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Placement of Graduate Students
Our Ph.D. graduates have accepted a variety of positions in academia, the pharmaceutical industry, and government that include facets of research, teaching, and administration. Many of our MS students have found technical employment in both the private sector as well as academia. Others have gone on to obtain Ph.D. or DVM degrees.
Placement of Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences Ph.D. students
Student Name |
Year |
Most Recent Position Known |
| Haulenbeek, Andrea | 2009 |
Clinical Research Associate, Soligenix, Inc., Princeton, NJ |
| Lamprecht, Emily | 2009 |
Innovation Development Manager, Consumer Nutrition, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Elk River, MN |
| Leibowitz, Brian | 2008 |
Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Hillman Cancer Center |
Arjona, Alvaro |
2006 |
Scientific Content Manager, Thomson Reuters Scientific, Barcelona; and Research Affiliate, Yale University School of Medicine |
Fleming, Jodie M. |
2006 |
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Mammary Biology and Tumorigenesis Laboratory, Bethesda, MD |
Dokur, Madhavi |
2005 |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway |
Duarte, Silvia Robles Reis |
2005 |
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Universidade São Marcos, São Paulo, Brazil |
Gordon, Mary Beth |
2005 |
Regional Veterinary Nutritionist, Land O'Lakes, Purina Mills LLC, St. Louis and New York; and President, Nutrequus, Inc. (Equine nutrition and exercise physiology consulting company) |
Manso Filho, Helio C. |
2005 |
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (Brazil) |
Yan, Wenbo |
2005 |
Research Fellow, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School |
Park, SungAe S. |
2004 |
Scientist, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA |
Medica, Darcy L. |
2002 |
Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Pennsylvania State University–Schuylkill Campus |
Kearns, Charles F. II |
2001 |
Scientific Director, Medscape, New York |
Billings, Heather J. |
1999 |
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University |
Carlyon, Thushara K. |
1999 |
Roche Vitamins, Inc., Nutley, NJ |
Klein, Jeffrey A. |
1999 |
Postdoctoral Associate, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME |
Lenhart, Judith A. |
1999 |
Vice President, Strategic and Scientific Services, Medscape, New York |
Maina (Sharma), Daniela |
1999 |
Assistant Director, Project/Program Management, Office of Research, Cook/NJAES, Rutgers University |
Wang, Yanxin (Mary) |
1999 |
Senior Animal Research Scientist, Phytomedics, Jamesburg, NJ |
Black, Angela |
1998 |
Staff Veterinarian, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park |
Ward, Paula Marie L. |
1998 |
Asst. Research Professor, Biochemistry & Microbiology, Rutgers |
Leili, Steven |
1997 |
Senior Research Investigator–Toxicology, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, New Brunswick, NJ |
Ohleth, Kathleen M. |
1997 |
Owner and Medical Writer, Precise Publications, Bridgewater, NJ |
Wang, Luquan |
1996 |
Founder, GenScript Corporation, Piscataway, NJ |
Contijoch, Ann M. |
1995 |
Director, Global Medical Publications, sanofi-aventis, Bridgewater, NJ |
Regisford, E. Gloria |
1994 |
Associate Professor, Biology Department, Prairie View A&M, Texas |
Strack, Peter R. |
1994 |
Sr. Scientist, Mitotix, Inc., Cambridge, MA |
Zhang,Qi |
1994 |
M.D., New York Hospital, Queens, NY, Residency in Pathology |
Conover, Charles D. |
1993 |
Research Scientist, Enzon, Piscataway, NJ |
Kocsis, John F. |
1993 |
J & J Interventional Systems, Warren, NJ |
Baldwin, Ransom L. |
1992 |
Research Scientist, USDA, Beltsville, MD |
Tilly, Jonathan L. |
1990 |
Director, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Chief, Division of Research, Vincent Obstetrics & Gynecology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School |
Fennell, Michael J. |
1988 |
Director, Cook/NJAES Animal Care Program, Rutgers University |
Placement of Endocrinology and Animal Bioscience M.S. students
Student Name |
Year |
Most Recent Position Known |
| Malone, Sara | 2008 |
CYFC/4-H Educator with Michigan State University Extension, Cheboygan County |
Armenti, AnnMarie E. |
2007 |
Research Support Specialist, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University |
Nichols, Michele M. |
2006 |
Clinical Research Coordinator, AlcheraBio, Metuchen, NJ |
Margiasso, Mary E. |
2006 |
Clinical Research Coordinator, AlcheraBio, Metuchen, NJ |
Betros, Cynthia L. |
2005 |
Clinical Research Administrator, AlcheraBio, Metuchen, NJ |
Liburt, Nettie R. |
2005 |
Owner, Liburt Equine Nutritional Consulting, Long Island, NY |
Santora, Karen A. |
2005 |
Research Biologist, Merck and Co., Rahway, NJ |
Streltsova, Jennifer M. |
2005 |
Research Technician, Merck and Co., Rahway, NJ |
Lindia, Jill A. |
2004 |
Assistant Medical Program Clinical Specialist, MRL/Merck and Co., Rahway, NJ |
Shearer, Meagan K. |
2004 |
Research Scientist, sanofi-aventis, Bridgewater, NJ |
Geiser, Sunny |
2003 |
VMD, University of Pennsylvania, 2003; Field Veterinarian and Avian Influenza Coordinator, New Jersey Department of Agriculture |
Brady-Davis, Shannon M. |
2002 |
Educator, 4-H Horse Program/Ag Literacy, York County Cooperative Extension, York, PA |
Lechner, James J. |
2002 |
Ph.D. student, Animal Sciences, Rutgers |
Neumann, Jennifer L. |
2002 |
M.D., UMDNJ, 2006; Medical Resident in Family Practice, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Mission Hospitals, Asheville, NC |
Lynn, Bonnie A. |
2001 |
Associate Research Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ |
McMunn, Kimberly A. |
2001 |
Animal Scientist, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, West Lafayette, IN |
Wang, Bojing |
2001 |
Senior Research Assistant, Pharmacopeia, Cranbury, NJ |
Guirnalda, Patrick D. |
2000 |
Ph.D. student, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts–Amherst |
McDonough, Jennifer M. |
2000 |
Laboratory Technician, Department of Molecular Biology, UMDNJ, Stratford |
Agans, Jacqueline M. |
1999 |
Research Technician, Schering-Plough, Kenilworth, NJ |
Venham, Lyn D. |
1999 |
Instructor, Fairfax Community College, Virginia |
Otero, Tania |
1997 |
DVM, Royal Veterinary College, London, 2002; Small Animal Veterinarian, Plainfield Animal Hospital PC, South Plainfield, NJ |
Wang, Beqing |
1997 |
Research Technician, Novartis, Inc., East Hanover, NJ |
Dong, Zhengchun |
1996 |
Returned to Taiwan to work |
Goebbert, Sue A. |
1996 |
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Ritacco, Gretchen M. |
1996 |
Assistant Scientist II, Allergy Department |
Sleczka, Bogdan G. |
1996 |
Gifford Scientific, Baltimore, MD |
Hung, Wei-Lun |
1995 |
Nice Garden Industrial Co., Taipei, Taiwan |
Rex, Sandra E. |
1995 |
Merck Pharmaceutical, Rahway, NJ |
Rosner, Marc A. |
1995 |
Health Products Research, Market Research Division |
Graybush, Cheryl A. |
1994 |
DVM, University of Wisconsin Vet School, 1998; Veterinarian, Madison, WI |
Kaplan, Debra H. |
1994 |
Whitesman Institute, New York |
Bansemir (Keating), Anne D. |
1993 |
Ph.D., Ecology & Evolution, Cook College; Lecturer, Division of Life Sciences, Rutgers |
Levorse, Lisa M. |
1993 |
Homemaker |
Li, Zujun |
1993 |
Seeking position in the pharmaceutical industry |
Baldwin, Jennifer A. |
1992 |
Homemaker |
Becker, Susan E. |
1992 |
Research Assistant, Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers |
Levorse, John M. |
1992 |
Facility Manager, Transgenic Core Facility, Lewis Thomas Laboratories, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University |
Prasad, Balkrishna |
1992 |
Vollum Institute, Portland, Oregon |
Russoniello, Christina |
1992 |
Owner, Epona Pet Care, Asbury, NJ |
Burgher, Clinton |
1991 |
Assistant Director, Cook/NJAES Animal Care Program, Rutgers University |
Culbert, Laura A. |
1991 |
D.V.M., Cornell Veterinary School |
Doscher, Mary E. |
1990 |
Research Scientist (retired), Fort Dodge/American Cyanamid, Princeton, NJ |
Rogers (Burgher), Kendra |
1990 |
Research Scientist, Wyeth Ayerst Pharmaceuticals |
Singh, Hem N. |
1990 |
Research Assistant, Ciba-Geigy, Newark, NJ |
Aust (Peterla), Teresa L. |
1989 |
Science Teacher (Grades 6-8), New Hanover Township School, Wrightstown, NJ |
Chow, Jesse C. |
1989 |
Research Scientist, Eisai, Inc., Wilmington, MA |
Neunteufel, Evelyn E. |
1989 |
Hartz Mountain |
Prasad, Balakrishna |
1989 |
Ph.D., Washington State University, Pullman |
Placement of Ph.D. Students from Other Graduate Programs Who Worked with Faculty of the Graduate Program in Animal Sciences:
Student Name |
Year |
Graduate Program |
Most Recent Position Known |
Sivaprasad, Usha |
2004 |
Nutritional Sciences |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth |
Grill, Constance |
2000 |
Nutritional Sciences |
Senior Manager, National Medical Liaison Team, Oncology Publications, sanofi-aventis, Bridgewater, NJ |
Lane, Michelle A. |
1996 |
Nutritional Sciences |
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Ecology (Nutritional Sciences), University of Texas at Austin |
Updated August 2007 – Please email any revisions to: animalsci@aesop.rutgers.edu