The Feigin Lab
Michael E Feigin, Phd
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Director of Graduate Studies, Experimental Therapeutics
Mike received his PhD under the direction of Dr. Craig Malbon in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he uncovered the role of RGS proteins in regulating Wnt signaling pathways. He then moved to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for postdoctoral fellowships with Dr. Senthil Muthuswamy and Dr. David Tuveson. At CSHL, Mike discovered novel oncogenes in breast cancer and drivers of oncogenic gene expression in pancreatic cancer.
E-mail: michael.feigin@roswellpark.org
Bluesky: @mikefeigin
arwen tisdale, MS
Research Associate
Arwen has been performing cancer research since 2010. She began by studying the development of vulvar cancer in response to ultra-potent corticosteroids at SUNY Geneseo while she obtained her B.S. in Biochemistry. This translational research was performed in collaboration with the OB/GYN department at Strong Memorial Hospital and the University at Rochester. She went on to obtain her Masters degree in interdisciplinary cancer sciences from the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park’s Comprehensive Cancer Center Graduate Division under the direction of Dr. Sharon Evans. Her thesis investigated the potential sex bias in lymphocyte trafficking in response to fever-range thermal stress, an immunotherapy. She has been the manager and research associate for the Feigin Lab since its inception in 2017.
E-mail: arwen.tisdale@roswellpark.org
katie maraszek
PhD Student
Katie graduated from the University at Buffalo with a BS in Biochemistry and a minor in Pharmacology and Toxicology. She worked as an undergraduate in the Feigin lab studying the impact of benzodiazepines on the pancreatic tumor microenvironment. She is a fifth-year student in the Cancer Sciences PhD program at Roswell Park through the University at Buffalo. Her project focuses on the role of opioid signaling in pancreatic cancer progression.
E-mail: kathryn.maraszek@roswellpark.org
maura dungan
PhD Student
Maura graduated from the University at Buffalo with a BS in Biological Sciences and is a third-year PhD student at Roswell Park. She worked as an undergraduate researcher in the lab of Dr. Michael Yu, studying the function of protein arginine methyltransferases. In her free time, she enjoys baking and listening to music!
E-mail: maura.dungan@roswellpark.org
aisha makama
Undergraduate Student
Aisha is a senior at the University at Buffalo double majoring in Biochemistry and Political Science with a minor in Neuroscience. She volunteers as a Medical Intern and Patient Transporter at the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. In addition, she serves as a SUNY SA Delegate where she advocates for the decrease in tuition rates within the SUNY schools system. Her current research interests are in genome editing and CRISPR-Cas9 technology.
clay longo
Undergraduate Student
Clay is a senior at the University at Buffalo and is pursuing a BS in Biochemistry. He plans to pursue a degree in medicine in the future. He works as a research assistant at Oishei Children’s Hospital as well.
aya thompson
Undergraduate Student
Aya is a senior at the University at Buffalo. She is studying Biomedical Sciences and plans on attending medical school after she graduates. In her spare time, she has volunteered at her local hospital.
Former Lab Members (PhD Students):
Abigail Cornwell, PhD (2017-2023)
Abdulrahman Alahmari, PhD (2018-2024)
Former Lab Members (Postdoctoral Fellow):
Swati Venkat, PhD (2017-2021)
Aditi Chaubey, PhD (2021-2026)
Hunter Reavis, PhD (2023-2025)
Former Lab Members (Undergraduates):
Diana Kwiatkowski (2017-2018)
Anant Shah (2017-2018)
Victoria Rizzuto (2017-2018)
DesTiny Overton (Summer 2018)
Karla Gabriela Cano Hernandez (Summer 2018)
Tatiane da Silva Fernandes (2018-2019)
Denisha Robinson (2018-2019)
Whitney Spencer (2018-2019)
Jaelyn Vigee (Summer 2019)
Johann Schwarz (Summers 2019, 2023)
Amanda Bache (2018-2019)
Serena Strollo-DiCenso (2019)
Emily Paterson (2021)
Carla Schwarz (Summer 2021)
Kathryn Maraszek (2019-2021)
Amaris Huang (2021-2022)
Emily Schwarz (Summer 2022)
Sam (Minsuh) Kim (2021-2023)
Abigail Stellrecht (Summer 2023)
Anusha Adhikari (Summer 2023)
Nina Lvov (Fall 2024)
Joan Liu (2021-2024)
Bradley Voelker (2023-2024)