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 - Alliance 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

joan liu

Undergraduate Student

Joan is a junior at the University at Buffalo pursuing a BS in Biochemistry. Her current interests lie within medicine and scientific research. She has been working as a Medical Assistant at an Oncology & Hematology Clinic since 2020, directly interacting with patients battling cancer and blood diseases. Joan was also previously involved at the Bronx Science Summer Biology Research Institute in 2018, where she studied the effects of different sugar types on the acidity level of kombucha.

blessy boby

Bioinformatician

Blessy recently completed a Master’s degree in computer science and engineering. In addition to her interest in software development and data analysis, she has a significant interest in the medical field. Through the training of models and in-depth data analysis, she’s motivated to increase the effectiveness of lab results. Her objective is to create cutting-edge solutions that improve efficiency, and accuracy, eventually leading to better patient care. Beyond her academic interests, she finds comfort in traveling to new places and loves going for long walks.  She enjoys giving herself to her passions for books and anime.

bradley voelker

Undergraduate Student

Bradley is currently working towards the his B.S. in Biochemistry at the University at Buffalo. He hopes to take his knowledge gained in the Feigin Lab and apply it to further the understanding of mechanisms involved in the communication between cells. His goal when he enters the industry is to perform quality bench work relating to the signal transduction pathways that are characteristic of cancers.

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.

nina lvov

Undergraduate Student

Nina is a freshman at the University at Buffalo currently studying neuroscience. She enjoys molecular biology and hopes to study the chemical processes behind tumor formation within the brain and its effects. She plans to go to graduate school and get a PhD in neurochemistry to go on and research diseases that occur in the brain and how to prevent them.