Laboratory Directory

Faculty

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Maureen Ferran, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences

3139 Center for Bioscience Education and Technology
Email:mcfsbi@rit.edu

Teaching: Dr. Ferran teaches several courses including Virology, Infectious Disease: Impact on Society and Culture, and Eukaryotic Gene Regulation and Disease.

Research Interests: Her research lab focuses on the development of viruses as a cancer therapy and as a molecular tool to understand innate immunity and age-related diseases. Studies in her lab also investigate the use of imaging agents to detect and target breast cancer.

Current Students

Current Lab Members

  • Cameron Keene (RIT student)
  • Carmen Taylor (RIT student)
  • Jack Smerczynski (RIT student)
  • Jordan Magurk (RIT student)
  • Lute Douglas (RIT student)
  • Rebecca Kane (RIT student)
  • Sarah Upwood (RIT student)
  • Shreya Sujith (RIT student)
  • Skye Bixler (RIT student)
  • Sydney Purcell (RIT student)
  • Tori Russell (RIT student)
  • Zach Black (RIT student)

Alumni

Over 80 students have worked in the Ferran lab. The most recent graduates are listed below.
  • Theresa Clark
  • Steven Dang: PhD Student at SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • Tanya Zeigler: M.S student, RIT
  • Collen Cole: Software V&V Scientist at QuidelOrtho
  • Thomas Russell: M.S. in Bioinformatics, RIT. Senior Project Lead at Phillips Pharma Solutions.
  • Antonella Masciotti Sanchez: Research Associate II at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
  • Margo McBrearty: Associate Scientist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
  • Connor McGrath: Associate Scientist in Virology, Enanta Pharmaceuticals
  • Jo Melita: Research Associate II at eGenesis, Inc.
  • Iqraa Priyata: Research Associate, Process Development Team at Affini-T Therapeutics
  • Imani Stone: MSc in Brain and Mind Sciences, University College London.
  • Madhusudan Rajendran: M.S in Bioinformatics, RIT.
  • Alaa Abdelmageed Ahmed: Ph.D. program, University of Rochester, Virology
  • Amanda Weiss: Ph.D. program, University of Penn, Genetics
  • Melissa Barton: Ph.D. program, University of Penn, Genetics
  • Callie Donahue: Ph.D. program, Boston University, Virology
  • Rachel Becker
  • Alec Freyn: Ph.D. in Virology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Senior Scientist in Virology at Moderna.
  • Cody Hastings: Ph.D. in Microbiology, Binghamton University. Upstream Process Development Scientist at LOTTE BIOLOGICS

  • Lan Cantrell: Supervisor Investigations at Regeneron

  • Mariah Baldwin: Laboratory Assistant, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology

  • Rohana Ramalingam: Ph.D. student, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences
  • Micon Garvilles: Ph.D. student, Molecular and Cellular Medicine at University of Oxford
  • Kaitlin Marquis: Ph.D in Virology from UPENN. Currently working at the Chen Zuckerburg Biohub