Chemistry and Biochemistry Alumni

Brianna Abbott ’17

Education:
B.A. in Chemistry and Creative Writing from PC
Master’s in journalism from NYU

Profession:
Freelance Health Journalist

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Savannah Benko ‘17

Education:
B.S. in Chemistry and B.S. in Biology from PC
M.D. from Rush Medical College
Residency in Emergency Medicine at Rush University Medical Center
Fellowship in Emergency Psychiatry/Behavioral Health at Rush University Medical Center

Profession:
Attending Physician/Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Rush University Medical Center

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Tess Bonanno ’24

Education:
B.S. in Chemistry from PC

Profession:
Scientist/Lab Coordinator in the BioProcess Sciences Department at Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Michael A. Cianfrocco, Ph.D. ’07

Education:
B.S. in Biochemistry from PC
Ph.D. in Biophysics from University of California – Berkeley

Profession:
Associate Professor, Biological Chemistry & Biophysics
Research Associate Professor, Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan

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Elizabeth (Smith) DiStaolo ’11

Education:
B.S. in Biochemistry from PC
M.S. in Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs Concentration from Johns Hopkins

Profession:
Senior Manager of Manufacturing, LGC Clinical Diagnostics Inc.

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Anna Fakhri ’24

Education:
B.S. in Biochemistry from PC

Profession:
Candidate for Juris Doctor, Suffolk University Law School

John Fennell ’97

Education:
B.S. in Chemistry from PC
Master’s Degree from Colorado School of Mines
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from MIT

Profession:
Vice President of Engineering Operations at Rapiscan Detection

Dominic R Frasca, Ph.D., CEM ’94

Education:
B.S. in Chemistry from PC
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Boston College
M.S. in Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management from University of New Haven

Profession:
Director of the Division of Emergency Response at the US Food and Drug Administration

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Karl B. Hoyt ’75

Education:
B.S. in Chemistry from PC

Profession:
Currently retired.
Former owner of the Chemical Manufacturer the Whittemore-Wright Company

Sara Lancellotta ’22

Education:
B.S. in Chemistry from PC
M.S. in Engineering, Science, and Technology Entrepreneurship Excellence (ESTEEM) at Notre Dame

Profession:
Sales and Marketing, Animal Health

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Lily Lockhart ’22

Education:
B.S. in Biochemistry from PC

Profession:
PharmD Candidate at the University of Michigan

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Dr. Katie Mattaini, Ph.D. ’08

Education:
B.S. in Chemistry from PC
Ph.D. in Biology from MIT

Profession:
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Biology at Tufts University

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Mary Pickering ’97

Education:

B.A. in Chemistry and B.S. in Biology from PC
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from UMass Chan Medical School
Advanced Certificate in Science Communication from Alan Alda Center at Stony Brook University

Profession:
Director of Public Engagement with Science at UMass Chan Medical School
Co-founder of ScienceLive

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Tim Rigdon ’20

Education:

B.S. in Biochemistry from PC
M.S. in Biomedical Diagnostics from Arizona State University

Profession:
Senior Supervisor of Manufacturing at Siemens Healthineers

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Christopher Simoneau ’02

Education:
B.S. in Chemistry from PC
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Cornell University

Profession:
Director of Business Intelligence and IP at Ecolectro Inc.

Lilyana Walsh ’23

Education:
B.S. in Chemistry and B.A. in Mathematics from PC

Profession:
Chemistry Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Pennsylvania in the Lester Group

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Ellen Wheeler ’16

Education:
B.S. in Biochemistry from PC
Master’s Degree from Bay Path University
PA School

Profession:
Physician Associate in OBGYN at Tufts Medical Center

Greg Whitney ’00

Education:
B.S. in Chemistry from PC
Master’s of Business from Babson College

Profession:
Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Cambridge Isotope Laboratories