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  • Primary Faculty

    Primary Biochemistry & Cell Biology Faculty

    Mike Airola

    Mike Airola

    Associate Professor

    Director of the BSB Graduate Program

    Membrane biochemistry, lipid metabolism and transport, cancer and antifungal drug development

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    Ivet Bahar

    Ivet Bahar

    Professor

    Louis and Beatrice Laufer Endowed Chair of Physical and Quantitative Biology

    Director of the Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology

    Bridging Structure and Function, via Dynamics

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    Paul Bingham

    Paul Bingham

    Associate Professor

    The role of lipid metabolism in cancer drug resistance

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    Lina Carlini

    Lina Carlini

    Assistant Professor

    Laufer Center

    Intracellular transport, organelle inheritance and dynamics

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    Vitaly Citovsky

    Vitaly Citovsky

    Distinguished Professor

    Intercellular transport, genetic transformation, and chromatin remodeling in plants

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    Neta Dean

    Neta Dean

    Professor

    Director of the BCB Masters Program

    Protein glycosylation and cell wall biosynthesis in yeast and fungi

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    J. Peter Gergen

    J. Peter Gergen

    SUNY Distinguished Service Professor

    Director of Undergraduate Biology

    Regulation of gene expression during Drosophila development

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    Steven Glynn

    Steven Glynn

    Associate Professor

    Director of the Center for Structural Biology

    Structure and mechanism of protein-unfolding machines in mitochondria

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    Kathryn Gunn

    Kathryn Gunn

    Assistant Professor

    Spatiotemporal regulation of metabolic enzymes 

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    Bernadette Holdener

    Bernadette Holdener

    Professor

    Director of Undergraduate Biochemistry Studies

    Understanding how defects in glycosylation lead to birth defects

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    Nancy M. Hollingsworth

    Nancy M. Hollingsworth

    SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor

    Chromosome behavior in yeast meiosis

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    Chi-Kuo Hu

    Chi-Kuo Hu

    Assistant Professor

     Biology of dormancy during development and aging, with the African killifish as the main research organism

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    Jonathan Nelson

    Jonathan Nelson

    Assistant Professor

    Repetitive DNA Maintenance in germ cell immortality

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    Wali Karzai

    Wali Karzai

    Professor

    Chair of the Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

    Biochemical, structural, and mechanistic explorations of protein and RNA homeostasis

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    Benjamin Lin

    Benjamin Lin

    Assistant Professor

    Cell dynamics and motility

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    Erwin London

    Erwin London

    Distinguished Professor

    Structure, organization, and function of membrane proteins and membrane lipids

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    Ed Luk

    Ed Luk

    Associate Professor

    Chromosome biology and genome regulation

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    Benjamin Martin

    Benjamin Martin

    Professor

    Director of the MCB Graduate Program

    Stem cell maintenance and differentiation, Developmental mechanisms of cancer pathogenesis

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    Aaron Neiman

    Aaron Neiman

    Professor

    The cell biology of sporulation in yeast

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    Dada Pisconti

    Dada Pisconti

    Associate Professor

    Muscle stem cells; muscle development, regeneration and aging; muscular dystrophy; extracellular matrix; biology of proteoglycans

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    Stuti Sharma

    Stuti Sharma

    Assistant Professor

    Structural Biology of membrane proteins

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    Keith Sheppard

    Keith Sheppard

    Associate Professor

    Director of Science Education

    Three areas of science education - all with the fundamental aim of improving the teaching and learning of science at every level of education

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    Gerald Thomsen

    Gerald Thomsen

    Professor

    Mechanisms of cell fate determination and embryonic development

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  • Joint Faculty

    Joint Biochemistry & Cell Biology Faculty

    Yusuf A. Hannun, M.D.

    Yusuf A. Hannun, M.D.

    Joel Strum Kenny Professor in Cancer Research

    Director of the Stony Brook Cancer Center

    Vice Dean for Cancer Medicine

    Primary Appointment in the Cancer Center

    Bioactive lipids in cancer pathogenesis and therapeutics

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    Martin Kaczocha

    Martin Kaczocha

    Associate Professor

    Primary Appointment in Anesthesiology

    Role of fatty acid binding proteins in pain, inflammation, and related pathophysiologies:  Endocannabinoid pharmacology and development of novel therapeutics

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    Lonnie Wollmuth

    Lonnie Wollmuth

    Professor

    Primary Appointment in Neurobiology

    Structural and functional mechanisms underlying the operation of ligand-gated ion channels

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  • Adjunct Faculty

    Adjunct Biochemistry & Cell Biology Faculty

    Robert Haltiwanger

    Robert Haltiwanger

    Adjunct Professor

    GRA Eminent Scholar in Biomedical Glycosciences

    Complex Carbohydrate Research Center

    University of Georgia

    Role of protein glycosylation in signal transduction and quality control

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    Chang-Jun Liu

    Chang-Jun Liu

    Adjunct Professor

    Brookhaven National Laboratory

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    Qun Liu

    Qun Liu

    Adjunct Professor & Structural Biology

    Brookhaven National Laboratory

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    John Shanklin

    John Shanklin

    Adjunct Professor & Distinguished Biochemist

    Chair of Biology at Brookhaven National Laboratory

    Lipid modification enzymes, enzyme engineering

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    Changcheng Xu

    Changcheng Xu

    Adjunct Professor & Senior Scientist

    Brookhaven National Laboratory

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  • iSTEM Faculty

    iSTEM Faculty in Biochemistry & Cell Biology

    Paul Bingham

    Paul Bingham

    Associate Professor

    The role of lipid metabolism in cancer drug resistance

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    David Bynum

    David Bynum

    Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus

    Director of LIGASE (Long Island Group Advancing Science Education)

    K-Postdoc education and research including science teacher education

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    J. Peter Gergen

    J. Peter Gergen

    SUNY Distinguished Service Professor

    Director of Undergraduate Biology

    Regulation of gene expression during Drosophila development

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    Keith Sheppard

    Keith Sheppard

    Associate Professor

    Director of Science Education

    Three areas of science education - all with the fundamental aim of improving the teaching and learning of science at every level of education

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  • Research Faculty

    Research Faculty Associated with Biochemistry & Cell Biology

    Daniel Canals

    Daniel Canals

    Research Assistant Professor

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    Raafat El-Maghrabi

    Research Professor

    Primary Appointment in Physiology & Biophysics

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    Guangtao Li

    Research Assistant Professor

    London Lab

    Daniel Moloney

    Daniel Moloney

    Research Assistant Professor

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    Jae-Sook Park

    Jae-Sook Park

    Research Assistant Professor

    Neiman Lab

    Jörg Schwender

    Jörg Schwender

    Research Assistant Professor

    Brookhaven National Lab

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    Xiaohong Yu

    Research Assistant Professor

    Brookhaven National Lab

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    Zuzana Zachar

    Zuzana Zachar

    Research Assistant Professor

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  • Lecturers
    Stefan Tafrov

    Stefan Tafrov

     

    Office phone: (631) 632 7442

    stefan.tafrov@stonybrook.edu

    Office hours: by appointment

  • Emeritus Faculty

    Biochemistry & Cell Biology Emeritus Faculty

    Deborah Brown

    Professor Emeritus

    David Bynum

    Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus

    K-Postdoc education and research including science teacher education

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    Dale Deutsch

    Professor Emeritus

    The uptake of anandamide and 2-AG (the endocannabinoids) and the neurobiochemistry and cell biology of the enzymes involved in their metabolism

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    Bernard S. Dudock

    Professor Emeritus

    Structure and Function of RNA

    Marty Freundlich

    Professor Emeritus

    Harvard Lyman

    Associate Professor Emeritus

    Photoregulation of Chloroplast Synthesis. Redox Regulation of Phototaxis

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    Kenneth B. Marcu

    Professor Emeritus

    Roles of the NF- k B activating IKKs in innate and adaptive immunity and cancer; Mechanisms of action AID in antibody class switching

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    Jakob Schmidt

    Professor Emeritus

    Sanford Simon

    Professor Emeritus

    Extracellular degradation by neutrophil proteases

    Steven O. Smith

    Steven O. Smith

    Professor

    Structure and function of membrane proteins

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    Rolf Sternglanz

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus

    Chromatin function in gene regulation

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  • Administrative Staff

    Biochemistry & Cell Biology Admin Team

    Carol Juliano

    Carol Juliano

    Department Administrator/Assistant to the Chair

    Carol.Juliano@stonybrook.edu

    Pamela Wolfskill

    Pamela Wolfskill

    BCB Administrative Specialist/

    BCB MS Program Administrator

    pamela.wolfskill@stonybrook.edu

    Estephany Ferrufino

    Estephany Ferrufino

    Director of Laboratories

    Estephany.Ferrufino@stonybrook.edu

    Diane Rodriguez

    Human Resources Coordinator

    Diane.Rodriguez@stonybrook.edu

    Sharon Schmidt

    Sharon Schmidt

    MCB/BSB Graduate Program Coordinator

    Sharon.Schmidt@stonybrook.edu

    Kristen Slovak

    Instructional Support Technician

    Biology Online

    kristen.slovak@stonybrook.edu

    Lydia DeDora

    Admin. Billing Assistant

  • Research Staff

    Biochemistry & Cell Biolgy Research Staff

    Yasmine Addo

    Yasmine Addo

    Research Assistant

    Hu Lab

    Richmond Asare-Bediako

    Richmond Asare-Bediako

    Research Technician

    Lin Lab

    Chi Tong (Jason) Chan

    Chi Tong (Jason) Chan

    Research Assistant  / Specialist

    Hu Lab

    Jackson Chen

    Jackson Chen

    Research Technican

    Nelson Lab

    Victoria Coman

    Research Technician

    Neiman Lab

    Nilufer Dilmen

    Research Technician

    Neiman Lab

    Kaitlyn Donnelly

    Research Analyst

    Holdener Lab

    Bob Gaglione

    Bob Gaglione

    Research Tech III

    Hollingsworth Lab

    Richard Grady

    Senior Research Support Specialist

    Holdener Lab

    Shinako Kakuda

    Research Associate

    London Lab

    Javon Lo

    Javon Lo

    Research Technician

    Karzai Lab

    Donna Schmidt

    Donna Schmidt

    Senior Technician

    Wollmuth Lab

    Lauren Todd

    Research Support Specialist

    Glynn Lab

    Thomas Whitbread

    Thomas Whitbread

    Lab Technician

    Gunn Lab

  • Postdocs and Research Scientists

    Biochemistry & Cell Biology Postdocs

    Anupam Banerjee

    Anupam Banerjee

    Bahar Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Anthony Bogetti

    Anthony Bogetti

    Bahar Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Xiaowei Bogetti

    Xiaowei Bogetti

    Bahar Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Arkaprabha Choudhury

    Arkaprabha Choudhury

    Sharma Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Yumin Kan

    Citovsky Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Bohdan Kysilov

    Wollmuth Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Amalia Napoli

    Wollmuth Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Justin Palermo

    Justin Palermo

    Lin Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Rostam Razban

    Rostam Razban

    Bahar Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Thiago Rodrigues

    Thiago Rodrigues

    Karzai Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Daniel Sanya

    Daniel Sanya

    Neiman Lab

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Biochemistry & Cell Biology Research Scientists

    Pemra Doruker

    Pemra Doruker

    Bahar Lab

    Senior Scientist

    Shujuan Gao

    Airola Lab

    Senior Scientist

    Yasuno Iwasaki

    Gergen Lab

    Research Scientist

    Benoit Lacroix

    Citovsky Lab

    Research Scientist

    JiYoung Lee

    JiYoung Lee

    Bahar Lab

    Research Scientist

    Sanjiv Neupane

    Holdener Lab

    Research Scientist

    Lihong Wan

    Lihong Wan

    Hollingsworth Lab

    Senior Research Scientist

  • Graduate Students

    Graduate Students in Biochemistry & Cell Biology Labs

    Christie Aprea

    PhD Student

    Wollmuth Lab

    Neuroscience Program

    Khalayi Martha Away

    Khalayi Martha Away

    MD/PhD Student

    Airola / Hannun Labs

    Medical Scientist Training Program / Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

    Caitlin Bricault

    PhD Student

    Sharma Lab

    Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

    Francesco Castelli

    Francesco Castelli

    PhD Student

    Lin Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Biology Program

    Jiyao Chai

    PhD Student

    Airola Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Biology Program

    Hasung Chong

    Master's Student

    Neiman Lab

    Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program

    Melanie Cragan

    Melanie Cragan

    PhD Student

    Karzai Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Biology Program

    Betty Du

    PhD Student

    London Lab

    Microbiology and Immunology Program

    Raunak Dutta

    Raunak Dutta

    PhD Student

    Hollingsworth Lab

    Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

    Eric Girardi

    Eric Girardi

    MD/PhD Student

    Hu Lab

    Medical Scientist Training Program / Molecular and Cellular Biology Program

    Sabrina Hafeez

    Sabrina Hafeez

    MD/PhD Student

    Martin Lab

    Medical Scientist Training Program / Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology  Program

    Andrew Hillowe

    Andrew Hillowe

    PhD Student

    Sharma Lab

    Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

    Izza Ilya

    Izza Ilya

    Master's Student

    Hollingsworth Lab

    Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program

    Ming Suet (Isabelle) Kwan

    Ming Suet (Isabelle) Kwan

    MD/PhD Student

    Bahar Lab

    Medical Scientist Training Program

    Shazmin Lakhani

    Master's Student

    Wollmuth Lab

    Physiology and Biophysics Program

    Vincent Lam

    Vincent Lam

    Master's Student

    Hu Lab

    Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program

    Matthew Licht

    Matthew Licht

    PhD Student

    Bahar Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology  Program

    Douglas Marr

    Douglas Marr

    PhD Student

    Airola Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Biology Program

    Erica Nebet

    MD/PhD Student

    Wollmuth Lab

    Medical Scientist Training Program / Neuroscience Program

    Hoang Nguyen

    Hoang Nguyen

    PhD Student

    Bahar Lab

    Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

    Diksha Parwana

    Diksha Parwana

    PhD Student

    Bahar Lab

    Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

    Christian Quiros

    Master's Student

    Wollmuth Lab

    Neuroscience Program

    Mariella Quispe-Carbajal

    Mariella Quispe-Carbajal

    PhD Student

    Glynn Lab

    Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

    Taylor Rahn

    Taylor Rahn

    PhD Student

    Airola Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Biology Program

    Rideeta Raquib

    Rideeta Raquib

    PhD Student

    Airola Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology  Program

    Satyaki Saha

    Satyaki Saha

    PhD Student

    Bahar Lab

    Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

    Cuilee Sha

    MD/PhD Student

    Wollmuth Lab

    Medical Scientist Training Program / Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology  Program

    Samantha Sita

    Master's Student

    Holdener Lab

    Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program

    Nate Sweet

    Nate Sweet

    PhD Student

    Hu Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology  Program

    Courtney Tello

    Courtney Tello

    PhD Student

    Martin Lab

    Genetics Program

    Trevor van Brunt

    Trevor van Brunt

    MD/PhD Student

    Wollmuth Lab

    Medical Scientist Training Program / Neuroscience Program

    Carlos Ventura

    Carlos Ventura

    PhD Student

    Bahar Lab

    Chemistry Program

    Samantha Rosie Walther

    Master's Student

    Airola Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology  Program

    Franceine Welcome

    PhD Student

    Airola Lab

    Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

    Lingshuang Wu

    Lingshuang Wu

    PhD Student

    Airola Lab

    Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

    Bingying Xia

    PhD Student

    London Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Biology Program

    Haotian (Frank) Zhang

    Haotian (Frank) Zhang

    PhD Student

    Bahar Lab

    Computational Biology Program at CMU-Pittsburgh

    Kai Zhang

    Kai Zhang

    PhD Student

    Neiman Lab

    Molecular and Cellular Biology Program