Biochem

We’re excited to announce that Dana Kanso will be defending her dissertation on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Please join us in wishing her the best of luck on her defense!

We’re pleased to highlight Biochemistry Ph.D. candidate Robert Kinobe, a Seymour Fogel Endowment Travel Award recipient, who presented research on KFERQ-mediated protein degradation in C. elegans at the MAPSS + DevCell Joint Meeting. Congrats to Robert and colleagues!

We’re excited to celebrate Camilla Grimaldi, recently featured by the CUNY Graduate Center! 🎉 Supported by a two-year NCI/NIH fellowship, her research uses near-infrared fluorescence imaging to help detect precancerous colorectal lesions earlier.

We’re excited to announce that Pooja Rao will be defending her Ph.D. dissertation on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Please join us in wishing her the best of luck on her defense! 🎓

Congrats to Camilla Grimaldi (Zeglis Lab) & Raven Fisher (Torrente Lab) on receiving NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowships! Camilla’s NCI-funded research develops molecular diagnostics for precancerous colon lesions, and Raven’s NINDS-funded work focuses on frontotemporal dementia. 🎉

Congratulations to @GC_BiochemistryPhD student Gilbert Reyes (Bu lab) @CCNYChem on his upcoming defense on 07/07/26. See below for details!

We’re excited to announce that Murat Yaman will defend his dissertation on June 26, 2026. We wish him the very best as he presents his dissertation defense.

We’re excited to announce that Joseph Closson will defend his dissertation on June 18, 2026. Wishing Joey all the best for a successful defense! 🎓

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Keedy and the Keedy Lab on receiving an NSF CAREER Award, one of the nation's highest honors for early-career scientists.

Warm congratulations to our graduates Favour Achimba, Agbor Vydaline, Beicer C. Tapia, Bright Shi, Grace Terry, Ipek Selcen, James V. Parziale, Joni Sebastiano, Marian Romaine, Mehreen Mahbub, Rutika Patel, Augustine Onyema, and Virgil Woods!

We’re excited to announce that Bright Shi will defend his dissertation on Monday, April 20, 2026. Wishing Bright all the best for a successful defense! 🎓

Join us April 28 for our Speed-Networking Career Workshop! Connect with professionals across academia, industry & more. 📍 The Graduate Center, CUNY 🕐 1:00–4:00 PM 🍽 Lunch will be served Please RSVP by April 17: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Thank you to everyone who joined our Biochemistry Student Research Seminar! 👏 Congrats to Judah Cofie for winning Best Presentation, and to all presenters for an engaging event. Looking forward to next year!

Congratulations to Agbor Otu Egbe Vydaline on her upcoming defense on 3/5/26. See below for details!

“We must ensure that every girl can imagine a future in STEM, and that every woman can thrive in her scientific career.” — António Guterres Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we honor the women shaping the future of scientific discovery.

The Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry invites you to the Horst Schulz Award Ceremony, featuring a talk by Joni Sebastiano, recipient of this year’s award🏆

Congratulations to @GC_BiochemistryPhD student Joni Sebastiano (Zeglis lab) @huntercollege4 on her upcoming defense on 2/5/26. See below for details!