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ABRCMS Alumni Spotlight: Roberto M. Alers-Velazquez, Ph.D.

Mon 10 Apr, 2023

A native of the sunny coasts of Puerto Rico, Roberto grew up in one of the best surfing spots on the island, Isabela. He earned his bachelor’s in biomedical sciences from The University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla. Not long after, he completed his post-baccalaureate at The Ohio State University in…

ABRCMS Alumni Spotlight: Sara Blick-Nitko, M.S.

Wed 18 Jan, 2023

Sara Blick-Nitko is from Scotia, New York. She attended RIT/NTID and received their associate's (Laboratory Science Technology from NTID), bachelor's from RIT (Biomedical Science), and master's from RIT (Professional Studies). Sara is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Rochester pursuing a PhD degree in Pathology. She also…

ABRCMS Alumni Spotlight: Tamuka M. Chidyausiku, Ph.D

Mon 12 Dec, 2022

Tamuka “Muk” Chidyausiku, Ph.D was born and raised in Zimbabwe, and moved to the United States for his undergraduate degree. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Biology from Claflin University. After Claflin, Tamuka completed a post-Baccalaureate certification at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research before moving on to…

ABRCMS Alumni Spotlight: Uyen Thy Nguyen

Mon 17 Oct, 2022

Uyen Thy Nguyen is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research encompasses the human skin microbiome and its specialized metabolites. Nguyen is interested in examining the ecological functions of these metabolites with the goal of discovering novel antibiotics and antifungal drugs from the human skin. What was…

ABRCMS Alumni Spotlight: Joel Encarnación-Rosado, Ph.D.

Fri 9 Sep, 2022

Joel Encarnacion-Rosado is a Ph.D. candidate and HHMI Gilliam fellow at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, conducting his research in Dr. Alec Kimmelman's lab. Joel obtained his BS at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, where he was a RISE and MARC fellow.…

ABRCMS Alumni Spotlight: Jenea Adams, Ph.D.

Thu 18 Aug, 2022

Jenea I. Adams graduated from the University of Dayton with a BS in Biology and a Minor in Computer Science from the University of Dayton. As a Ph.D. Candidate in Genomics and Computational Biology at Penn and a member of the Yi Xing Lab in the Children's Hospital…

ABRCMS Alumni Spotlight: S. Stephanie Garcia-Buntley

Mon 18 Jul, 2022

Dr. Garcia-Buntley is a scientific project manager for the antibody characterization laboratory supporting the Clinical Proteomics Tumor Analysis Program. Prior to her role at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, she pioneered the use of inhibitors to determine how nutrient availability affects the growth of the Lyme disease…

ABRCMS Alumni Spotlight: Marcus Lambert, PhD

Tue 14 Jun, 2022

Dr. Marcus Lambert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Associate Vice President for Research Strategy & Operations for the SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University campus. Learn more about his scientific journey and what they're doing now. In his current role, Dr. Lambert focuses…

ABRCMS Alumni Spotlight: Daniel Salas-Escabillas

Mon 16 May, 2022

Daniel Salas-Escabillas is a 4th year Ph.D. candidate in the University of Michigan's Cancer Biology Ph.D. Training Program. Learn more about their scientific journey and what they're doing now. They were born and raised in Guam and Daniel is a Native CHamoru from the island. Before going to The…

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ABRCMS Alumni Spotlight: Nadia Herrera, Ph.D.

Mon 18 Apr, 2022

Nadia Herrera, Ph.D. is currently a president’s postdoctoral fellow at the University of California San Francisco. Herrera began attending ABRCMS as an undergraduate student in 2009 and now attends as a postdoctoral scientist. We conducted a short interview with her to learn more about her scientific journey. What was…