Jason K. Stanbro '05

Research Scientist, Bausch & Lomb

Have you ever wondered how the contacts and solutions you use for your contacts is developed, and who would be smart enough to develop the chemicals to keep something like a contact in tact? The answer is Jason Stanbro, a Nazareth graduate and research scientist from Vision Care Research and Development at Bausch & Lomb.

Stanbro recently gave a lecture on campus entitled "Contact Lenses: Enhancing Vision through Chemistry," as part of the spring seminar Chemistry Department lecture series.  As a Chemistry major, Stanbro was trained beyond the basics of the lab. He also learned everything from the preparation to completion of each experiment. “The hands on experience at Nazareth helped me really prepare for my future. At Nazareth we got one-on-one time with the professors that you don’t get at larger universities.”

Shannon Bice Olsson  '99

Project Leader, Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology

Shannon Olsson is currently serving as Project Leader in the Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology  at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany. Her journey to Germany truly began with Nazareth. With encouragement to apply for a Fulbright at Naz, she was fortunate to spend a year at Lund University in Sweden following her graduation from Nazareth in 1999.

After receiving her doctorate from Cornell University in 2005, she moved to Los Angeles to study marine chemocommunication at UCLA. Currently, she is part of an EU sponsored project to develop a new class of Technology for infochemical communication based upon the pheromone communication system of moths. This chemical messaging technology can be used for such applications as search and rescue operations and unexploded ordinance and mine localization.

Shannon was awarded the Nazareth GOLD Alumni Award for young alums at Alumni Weekend ‘09. This is the highest honor Nazareth bestows on alumni from the past decade.

Tom Carroll '01

Medical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center

After graduation from Nazareth College in 2001, Tom attended the University of Connecticut and graduated with both medical and graduate degrees in 2008.  He is presently a medical resident at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Ann Rossi '02

Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago

Ann attended Nazareth College of Rochester from 1998 to 2002, where she received the Dean’s Scholar Award.  In 2001, she held an internship with Corning Incorporated in the NMR group of the Characterization Science and Services Department, researching different formulations of polymer coatings for optical fibers.  In 2002, she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. 

Shortly thereafter, in the Fall of 2002, she began graduate studies at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.  She pursued her research in Pharmacology under the direction of Professor Robert T. Dirksen, and received the Master of Science degree from the University of Rochester in 2004.  In 2006, she was awarded a Biophysical Society Student Travel Grant to support her attendance and presentation at the 50th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting. 

From 2006 to 2008, she received additional training and financial support from a National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Training Grant.  Following graduation, Ann will be working as a Postdoctoral Scholar for Dr. Elizabeth McNally at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.

Alicia Monroe Carroll '02

Chemistry Instructor, Nazareth College

Alicia graduated in 2002 from Nazareth College with a B.S. in Biochemistry.  In 2008, she completed her graduate work at The University of Connecticut Health Center where she earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.  Alicia is thrilled to return to Nazareth as a faculty member and says that, “It is really a dream job for me.  I feel very connected to Nazareth on so many levels and I am honored to have this opportunity.”

Carrie Dykes '92

Ph.D., University of Rochester

Carrie (Eddy) Dykes graduated from Nazareth in 1992 with an undergraduate degree in biochemistry. She went on to earn her Ph.D. from the University of Rochester.  She remains at U of R in the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Beth Burns ‘03
Andrew Johnson ‘08

Science teachers, Fairport Central School District

Two of our alumni, Beth Burns ‘G03 and Andrew Johnson U’08 along with Donna Himmelberg (NYS Certification ’91) and Gene Gordon, all Fairport High School science teachers, traveled to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas to take a student designed experiment for a ride on NASA’s Weightless Wonder (also known as the “Vomit Comet”). It was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

NASA joined forces with NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) to sponsor this experience. Teams from around the country competed for a place on the Reduced Gravity Flight. Fairport High School had the only team from New York State chosen to take their experiment to Houston. During the ten day trip, the teachers assembled the student experiment, attended training for the flight and toured the Johnson Space Center.

Angela M. Amoia '01

Assistant Professor, Oregon Institute of Technology

Angela M. Amoia, Ph.D. (Nazareth Alumna, 2001, Biochemistry), is an Assistant Professor at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Amoia received a dual doctorate in 2006 from the University of Arizona in the areas of biochemistry & molecular biophysics and molecular & cellular biology.  In addition, she received a Certificate of College Teaching during her graduate work.  Her postdoctoral work was in the area of science education.

Jessica Goodman '04

Postdoctoral fellow, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Jessica Goodman, Chemistry Alum (ug '04), was a graduate student in the laboratory of Alanna Schepartz at Yale University.  The Schepartz lab is well recognized as a leader in chemical biology research and Professor Schepartz is widely considered to be one of the young rising stars in this field. Jessica received her Ph.D. in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University in 2008. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, a prestigious research institute affiliated with MIT.

Patricia Jones

Doctoral student, University of Delaware

Melissa Bonner and Patricia Jones, both doctoral-level graduate students in biological sciences at University of Delaware, were selected as outstanding research participants to join a group of 48 other students to represent the United States and more than 500 other international students at the 57th annual meeting of Nobel laureates and students in Lindau, Germany, from July 1-6, 2007.