Meet the Amazing Members of the Biochemistry & Cell Biology Department
- Primary Faculty
Primary Biochemistry & Cell Biology Faculty
Mike Airola
Associate Professor Director of the BSB Graduate Program
Membrane biochemistry, lipid metabolism and transport, cancer and antifungal drug development 
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 
Lina Carlini
Assistant Professor Laufer Center
Intracellular transport, organelle inheritance and dynamics 
Vitaly Citovsky
Distinguished Professor Intercellular transport, genetic transformation, and chromatin remodeling in plants 
Neta Dean
Professor Director of the BCB Masters Program
Protein glycosylation and cell wall biosynthesis in yeast and fungi 
J. Peter Gergen
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Director of Undergraduate Biology
Regulation of gene expression during Drosophila development 
Steven Glynn
Associate Professor Director of the Center for Structural Biology
Structure and mechanism of protein-unfolding machines in mitochondria 
Bernadette Holdener
Professor Director of Undergraduate Biochemistry Studies
Understanding how defects in glycosylation lead to birth defects 
Nancy M. Hollingsworth
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Chromosome behavior in yeast meiosis 
Chi-Kuo Hu
Assistant Professor Biology of dormancy during development and aging, with the African killifish as the main research organism 
Wali Karzai
Professor Chair of the Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Biochemical, structural, and mechanistic explorations of protein and RNA homeostasis 
Erwin London
Distinguished Professor Structure, organization, and function of membrane proteins and membrane lipids 
Benjamin Martin
Professor Director of the MCB Graduate Program
Stem cell maintenance and differentiation, Developmental mechanisms of cancer pathogenesis 
Dada Pisconti
Associate Professor Muscle stem cells; muscle development, regeneration and aging; muscular dystrophy; extracellular matrix; biology of proteoglycans 
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 
- Joint Faculty
Joint Biochemistry & Cell Biology Faculty
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 
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 
Lonnie Wollmuth
Professor Primary Appointment in Neurobiology
Structural and functional mechanisms underlying the operation of ligand-gated ion channels - Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Biochemistry & Cell Biology Faculty
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 
John Shanklin
Adjunct Professor & Distinguished Biochemist
Chair of Biology at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Lipid modification enzymes, enzyme engineering 
- iSTEM Faculty
iSTEM Faculty in Biochemistry & Cell Biology
David Bynum
Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus Director of LIGASE (Long Island Group Advancing Science Education)
K-Postdoc education and research including science teacher education J. Peter Gergen
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Director of Undergraduate Biology
Regulation of gene expression during Drosophila development 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 - Research Faculty
Research Faculty Associated with Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Guangtao Li
Research Assistant Professor London Lab
Jae-Sook Park
Research Assistant Professor Neiman Lab
- Lecturers
Stefan Tafrov
- 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 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 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 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 Jakob Schmidt
Professor Emeritus Sanford Simon
Professor Emeritus Extracellular degradation by neutrophil proteases 
- Administrative Staff
Biochemistry & Cell Biology Admin Team
Pamela Wolfskill
BCB Administrative Specialist/
BCB MS Program Administrator
- Research Staff
Biochemistry & Cell Biolgy Research Staff
Yasmine Addo
Research Assistant Hu Lab
Richmond Asare-Bediako
Research Technician Lin Lab
Chi Tong (Jason) Chan
Research Assistant / Specialist Hu Lab
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
Research Tech III Hollingsworth Lab
Richard Grady
Senior Research Support Specialist Holdener Lab
Shinako Kakuda
Research Associate London Lab
Javon Lo
Research Technician Karzai Lab
Donna Schmidt
Senior Technician Wollmuth Lab
Lauren Todd
Research Support Specialist Glynn Lab
Thomas Whitbread
Lab Technician Gunn Lab
- Postdocs and Research Scientists
Biochemistry & Cell Biology Postdocs
Anupam Banerjee
Bahar Lab Postdoctoral Associate
Anthony Bogetti
Bahar Lab Postdoctoral Associate
Xiaowei Bogetti
Bahar Lab Postdoctoral Associate
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
Lin Lab Postdoctoral Associate
Rostam Razban
Bahar Lab Postdoctoral Associate
Thiago Rodrigues
Karzai Lab Postdoctoral Associate
Daniel Sanya
Neiman Lab Postdoctoral Associate
Biochemistry & Cell Biology Research Scientists
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
Bahar Lab Research Scientist
Sanjiv Neupane
Holdener Lab Research Scientist
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
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
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
PhD Student Karzai Lab
Molecular and Cellular Biology Program Betty Du
PhD Student London Lab
Microbiology and Immunology Program 
Raunak Dutta
PhD Student Hollingsworth Lab
Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program 
Eric Girardi
MD/PhD Student Hu Lab
Medical Scientist Training Program / Molecular and Cellular Biology Program 
Sabrina Hafeez
MD/PhD Student Martin Lab
Medical Scientist Training Program / Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program 
Andrew Hillowe
PhD Student Sharma Lab
Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program 
Izza Ilya
Master's Student Hollingsworth Lab
Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program 
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
Master's Student Hu Lab
Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program 
Matthew Licht
PhD Student Bahar Lab
Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program 
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
PhD Student Bahar Lab
Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program 
Diksha Parwana
PhD Student Bahar Lab
Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program Christian Quiros
Master's Student Wollmuth Lab
Neuroscience Program 
Mariella Quispe-Carbajal
PhD Student Glynn Lab
Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program 
Taylor Rahn
PhD Student Airola Lab
Molecular and Cellular Biology Program 
Rideeta Raquib
PhD Student Airola Lab
Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program 
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
PhD Student Hu Lab
Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program 
Courtney Tello
PhD Student Martin Lab
Genetics Program 
Trevor van Brunt
MD/PhD Student Wollmuth Lab
Medical Scientist Training Program / Neuroscience Program 
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
PhD Student Airola Lab
Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program Bingying Xia
PhD Student London Lab
Molecular and Cellular Biology Program 
Haotian (Frank) Zhang
PhD Student Bahar Lab
Computational Biology Program at CMU-Pittsburgh 
Kai Zhang
PhD Student Neiman Lab
Molecular and Cellular Biology Program