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Postdoctoral Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jun Zhou<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postdoc, Bioengineering, University of Texas Arlington
PhD Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas
MS Physical Chemistry, University of Chongqing, China
BE, Applied Chemistry, University of Chongqing, China
Postdoc, Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
Immediate Next Position: Senior Formulation Scientist, Novelstar Pharmacueticals, New Jersey<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Nikunjkumar Visaveliya<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postdoc, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The City College of New York
PhD, Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany
BS, Chemistry, Sardar Patel University, India
Postdoc, Spring 2022
Immediate Next Position: Scientist, ChEmpower Corp, Oregon<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Doctoral Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pooja Gaikwad<\/strong>
GC Chemistry PhD Program <\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S. in Chemistry, University of Mumbai, India
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Mumbai, India
CUNY Graduate Center Dissertation Year Fellow
PhD in Chemistry, CUNY Graduate Center, 2023
Dissertation Defense August 2023: “Construction and performance optimization of bioconjugated nanosensors for early detection of breast cancer and pro-inflammatory diseases” Link<\/a>
Immediate Next Position: Postdoc at NYU School of Dentistry<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Lauren Prudhomme<\/strong>
CCNY BME PhD Program <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BS in Chemical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
CCNY G-RISE Graduate Fellow<\/a>
Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Immediate Next Position: CCNY ME program in Civil Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Master’s Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jessica Kretli Zanetti
<\/strong>CCNY Master’s in BME<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring 2024 – December 2024
Immediate Next Position: Research Associate at Memorial Sloan Ketttering Cancer Center<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Hanan Yafai
<\/strong>CCNY Master’s in Translational Medicine <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer 2023-Summer 2024
B.S. Psychology, Brooklyn College, 2023
Immediate Next Position: Venture Capital Internship in NYC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andrew Ciprian<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer 2024 PURT Student
CCNY Biology and Psychology BS
CCNY MS Student in Psychology
Immediate Next Position: Completion of MS in Psychology<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Myesha Thahsin
<\/strong>CCNY BME Master’s Program <\/p>\n\n\n\n


MS BME, CCNY, 2023
Thesis title: “Optimization of Optical Nanosensor Response for the Detection of Anthracyclines Using a Binary Machine Learning Classifier”
BS Mechanical Engineering, CCNY, 2021
Immediate Next Position: Field Engineer, GE Healthcare<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inuri Galle Liyanage<\/strong><\/strong>
CCNY Master’s in Translational Medicine <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BA Biochemistry, minor in Physical Anthropology, CUNY Hunter College 2020
Spring 2022 Independent Study Project<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Post-Bac Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Syeda Rahman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BS Biology, CUNY Hunter College, 2022
Fall 2022 – December 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Arantxa Roach<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.S. Biology, CCNY, 2018
October 2021 – June 2024
Completed MS Thesis at Pace University in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
based on work in our lab, titled “Kidney-Targeted mRNA Nanoparticles: Exploration of the
mRNA Loading Capacity of a Polymeric Mesoscale Platform Employing Various Classes
of Excipients”
Immediate Next Position: Senior Research Technician, Hospital for Special Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Zachary Cohen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.A. Chemistry & English, Kenyon College, 2019
September 2019 – December 2024
Immediate Next Position: Software Development Intern<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Nazifa Rahman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BS Biomedical Engineering, CCNY, 2021
Summer 2021-Summer 2023
Immediate Next Position: Northrup Grunman Computational Scientist<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Sofia Kashtelyan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BS, Bioengineering, Cornell University, 2023
Summer 2023
Immediate Next Position: MS BME Program, Cornell University<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Rachel Skelton<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BS Neuroscience, Duke University, 2018
Spring 2020-Spring 2022
Immediate Next Position: MD Student at SUNY Downstate<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Undergraduates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fatima Anjum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
Fall 2024
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Christopher Dyjak<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
Summer 2023 – Spring 2024
Immediate Next Position: Medical Training in Poland<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Pritilata Islam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY Biology Student
Summer 2023 U54 PURT Trainee – Spring 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Julia Simon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY Biochemistry Student
Fall 2023-Spring 2024
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Yumna Ahmed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
NanoBioNYC Program
Fall 2022-Fall 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Taseen Taraqnova<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
Fall 2023
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Jeremy Aguilar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY Biotechnology Student
Fall 2022 – Spring 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Sadiyah Parveen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BS, BME, CCNY 2023
Spring 2022 – Summer 2023, Summer 2022 NSF STEM Program
Immediate Next Position: PhD Program in BME, Yale University<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Sergio Garcia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
August 2023 – May 2023
Immediate Next Position: PhD Program at University of Rochester BME
LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Georgina Castellano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queens College Chemistry Student
August 2022 – March 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Abdelrahman Ahmed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student, Summer 2022 BME REU Program
Immediate Next Position: CCNY MTM Program<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Carolina Cen Feng<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
Summer 2020-Spring 2022
Immediate Next Position: NYU School of Medicine Research Technician<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Rooshi Parikh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.S. CCNY Sophie Davis SOM, 2022
2021-2022
Immediate Next Position: CUNY Medical School MD Program<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Carol Lopez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
Fall 2021 – Spring 2022 <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Rashida Zannat Akifa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
2020 CCNY ICCAE Summer Program <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Juan Mesa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student, MARC Scholar
Spring 2020-Spring 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Khuzema Aslam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
Fall 2019-Spring 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Krystin Frederick<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
Fall 2019-Spring 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Mitchell Lui<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
Spring 2020 – Fall 2020 <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Sofina Tanni<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
Fall 2019 – Spring 2021
Immediate Next Position: Program assistant at the Social Science Research Council<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Erin Keblish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Graduate
Winter 2020 – Spring 2021
Immediate Next Position: Weill Cornell Medicine PBSB PhD Program<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Merna Ishak<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Graduate
Summer 2020 – Spring 2021
Immediate Next Position: Engineer at Boston Scientific<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Elia Flores<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY Biotechnology Graduate
Fall 2020 – Spring 2021 <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Uriel Ramirez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY Biology Student
CCNY-MSK Partnership PURT Program Summer 2021 <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Jalen Crespo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY Biology Student
CCNY-MSK Partnership PURT Program Summer 2021
Immediate Next Position: MD Student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Anna Lam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCNY BME Student
Spring 2020 – Fall 2021
Immediate Next Position: Student at New York College of Podiatric Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>

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High School Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jared Sonkin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valhalla High School 2022
Summer 2020 – Summer 2022
Immediate Next Position: Undergraduate at Brown University<\/p>\n<\/div>

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