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Our Team

Dennis J. D'Amico, Ph. D.
Dennis D’Amico is a trained food scientist with expertise in food microbiology and safety. Prior to joining UConn he was a founding member of the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese (2004-13) where he served as Senior Research Scientist and Lecturer
Dennis has established an active and collaborative research program at UConn externally funded by more than 20 grants from a variety of sources including the USDA, industry groups, and several foundations. He has published more than 80 scholarly manuscripts, book chapters, and abstracts and has delivered more than 30 invited talks at regional, national, and international conferences.

Current Graduate Students

Swara Bhatt

MS student

Emily Everhart

MS Student

CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS

Stephanie Brown, MS, PhD

State Specialized Extension Agent II – Food Science

Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC) | University of Florida

Lang Sun, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor

Central South University

Sulaiman Aljasir, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor

Qassim University

Sarah Carson, M.S.

Quality Assurance ManagerQuality Assurance Manager Nuway Tobacco

HP Hood LLC

Ben Robinson, MS

Senior Research Scientist

Hopewell Therapeutics

Catherine Gensler, MS, PhD

Sarah Kozak-Weaver, MS

Quality Assurance Food Scientist

Wegman's Supermarkets

FORMER INTERNS

Zach Waskowicz

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Audrey Worth

Madeline Enriquez

MS Student, Oregon State University

Kimberly Winnick, MS, MB(ASCP)

Scientist II, Diagnostic Development & Validation, Foundation Medicine

Mengtian Zhu, MPH

Medical Affairs Specialist

Kathleen Atkinson

Research Associate II, Immunology at Orbital Therapeutics

Emily Forauer, MS

QA Specialist at Keurig Dr Pepper

Alisha Goodrum

Histology TraineeHistology Trainee Labcorp

Holly Schipper

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist HyAxiom, Inc.

Zishan He

MS

PhD Student, Cornell University

Nathalia Milan, MD

Internal Medicine

Alexa Sweeney

Animal Technician, Yale University

Kylee Brown

Desiree Campbell

Medical Student (UConn)

Michaela Savinelli

Science Teacher

Natalia Kosyakova, MD

Sam Pikikero

Water Quality Laboratory Technician at Aquarion Water Company

Jeffrey Carbonella, MD

Resident Yale University

Tyna Bobak, PharmD

UCONN HEALTH PHARMACY SERVICE INC

Deanna Pulchaski, DVM

Student Representative at IDEXX

Anthony Michelletti III

Manager, Technical Development – High Throughput Operations at Moderna

Max Pianka. DNP, FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner at Midstate Radiology Associates
Northeast Emergency Medicine Specialists

Catherine Cabano

Founder and CEO of In On Around®

Mikalya Konecny

ConvenientMD

Kaitlyn McCarthy, PharmD

Specialty Drug Care Management Clinical Pharmacist

Kyle Margison, PharmD

Simin Zhang

Karyna Perez

Registered Nurse at Global Medical Response

Arian Silas

Dario Volterra

Odi Nnandi

Julia Batista

Laura Censi

DVM

Lindsay Pressman

KidSuccess Therapist-Jewish Family Service

Xiaoxiao Zhao