Alexandre de Lencastre, PhD

Director, Molecular Cell Biology (MCB) Masters Program MCB, 2018-present.

Co-chair, QUIP-RS Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship program QUIP-RS, 2018-present

Professor of Biology, Quinnipiac University, 2022-present.

Associate Professor of Biology, Quinnipiac University, 2018-2022.

Assistant Professor of Biology, Quinnipiac University, 2013-2018.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Frank Slack, Yale University, 2006-2013.

Postdoctoral Associate, Dr. Anna Pyle, Yale University, 2005-2006.

Ph.D, Columbia University, 2005.

BS, Georgetown University, 1996.

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adelencastre@quinnipiac.edu


CURRENT

Graduate Students

Leonardo Fernandez Luna

Leonardo Fernandez Luna, Bio BS '25, MCB MS 2025–current

Kadin Marris

Kadin Marris, Bio BS '25, MCB MS 2025–current

Undergraduate Students

Alex Whitney

Alex Whitney, 2023–current

Sara Wessland

Sara Wessland, 2024–current

Kayla Kastenhuber, 2025–current

John Paul Tannous, 2025–current

Courtney Evans, 2025–current

ALUMNI

Graduate Students

Devin Naidoo

Devin Naidoo, 2021–2025, Bio BS '21, MCB MS '23, Thesis, Current:Netter Medical School 2023–

Austin Glasspoole

Austin Glasspoole, 2022–24, MCB MS '24, Thesis

Emma Poirier

Emma Poirier, 2021–23, MCB MS '23, Thesis AWARD. Current: PhD Student at UMass Amherst

Emily Ploom

Emily Ploom, 2022-2025, Netter MD '25, Medical Doctor, Tucson AR

Briana Wyman

Briana Wyman, MCB MS '22, Thesis. Current: PhD Student, Dartmouth University

Daniel Lenchner

Daniel Lenchner, 2019–2022, Bio BS '21, MCB MS '22, Thesis AWARD. Current: PhD Student, Johns Hopkins University

Justin Go

Justin Go, BMS MS '20, Thesis AWARD. Current: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Liat Levy

Liat Levy, BMS MS '19, Thesis AWARD. Current: Research Scientist, Arvinas

Aniruddha Bidkar

Aniruddha Bidkar, MCB MS '19, Thesis. Current: Manufacturing Scientist, Kashiv BioSciences

Kevin Choi

Kevin Choi, MCB MS '18, Thesis AWARD. U. of Colorado PhD '23. Current: Associate Director, Scientific Services, Red Nucleus

David Piscitelli

David Piscitelli, MCB MS '17 Thesis AWARD, Netter MD '21. Current: Medical Doctor, Emergency Medicine, Western Michigan University

Amanda Joyce

Amanda (Ruggieri) Joyce, MCB MS '17, Emory University PhD '22. Current: Postdoctoral Researcher

Howard Furlong

Howard Furlong, Netter MD '17. Current: Medical Doctor at Blackstone Valley Pediatrics

Matthew Cyr

Matthew Cyr, MCB MS '16, Thesis AWARD. Current: Scientist, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MA

Prachi Christian

Prachi Christian, MCB MS '16, Thesis AWARD. Current: Thermo Fisher Scientific (San Francisco)

Manasa Basavaraju

Manasa Basavaraju, MCB MS '15, Thesis AWARD. Current: Laboratory Research Technician, Yale University

Kaushik Muradilharan

Kaushik Muradilharan, MCB MS '15, Thesis. Purdue University PhD '22. Current: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Drilon Toska

Drilon Toska, MCB MS '15, Thesis

Undergraduate Students

Olivia Dempson

Olivia Dempson, Biology/MCB 4+1, Bio BS '23, MCB MS '24. Current: Research Associate at Perosphere Technologies

Yamna Siddiqui

Yamna Siddiqui, BMS BS '23. Current: St. George's University Medical School

Kamryn Carter

Kamryn Carter, Biology BS '22. Current: Associate Neurophysiologist at NuVasive Clinical Services, Baltimore, MA

Christian Loucks

Christian Loucks, Biology BS '21, MS MCB '22. Current: Biotechnology Associate at Yale Center for Genome Analysis

Brian Evans

Brian Evans, Biology BS '20. Current: Neuroscience PhD Student at Weill Cornell University

Chris Inlaw

Chris Inlaw, HSS BS '19. Current: Temple Medical School

Mary Pettit Gutierrez

Mary (Pettit) Gutierrez, Biology BS '19. Current: Senior Scientist I, Novartis

Reeda Hanif

Reeda Hanif, Biology BS '19. Current: NYIT Medical School

Kipp Hopper

Kipp Hopper, BMS BS '19, Netter MD '24. Current: Medical Doctor, Pediatrics, Brown University

Sean Sweeney

Sean Sweeney, Biology BS '19. Current: Registered Nurse, Emergency Medicine at Yale Hospital

Megan Winslow

Megan Winslow, Biology BS '19

Trent Garcia

Trent Garcia, Biology BS '18. Current: UConn Medical School

Kevin Pierce

Kevin Pierce, Biology BS '18. Current: Physician Assistant, Canisius College

Jennifer Evans

Jennifer Evans, Biology BS '18

Percy Algarate

Percy Algarate, Biology BS '17, Netter MD '24. Current: Medical Doctor, Thoracic Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra

Zachary Korwek

Zachary Korwek, Biology BS '17, Dr. of Podiatric Medicine, Temple U. '22. Current: Resident at Yale School of Medicine

Matt Gray

Matt Gray, Biology BS '15, MCB MS '16. Current: Quality Coordinator at Amarin Corporation

Alex Mazzone

Alex Mazzone, HS BS '15, BSN '20 Mass General Hospital. Current: Registered Nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital

Molly Larson

Molly Larson, Biology BS '16