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Alice Trye (left) and Victoria McIlrath (right) celebrate their 2015 graduation with their research mentor, Prof. Ann Aguanno. MMC Biology alumni go on to a diverse array of careers and graduate programs. Click on the highlighted alumni to read their testimonials.

• Alexis Valera ’18: Doctor of Physical Therapy program, Hunter College
• Keaven Caro ’17: Research Assistant, Friedman Brain Institute - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

• Meredith Matos ’17: Researcher, Retroviral Disease Center at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital

• Taylor Morgan ’17: FACS Flow Cytometry Laboratory Technician, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

• Beatriz Morocho ’17: Intern, Lab of Perceptual and Cognitive Development, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Pharmacy Technician, Rite Aid Pharmacy

• Elevit Perez ’17: Research Technician, Integrated Genomics Operation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

• Rosie Wenrich ’17: Research Technician, Integrated Genomics Operation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

• Zane Younger ’16: University College London, M.Sc. program in Population Health

• Marisa Dunigan ’15: Research Technician, Integrated Genomics Operation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

• Catherine Gaissert ’15: University of California-Davis Physician Assistant Program

• Victoria McIlrath ’15: University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

• Katherine Ness ’15: Medical Technician and Scribe, Pediatric Ophthalmic Consultants, New York, NY

• Alice Trye ’15: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, M.D. program 

• Michelle Umpierrez ’15: King’s College London, Masters Programme in Biomedical and Molecular Sciences Research

• Senada Arucevic ’14: Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing, Long Island University

• Maria Ordoñez ’14: Nursery Liaison and Clinical Research Coordinator, Columbia University Medical Center

• Anna Patruno ’14: Research Assistant, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

• Iris Platt ’14: Columbia University Teachers College, M.S. program in Neuroscience and Education

• Daniel Emerson Khost ’13: University of Rochester, Ph.D. program, Biology (Concentration – Ecology and Evolution) 

• Ashley Pirovano ’13: Laboratory Supervisor, Marymount Manhattan College (SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, M.S. program, Biochemistry)

• Catherine Smith ’13: Elephant Caretaker, Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

• Alexandra Tarasenko ’13: Research Associate, Columbia University Medical Center

• Mallori Fitzgerald ’12: University College Dublin - School of Veterinary Medicine

• Olympia Gaglioti ’12: Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, D.O. program

• Beverly Hanson ’12: Animal Trainer, Long Island Aquarium

• Kirtan Kaur ’12: New York University Langone Medical Center, Ph.D. program

• Kortney Rogers  ’12: Study Coordinator, CCTI Biobank for Translational Research, Columbia University

• Laura Anthony Moyer ’11: Boston University, M.A. program, Pathology

• Jasmina Bogdanovic ’11, M.P.H.: Graduate Research Assistant, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Columbia University M.P.H. awarded 2013)

• Christina Galifianakis ’11: Georgetown University, M.P.S. program, Real Estate; Asset Management, Clark Enterprises, Inc., Bethesda, MD

• Laura Herren ’11: Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D. program, Geosciences

• Raymond Romano ’11, M.P.H., M.S.N., R.N., F.N.P.-B.C.: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Ph.D. program (Boston University M.P.H. awarded 2013, Vanderbilt University R.N. awarded 2014, Board Certified as Family Nurse Practitioner 2015) 

• Zachary Barbati ’10, M.S.: Tufts University School of Medicine, M.D. program (Harvard University Master’s in Immunology awarded 2016)

• Jennifer Lentine ’10: Researcher, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

• Devin Columbus ’09, M.A.: Research Coordinator, HCV Linkage to Care from NYC Jails, NYU Langone at Bellevue Hospital Center (Hunter College M.A. in Biology)

• Sabrina Shapiro ’09: Doctor of Physical Therapy program, George Washington University

• Peter Fuzesi ’08, M.S.: Eastern Virginia Medical School, M.S. in Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Embryology and Andrology

• Holly Ringhauser ’08, D.O.: Resident in Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center (Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine D.O.)

• Leslie Burton McCauliff ’07, Ph.D.: Rutgers University, Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences

• Mariya Milko ’07, D.O.: Resident Physician, Largo Medical Center, FL (New York College of Osteopathic Medicine D.O.)

• Ashley Brower ’07: Structural Biology Research Associate, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

• Elizabeth Perez ’07, M.S.: Biologist, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (George Washington University M.S. in Infectious Disease awarded 2013)

• Iva Srdanovic ’06: Long Island University, Ph.D. program, Pharmaceutics

• James Betz ’05, M.P.H.: Consumer Safety Officer, Food and Drug Administration (New York University M.P.H.)

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