FeiginLab

Aditi chaubey, PHD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Aditi received her BS in Biotechnology from University of Pune and went on to pursue MS in Biotechnology from the same university. She worked as a PhD student in Dr. Denise Ferkey’s lab at University at Buffalo, studying modulation of aversive circuits based on sex differences, and role of gap junctions in modulating GPCR based aversive responses in the nematode C. elegans.

E-mail: aditi.chaubey@roswellpark.org

Twitter: @aditichaubey

hunter reavis, phd

Postdoctoral Fellow - Presidential Scholar

Hunter is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Cell & Molecular Biology PhD program. She is very excited about studying the tumor microenvironment and ways to leverage these interactions for cancer treatment. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, and being a corgi mom!

E-mail: hunter.reavis@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 with Abby studying the impact of benzodiazepines on the pancreatic tumor microenvironment. She is a third-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

Rotation Student

Maura graduated from the University at Buffalo with a BS in Biological Sciences and is a first-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

siavash soheili, MS

MS Student

With a background in molecular biology and biophysics, and an MS in Biomedical Engineering from the University at Buffalo, Siavash focuses his research on the synergistic effects of therapeutic compounds in cancer treatment, with an emphasis on overcoming drug resistance.

E-mail: siavash.soheili@roswellpark.org

aisha makama

Undergraduate Student

Aisha is a freshman 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 sophomore 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 sophomore 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.