Aftab obtained his Ph.D. from National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, India, under the supervision of Dr. Samit Chattopadhyay. During his Ph.D, he elucidated the molecular mechanism of calnexin and MHC I regulation by SMAR1 in cancer cells and understanding the immune evasion mechanism. 

Email: Aftab.Alam@roswellpark.org

Ph.D Candidate

Sharon received her BS in Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Following undergrad, she worked as a lab technician for Dr. Bradford Berk at the University of Rochester before pursuing her pre-doctoral training at Roswell Park in fall of 2020.

Email: Sharon.Senchanthisai@RoswellPark.org

Roswell Park/Howard University Cancer Scholars program

Jasmine Warren is a sophomore honors Biology major, Chemistry minor at Howard University. She is interested in pursuing an MD/PhD as a means to improve early identification of pancreatic cancer, thus increasing the survival rate. Jasmine joined the lab as a part of the Roswell Park Cancer Scholars Program.

Eric obtained his BS/MS in Biology/Anatomy from D’Youville College in Buffalo in May 2020, where he focused on the impact of phthalates on liver necrosis. Eric began in the lab in June 2020, and looks to further pursue a PhD in the biological sciences in the future.

Master student, 2019-2021

Lamees obtained her bachelor's degree in biology from SUNY, Buffalo ,NY (April 2018). She started her  master's at Roswell park in October 2019. Earlier she earned a German certificate from Goethe Institute at Frankfurt, Germany.

University of Buffalo

Sarah is currently a senior biochemistry student at the University at Buffalo.  She joined the lab as a participant in Roswell's Summer Program in Cancer Science.  She primarily assists Dr. Maulasuri Bhatta with her project investigating the role of leukotriene signaling in colorectal cancer and irritable bowel disease. 

Email: Sarah.Comer@RoswellPark.org

Master student, 2020-2021

Brian obtained his bachelor's degree in psychology with minors in biology, medical humanities, and philosophy from Daemen College, Amherst NY (January 2020). He started his masters at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in September 2020. His current research focuses on the role of pancreatic tumor-derived exosomes on different subsets of immune cells.

Undergraduate Intern, Spring 2020

Charlie completed his high school from Canisius High School in 2017 and currently doing his BS at Oberlin College.

Parker earned his BS in Microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh in April 2019. Parker joined the lab as a lab tech in August 2019 and helped to set up the lab. In summer 2020 Parker will begin to pursue a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at The Ohio State University. 

Helena is a visiting scientist in the Dey lab. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology at Autonomous University of Mexico City.  She holds a Bachelor's degree in Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and a PhD in Biomedical Science.

As a researcher she studies the inflammatory response in some diseases (neurodegenerative, COPD, asthma, etc.) and conditions (parasitic infections, exposure to pollutants, etc.). She teaches Physiology, Chemistry and Immunology to undergraduate and postgraduate  students. 

Mauli received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from State University at New York (SUNY), Buffalo under the supervision of Dr. Sarah X. Zhang. During her Ph.D., she established a crucial role for endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in endothelial progenitor cells in diabetes. Following her PhD, she was involved in the pre-clinical development of a novel drug for cancer immunotherapy at the start-up company Immune Modulatory Therapies LLC, in her role as a Senior Scientist.

Email: Maulasri.Bhatta@RoswellPark.org

Rotation student, Spring 2021

Rotation student, Spring 2021

Rotation student, Spring 2020