Alumni - Where Are They Now?
Below are a listing of graduate students with current positions
2023 Graduates
Alyssa Merrill, PhD
Charles River Laboratories, Charleston, SC
Mackenzie Palmer, PhD
2022 Graduates
Kadijah Abston, PhD
The Sherwin-Williams Company, Pittsburgh, PA
Tyler Bell, PhD
Toxicologist, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Rochester, NY
Janine Cubello, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate at URMC, Rochester, NY
Ian Krout, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate at Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Connor McGuire, PhD
Toxicologist, Syracuse Research Corporation, Syracuse, NY
Jasmine Reed, PhD
Marine Biology Laboratory, Chicago, IL
2021 Graduates
Ashley Rackow, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate at URMC, Rochester, NY
Jakob Gunderson, PhD
Senior Scientific Associate, Charles River Laboratories, Horsham, PA
Ashley Fields, PhD
Toxicologist at FDA, Beltsville MD
Timothy Anderson, PhD
Federal Postdoctoral Fellow at the EPA, North Carolina
Timothy Smyth, PhD
Postdoctoral Trainee at UNC Chapel Hill
Ashley Peppriell, PhD
Toxicologist at ICF, Durham, NC
Keegan Vaughan, PhD
Research Scientist, Shoreline Biosciences, San Diego CA
2020 Graduates
Sarah Phelan Dickinson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA
Denise Herr, PhD
Forensic Laboratory Specialist VI, Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Richmond VA
Christina Post, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow at URMC, Rochester, NY
Candace Wong, PhD
Toxicologist at Ethicon, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ
2019 Graduates
Keith Morris-Schaffer, PhD
Toxicologist at Exponent, Sacramento, California
Brian Palmer, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Kelly Hanson, PhD
Toxicologist at SRC, Syracuse NY
Katrina Jew, PhD
Toxicologist at CTEH, Carlsbad, California
2018 Graduates
Tyler Beach, PhD
Research Scientist at SRI Bioscience, Santa Clara, California
Jessica Meyers, PhD
Staff Toxicologist at iuvo Bioscience, Rush, NY
Parker Duffney, PhD
Toxicologist, US EPA, RTP, NC
Elissa Wong, PhD
Biologist, US FDA, Silver Spring, MD
2017 Graduates
Carolyn Klocke, PhD
Research Scientist, Bausch Health Companies, Inc., Rochester, NY
Claire McCarthy, PhD
Health Policy Analyst, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
Jennifer Judge, PhD
IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan
Shannon Lacy, DVM, MPH, MS, DACVPM, DACVP, PhD
Chief, Pathology Division, Veterinary Services Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Lisa M. Prince, PhD
Toxicologist at ICF, Durham, NC
Khatera Rahmani, PhD
Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist/Risk Assessor/Toxicologist at Conagra Brand Foods in Chicago, IL
Michael Rudy, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of CO Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO
2016 Graduates
Emily Resseguie, PhD
Inhalation Toxicologist, Covance, Somerset, NJ
2015 Graduates
Sage Begolly, PhD
Toxicologist, International Flavors & Fragrances, Wilmington, DE
John A. Bennett, PhD
Study Manager, Genewiz, New York, NY
Amanda Croasdell Lucchini, PhD
Science Lead, Labcorp Drug Development, Madison, WI
Katherine Ringo, PhD
Considering career options
2014 Graduates
Sadie (Wheeler) Gorman, PhD
Research Scientist, NYS Dept. of Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
Allison Greminger, PhD
Toxicologist/ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences
Bethany Winans, PhD
Senior Scientist, Toxicology, CRISPR Therapeutics, Mountain View, CA
2013 Graduates
Joshua Allen, PhD
Toxicologist, Study Director, AmplifyBio, West Jefferson, OH
Brittany (Serke) Baisch, PhD
Regulatory Toxicology Lead, Enko Chem, Mystic, CT
Eric Beier, PhD
Toxicologist at the Food and Drug Administration
Bradley Buczynski, Ph.D.
Scientist/Toxicologist, Sage Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA
Samuel Caito, PhD
Asst Professor, Husson University
Daniel Dever, PhD
Head of Discovery Research/Co-Founder, Graphite Bio, San Francisco, CA
John Lapek, PhD
Principal Scientist, Chemical Proteomics/Mass Spectrometry Specialist at Pfizer Inc.
David McMillan, PhD
Toxicologist at the Food and Drug Administration
2012 Graduates
Melissa Badding, PhD
Toxicologist/Exponent
Whitney Christian, PhD
Mng. Principal Toxicologist at Medtronic
Joseph Frasca, PhD
Business Compliance Advisor-Specialty Elastomers at ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Casey Manning, PhD
Sr. Regulatory Specialist at Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company
Chia Thach, PhD
Chemist, Abbott Laboratories
2011 Graduates
Fanny Casado-Pena, PhD
Professor and Research Coordinator at Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru
Jon Holz, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Hsien Ming Kung, PhD
Section Head, ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Annandale, NJ
Sarah Latchney, PhD
Assistant Professor, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Michael Madejczyk, PhD
Toxicologist, US Army Center for Environmental Health Research, Fort Detrick, MD
Jennifer (Head) Wheeler, PhD
Medical Writer, Aclairo, New Brunswick, NJ
2010 Graduates
David Adenuga, PhD
Advanced. Toxicologist/ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences
Samuel Caito, PhD
Staff Scientist/University of Rochester
2009 Graduates
Jamie (O’Brien) Bernard, PhD
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Xianglu Han, PhD
Regulatory Toxicologist, Lanxess Americas, Pittsburgh, PA
Brent Kobielush, PhD
U.S. Regulatory Affairs Manager/Cargill Inc.
Sara Sebag (Saperstein), PhD
Assistant Research Scientist, University of Iowa
Zhengyu Yin, PhD
Director, Global Product Stewardship, Celanese, Irving, TX
2008 Graduates
Heather Ferguson, PhD
President, QRT Consulting Group, LLC, Columbus, OH
Na Li, PhD
Pharmacist at the University of Rochester
2007 Graduates
Julian Castaneda, PhD
Veterinary and Facility Director/U of California, San Francisco
Sean Gehen, PhD
Leader, Global Regulatory Toxicology & Risk, Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, IN
Rosemarie Marchan, PhD
Junior Group Leader, IfADo, Germany
John Norman, PhD
Senior Director, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, American Chemistry Council, Washington, DC
Erik Rushton, PhD
Senior Toxicologist/LyondellBasell Corp., The Netherlands
Peter Vitiello, PhD
Associate Professor, University of OK Health Sciences Center
Zhihui Zhong, PhD
Assoc. Professor/Sichuan University West China Hospital
2006 Graduates
David Farrer, PhD
Public Health Toxicologist/Oregon Office of Public Health
Carissa Filbrandt-Childs, PhD
Patent Attorney, Troutman-Pepper, Rochester, NY
Geniece Lehmann, PhD
Toxicologist/U.S. EPA
Yu (Agnes) Luo, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati, OH
Elizabeth Ryan, PhD
Associate Professor, Colorado State University, Wellington, CO
Tara (Arndt) Wenger, MD, PhD
Asst Professor of Pediatrics/Seattle Children's Hospital
2005 Graduates
Donna Wai Ling Lee, PhD
Assoc. Scientist/Genetech Inc.
David Lehmann, PhD
Principal Investigator/U.S. EPA
Pheona Radcliffe, PhD
Sr. Assoc. Scientist/Mondelez International
Jason Roper, PhD
Sr. Research Toxicologist/Dupont Haskell Global Center
Madhuri Singal, PhD
Principle Scientist, L’Oreal, Clark, NJ
Mary Williamson, PhD
VP of Scientific Affairs & Laboratory Operations/ACM Global Central Labs