Biology Graduate Students


Doctoral Degree Students:


Briana Barros
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biology / Stockton University
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Palmer
Area of Study: Microbiology
Email: bbarros@binghamton.edu


Sarah Isabelle Bases
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Anthony Fiumera
Area of Study: Complex traits and sexual dimorphism in Drosophila Melanogaster
Email: sbases1@binghamton.edu


Isaac Berman
Prior Degree/University: B.A. Biology / Ithaca College
Advisor: Dr. Puja Kumari
Area of Study: Host Pathogen Interactions
Email: iberman@binghamton.edu


Mary Ann Bogert
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Organismal Biology / Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Dr. Michelle Withers 
Area of Study: Ornithology & Scientific Teaching/STEM Education Reform
Email: mbogert1@binghamton.edu


Cloe Bella Capalongo
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Biology / The Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania-Bloomsburg
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Powell
Area of Study: Global Change Biology, Evolutionary Biology
Email: ccapalongo@binghamton.edu


Alexandria Caruso
Prior Degree/University: B.A. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Eliza Grames
Area of Study: Invasion Ecology
Email: acaruso9@binghamton.edu


Nicole Casab
Prior Degree/University: B.A. Biology / Hartwick College
Advisor: Dr. Laura Cook
Area of Study: Infectious Diseases
Email: ncasab@binghamton.edu


Macarena Gomez De Latorre Clavel
Prior Degree/University: M.A. Biology / Queens College
Advisor: Dr. Michelle Withers
Area of Study: Ecology, Scientific Teaching/STEM Education
Email: mgomezdelato@binghamton.edu


Robert Dalipovic
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Integrative Neuroscience / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Adam Session
Areas of Study: Biology, Computational Genetics
Email: rdalipo1@binghamton.edu 


Chris DeAngelis
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Kirsten Prior & Dr. Thomas Powell
Areas of Study: Global Change Biology
Email: cdeange3@binghamton.edu 


Pheobe M. Deneen
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biology / University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Powell
Areas of Study: Genetic & Molecular Interactions, Global Change Biology
Email: pdeneen1@binghamton.edu


Joe Elias
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Biology / The Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania- Bloomsburg
Advisor: Dr. Eliza Grames
Area of Study: Ecological Monitoring 

Email: jelias4@binghamton.edu


Henry J. Fandel
Prior Degree/University: B.A. Animal Behavior / Franklin & Marshall College
Advisor: Dr. Anne Clark
Area of Study: Global Change Biology
Email: hfandel1@binghamton.edu


Remington Forster
Prior Degree/University: M.A. Biology / University of California, Santa Cruz
Advisor: Dr. Diego Salazar-Amoretti
Area of Study: Plant physiology and chemical ecology 
Email: rforster@binghamton.edu


Emma J. Glynn
Prior Degree/University: B.A. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Karin Sauer
Areas of Study: Infectious Disease, Genetic & Molecular Interactions
Email: eglynn1@binghamton.edu


Citrupa Gopal
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Microbiology / University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Schertzer
Areas of Study: Infectious Disease, Genetic & Molecular Interactions
Email: cgopal1@binghamton.edu


Fiddi Hilmi
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Karin Sauer 
Areas of Study: Microbiology
Email: fhilmi1@binghamton.edu


Rosebelle A. Ines
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Enivronmental Science and Management / California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Advisor: Dr. Kirsten Prior
Areas of Study: Global Change Biology
Email: rines1@binghamton.edu


Shirmin Islam 
Prior Degree/University: M.Sc. Engineering and Biotechnology / University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Advisor: Dr. Cl谩udia Marques
Areas of Study: Microbiology
Email: sislam6@binghamton.edu


Giselle Jimenez
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Laura Cook
Areas of Study: Infectious Disease
Email: gjimene2@binghamton.edu


Minyoung Kim
Prior Degree/University: B.A. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Cl谩udia Marques
Areas of Study: Infectious Disease, Genetic & Molecular Interactions
Email: mkim25@binghamton.edu


Josh Knecht
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Plant Science / Cornell University
Advisor: Dr. James Sobel
Areas of Study: Speciation

Email: jknecht1@binghamton.edu


Ankita Kundu
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Biochemistry / Madurai Kamaraj University, India
Advisor: Dr. David G. Davies
Areas of Study: Infectious Disease, Genetic & Molecular Interactions
Email: akundu@binghamton.edu


Timothy Kurpiewski
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Environmental Science: Ecosystems / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Amber Churchill
Areas of Study: Plant Community Ecology
Email: tkurpie1@binghamton.edu


Rachel F. Kruger
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. James Sobel
Areas of Study: Speciation
Email: rkruger1@binghamton.edu


Kimchi K. Le
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology / University of Miami
Advisor: Dr. Katie Edwards
Area of Study: Genetic and Molecular Interactions, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Email: kle5@binghamton.edu


Wencheng Li
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Biology / New York University
Advisor: Dr. Karin Sauer
Area of Study: Microbiology
Email: wli11@binghamton.edu


Irene Martinez
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Marine Biology / Texas A&M University at Galveston
Advisor: Dr. James Sobel
Area of Study: Evolutionary Genetics
Email: imartin5@binghamton.edu


Anthony J. Martinichio
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. D. Andrew Merriwether
Area of Study: Genetic & Molecular Interactions
Email: amarti90@binghamton.edu


Alexa Mastrangelo
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Palmer
Area of Study: Microbiology
Email: amastra2@binghamton.edu


Aly Milks
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Environmental and Field Biology/ Ohio Northern University
Advisor: Dr. Kirsten Prior
Area of Study: Global Change Ecology
Email: amilks1@binghamton.edu


Nermin Mohamed
Prior Degree/University: MSc Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences/ Assiut University, Egypt
Advisor: Dr. Laura Cook
Area of Study: Microbiology and Molecular Biology
Email: nmohame5@binghamton.edu 


Lindsey Moon
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biology / University at Albany
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Palmer
Area of Study: Microbiology
Email: lmoon1@binghamton.edu


Sheila R. Moore
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Psychology-Integrative Neuroscience / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Anne Clark
Area of Study: Global Change Biology
Email: smoore13@binghamton.edu


Victoria Namiganda
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Molecular Medicine / National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Schertzer
Area of Study: Infectious Disease, Genetic & Molecular Interactions
Email: vnamiganda@binghamton.edu


Holly Neubauer
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biochemistry / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Puja Kumari
Area of Study: Infectious Disease
Email: hsmith33@binghamton.edu


Stephanie Nguyen
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biology / Syracuse University
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Powell
Area of Study: Evolution, Global Change
Email: snguyen4@binghamton.edu


Mayra Ninazunta
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior / University of Missouri
Advisor: Dr. Diego Salazar-Amoretti
Area of Study: Plant Chemical Ecology

Email: mninazuntaan@binghamton.edu


Favour Blessing Nwankpa
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Microbiology / Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Advisor: Dr. Karin Sauer
Areas of Study: Biofilms, Infectious Disease
Email: fnwankpa@binghamton.edu


Utsav Nyachhyon
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Biology / St. John's University
Advisor: Dr. Laura Musselman
Areas of Study: Biochemistry, Genetics
Email: unyachh1@binghamton.edu


Mercy Mayowa Olorunshola
Prior Degree/University: B.S Pharmaceutical Microbiology / University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Advisor: Dr. David G. Davies
Areas of Study: Infectious Disease, Genetic & Molecular Interaction
Email: molorun1@binghamton.edu


Humberto Ortega
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biology / Manhattan College
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Schertzer
Areas of Study: Infectious Disease, Genetic & Molecular Interactions
Email: hortega1@binghamton.edu


Sarah Patach
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Laura Cook
Areas of Study: Microbiology, Infectious Disease
Email: spatach1@binghamton.edu


Zachary Prete
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Environmental Science: Ecosystems / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Kirsten Prior
Areas of Study: Community Ecology
Email: zprete1@binghamton.edu


Anastasia Rusnak
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Adam Session
Areas of Study: Genome Evolution 
Email: arusnak1@binghamton.edu


Farzana Sayed Sraboni
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology / University of Rajshahi
Advisor: Dr. Puja Kumari
Areas of Study: Microbiology and Immunology
Email: fsraboni@binghamton.edu


Aishwarya Sriram
Prior degree/ University : M.S in Biological Sciences, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Advisor: Dr. Carol Miles
Area of Study: Neuroethology
Email: asriram@binghamton.edu


Shazrah Syed
Prior Degree/University: M.S. Biology / Adelphi University
Advisor: Dr. Cl谩udia Marques
Areas of Study: Infectious Disease
Email: ssyed11@binghamton.edu


Janelle B. Talavera
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology / California State University Northridge
Advisor: Dr. Lindsey Swierk and Dr. Thomas Powell
Areas of Study: Reproductive Isolation and Speciation
Email: jtalave1@binghamton.edu


Noah P. R. Walsh
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biochemistry / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Cl谩udia N. H. Marques
Areas of Study: infectious Diseases, Antibiotic Alternatives
Email: nwalsh2@binghamton.edu


Brianna Wynne
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / William Paterson University of New Jersey
Advisor: Dr. Karin Sauer
Areas of Study: Infectious Disease, Genetic and Molecular Interaction
Email: bwynne2@binghamton.edu


Julianna Yager
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Environmental Biology / SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Advisor: Dr. Eliza Grames
Areas of Study: Quantitative evidence synthesis in conservation biology
Email: jyager1@binghamton.edu


Emily Yarbrough
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / SUNY Oswego
Advisor: Dr. Anthony Fiumera
Area of Study: Evolutionary Genetics
Email: eyarbro1@binghamton.edu


Sabela Zablackis
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biology / Millersville University
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Palmer
Area of Study: Microbial Ecology

Email: szablackis@binghamton.edu


Sophia Zaslow
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Zoology / University of New Hampshire
Advisor: Dr. Lindsey Swierk
Area of Study: Herpetology, Phenotypic Variation & Animal Coloration
Email: szaslow@binghamton.edu


Master鈥檚 of Science Degree Students:

Dominic Bonura
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. James Sobel
Area of Study: Evolutionary Genetics
Email: dbonura1@binghamton.edu


Alexandra Diminico
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Steve Tammariello
Area of Study: Biological Sciences
Email: adimini1@binghamton.edu


Courtney Fitzgerald
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Environmental Science / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. George Meindl / Dr. Julian Shepherd
Area of Study: Global Change Biology
Email: cfitzge7@binghamton.edu


Noa Mizrachi
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences  / 绿帽社 
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Schertzer
Area of Study: Biofilm Development
Email: nmizrac1@binghamton.edu


Olaya Blanco Rivada
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / University of the Cumberlands
Advisor: Dr. Steven Tammariello
Areas of Study: Biological Sciences
Email: oblancorivad@binghamton.edu


Nathan Wilkins
Prior Degree/University: B.S. Biological Sciences / 绿帽社
Advisor: Dr. Heather Fiumera
Areas of Study: Evolution, Genetics
Email: nwilkin1@binghamton.edu