet

Email: lucialeo@buffalo.edu

Paul Meyer

Associate Professor

Psychology

Research Focus: Behavioral Neuroscience

Email: pmeyer@buffalo.edu

Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, PhD

Associate Professor

Pediatrics

Research Focus: Child development; Eating Behavior

Email: safrasca@buffalo.edu