Karissa Bonis
Karissa Bonis
Pre-Doctoral Trainee
BS in Biology, Adelphi University

Karissa is currently a student at UB's Jacobs School of Medicine in the Biochemistry department. Her role is investigating novel pharmacological targeting strategies against Triple Negative Breast Cancers.


Adam Dommer
Adam Dommer
Pre-Doctoral Trainee
B.S. in Biological Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo
M.A. in Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo
Ph.D. Student in Cancer Sciences, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Adam is researching the exploitation of CCNE1-driven replication stress for therapeutic gain in triple negative breast and serous ovarian cancers.


Subrahmanya Anirudh Kaligotla Venkata
Subrahmanya Anirudh Kaligotla Venkata
Pre-Doctoral Trainee
B.Eng. in Biotechnology, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management University, Visakhapatnam, India

Subrahmanya is Investigating the underlying mechanism of cell cycle progression in retinoblastoma-deficient triple negative breast cancer tumors.


Vishnu Kumarasamy, PhD
Vishnu Kumarasamy, PhD
HRI Scientist
MS, Florida Institute of Technology
PhD, University of Arizona

Vishnu is investigating different oncogenic events and their effects on cell cycle dysregulation in multiple cancer types for therapeutic insights.


Robert Kyne
Robert Kyne
Senior Laboratory Technician
BS in Biology and Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo
MS in Neuroscience, University at Buffalo

Robert is primarily responsible for all animal colony maintenance and assists with surgeries and treatments.


Sidney Mahan
Sidney Mahan
ATISR Research Technologist
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sidney performs tissue staining and analysis for the Advanced Tissue Imaging Shared Resource.


William Molini, MA, BS
William Molini, MA, BS
Research Technologist

Thomas O'Connor, PhD
Thomas O'Connor, PhD
Scientific Research Project Specialist
BS in Biotechnology, State University of New York at Buffalo
MS in Genetics, University of Rochester
PhD in Genetics, University of Rochester
 

Tom is a project specialist for the lab, assisting primarily with manuscript development and publication.


Michelle Roti
Michelle Roti
Senior Research Specialist
University of California, Santa Cruz

Michelle’s current research projects include tumor enrichment of ascites fluid in patients with ER+ breast cancer and CRISPR library screening.


Emily Schultz
Emily Schultz
Clinical Trial Support, Research Project Coordinator
BS in Applied Mathematics, State University of New York at Buffalo
MS in Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, University at Buffalo

Emily manages patient information, samples, and data analysis for clinical research studies looking at CDK4/6 inhibitors within the scope of metastatic and high-risk breast cancer.


Jianxin (Jason) Wang, PhD
Jianxin (Jason) Wang, PhD
HRI Scientist/Bioinformatician
MS in Computer Science, State University of New York at Buffalo
PhD degree in Molecular Biology, University at Buffalo

Jason is a seasoned bioinformatician specializing in NGS data processing, analyses as well as biomarker discovery utilizing skills in biostatistics, computer science and machine learning.


Yin Wan
Yin Wan, PhD
Post-Doctoral Trainee
BS, State University of New York Cobleskill
MS, State University of New York at Buffalo
PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo

The primary objective of Yin's research is to determine the association between the RB pathway and the tumor immune microenvironment in triple-negative breast cancer.


Jin Wu
Jin Wu, PhD
Research Associate
PhD, Beijing Institute of Genomics

My research focuses on exploring the impact of Rb1 on tumor microenvironment via epigenetic regulation in pancreatic cancer models.

Join our team!

The Witkiewicz-Knudsen Lab is looking for post-docs and graduate students interested in mechanisms of tumor development/progression and precision approaches to cancer treatment. Much of our lab focuses on breast and pancreatic cancer, with an emphasis on taking fundamental research findings to the clinic.

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Contact the Witkiewicz-Knudsen Lab

Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center 
Elm and Carlton Streets 
Buffalo, NY 14263 

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