SUNY Brockport’s Department of Biology endorses two clubs that offer a multitude of opportunities for students who are interested in expanding their experience.
2018 Graduates
- Nickolas Caster - is a Microbiologist/Medical Technologist at Rochester General Hospital
- Gabriela Mercurio - MS student in Physiology & Biophysics at SUNY Stony Brook
- Henry Ophardt - R&D Technician in the Microbial Control Division of Dow Chemical
2017 Graduates
- Rebecca Braun - Pharm D program at Ohio State and a Pharmacy Intern at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Brett Henderson - Physician’s Assistant Program at Le Moyne College
- Gabrielle Murphey - Optometry School at Salus University
- Melissa Stoj - Dental School at University at Buffalo
- Max DeNora - Pharmacy School at West Virginia University
- Amanda Dragonette - SUNY Brockport Nursing School
- Nathaniel Leisenring - Physician’s Assistant Rochester General Hospital
- Evan Spencer - Dental School at U Buffalo
- Michelle Tartaglia - Physician’s Assistant Program at Indiana University
- Ashley White - PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences at U Buffalo
- Lindsay Zink - Eshelman School of Pharmacy at UNC Chapel Hill
- Elizabeth Uttaro - PharmD program at St John Fisher College
2016 Graduates
- Nicole Ashman - Research Technician at University at Buffalo
- Allyson Burkhart - MD student at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Commissioned to the US Navy
- Amber Clay - is a Registered Nurse at Strong Memorial Hospital
- Kaethe Leonard - Technician at Dairy One in Ithaca, NY
- Kyle McAtee - MD Student at Ohio State Medical School
- Ashley Sharlow - Microbiologist at Unither Pharmaceuticals, Henrietta, now M.S. student in Materials Design and Innovation at U Buffalo
- Samantha Sherry - PharmD Program at St John Fisher College; now a Pharmacy Resident at Highland Hospital
- Christina Seger - Research Technician at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Brenton Smith - Clinical Lab Scientist at URMC Labs
- Kathryn Sprague Hickman - Medical Technologist at Unity Hospital of Rochester, NY
- Jennifer Taylor - Medical Laboratory Scientist, Transfusion Services at Strong Memorial Hospital
- Kathryn Wershing - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine student at Campbell University Osteopathic Medical College
- Ashley White - PhD student in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Buffalo
2015 Graduates
- Amber Altrieth - PhD program in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental and Neural Biology Program at the University at Albany
- Jenny Avedisian - attending Veterinary School at Ohio State University
- Hakeem Banks - Teach for America
- Jaclyn Beckinghausen - Molecular Biology Research Technician at Cornell University
- Lauren Benoodt - PhD program at the University of Rochester
- Elise Cady - PhD program at Georgia Tech
- Robert Carroll - PhD Program at SUNY Upstate Medical Center
- Bridget Cooney - Teacher
- Archangel Flores - Clinical Laboratory Technologist
- Rachel Folts - Medical Technologist at Rochester General Hospital
- Steven Gertz - PhD program at University of Buffalo
- Katrina Haude - Certified Genetic Counselor at GeneDx
- Jule McGrath - PhD program at University of Arizona
- Chris Prevost - Research Technician at the University of Rochester
- Jacob Syracuse - Technician at Dupont
2014 Graduates
- Adam Brooks - Clinical Lab Technologist at the American Red Cross
- Jennifer Clark - Georgetown Medical School
- Nico Covello - Product Marketing Manager at GENEWIZ, New York City
- Crystal Diaz - Medical Technologist at Rochester General Hospital
- Charles Froome - Medical Technologist at ACM Global Central Lab
- Steven Gertz - Research Technician in the Department of Neurosurgery at U Buffalo
- Colin King - former Lab Technician at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, now in a Physician’s Assistant Program at Le Moyne College
- Deanna Pedeville - is a Lab Technician at Bausch & Lomb
- Bryan Pratt - is a Lab Technician at Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Sarah Scheuermann Periard - Java programmer at Envisage Systems
- Cyrus Salehi - Physician’s Assistant Program at LeMoyne College
- Chris Tomeny - Process Operator at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Syracuse, NY
- Emily Whiteside - is in a Vet program at Ross University
- Giulia Weisenburg - Research Technician at the Naval Medical Research Center
- Ryan Wong - NY Chiropractic College; now at Rush-Henrietta Family Chiropractic
- Giulia Weisenburg - Intern at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne), Graduated with MS from Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
- Emily Wexler - PhD program at University of Rochester
- Stacy Wicks - Pharmacy program at St. John Fisher College - now in a Pharmacy Residency at Unity Hospital
- Tina Swartwood - 6th Grade Science Teacher at Rochester Prep Charter School
2013 Graduates
- William Bigham - now in charge of Clinical Trials at Vaccinex, Rochester, NY
- Jennifer Clark - MD program at Georgetown Univ Med School
- Andrew Goodspeed - PhD program at UC Denver
- Robert Gregory - now a Medical Tecnologist at University of Rochester Medical Center
- Austin Olek - MS Program in Medical Management at the U of Rochester; now Engagement Manager for Syneos Health’s Pharmaceutical Consulting Team, Raleigh, NC
- Laura Pankowski - Physician’s Assistant program at Harding University
- Alesya Poplavskiy - Physician’s Assistant program at LeMoyne College
- Christine Sharlow - Medical Student at Indiana University
- Trish Steiner - Medical Technologist at Rochester General Hospital
- Chris Tomeny - Laboratory Technician at Bausch & Lomb
2012 Graduates
- Joe Donnelli - Chiropractic Program; now Owner and Chiropractic Doctor at Redding Chiropractic
- Lauren Field - Postdoctoral Fellow at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
- Matthew Halloran - Science Teacher at Victor Central School District
- Dominic Munini - Rector of the Diocese of Machako’s Minor Seminary in Kenya
- Rebecca Osterhout - Plasmapheresis Technician at Lake Immunogenics, Inc.
2011 Graduates
- Sean O’Donnell - is a Teacher at Greece Arcadia High School
- Danielle Marie Feligno - Technical Support Specialist II at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics.
- Ashley Popovich Gionta - now a special education and science teacher at the Aquinas Institute of Rochester
- Kevin Tylock - PhD program at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Mac Ceresaro - MD program at Western University of Health Sciences; now an Intern at Community Memorial Health System getting ready to begin a Nephrology Fellowship at U Colorado
- Melanie Kujawski Roth - Science/Special Edication Teacher for Erie 1 BOCES
- Jackie Walker DiVincenti - Vet School at Cornell University; now an Associate Veterinarian at Churchville Veterinary Hospital
2010 Graduates
- Jessica Alawi-Dugovic - Laboratory Technician IV at University of Rochester Medical Center
- Jillian Anderson Gimmy - DVM Program at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
- Stephanie Branigan - MD Program at SUNY Upstate Medical Center; now in an Internal Medicine Fellowship Program in El Paso, Texas
- Christina Gliwa - now a Dentist at Cornerstone Dental Associates, Shelby, NC
- Laura Shum - Finishing a PhD in Translational Medicine at the U of Rochester, then on to a Postdoctoral Position at UConn Health
- Lisa Dishaw - former Research Assistant at SUNY Upstate Med Center, now a QC and R&D Scientist at Tangen Biosciences, Inc.
- Patrick Donohue - MD Program at U Buffalo; now in a Residency Program at the U of Rochester Medical Center
- Matthew Hamilton - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, graduate of Campbell University; Currently in a General Surgery Residency in Dayton, Ohio.
2009 Graduates
- Vince Badali - Dental School; now a practicing Dentist at CrossKeys Dental in Fairport, NY
- Hannah Cushman - is a Registered Nurse at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
- Gary Coles - PhD Program at U of Rochester Medical Center; now a Postdoc at Stanford University
- Joy Hagan Wang - Dentistry Program; now a Maxillofacial Prosthodontist at the University of Florida
2008 Graduates
- Chris Brown - MD Program at St George’s University in Grenada; now in a Gastroenterology fellowship at Norwalk hospital
- Karen (Howard) Cyndari - MD/PhD Program at SUNY Upstate Medical; now an Emergency Medicine PSTP Resident at the University of Iowa
2007 Graduates
- Scott Leddon - Research Assistant Professor, U of Rochester Medical Center & Adjunct Instructor at SUNY Brockport
- Kyle Leonard - MD Program Albany Medical College; now a Family Medicine Physician in the Adirondacks and a Preceptor of UVM and Albany Medical College Students
- Makoto Nagahama - MD program at U Buffalo; now an Advanced Heart Failure Fellow at U Alabama at Birmingham. Planning a General Cardiology Fellowship at Lehigh-Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA this summer.
2006 Graduates
- Tiffany (Telarico) Caza - MD/PhD program SUNY Upstate Medical; currently in a Renal Pathology residency program at Arkana Laboratories in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Elizabeth Delorme-Axford - PhD program at U Pittsburg School of Medicine; now a Research Investigator at U Michigan.
- Scott Portwood - Senior Research Associate at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Institute
- Nicholas Rizzo - PhD program at Duke University; now Associate Manager of Strategic Feasibility at IQVIA Biotech (formerly Novella Clinical), in Durham, NC
2005 Graduates
- Christine Hochmuth Casey - PhD program at U of Rochester; now a CCST Science and Technology Policy Fellow
To be added to the list of alumni or to submit updated information contact biodept@brockport.edu.