
Matthew Xu-Friedman
Hails from: San Diego, CA
BS 1989, Yale University
PhD 1997, Cornell University, Carl Hopkins PI
postdoc 1997–2004. Harvard Medical School, Wade Regehr PI
Assistant Professor 2004–2010, University at Buffalo
Associate Professor 2010–2018 , University at Buffalo
Professor 2018– , University at Buffalo
Professor

Nicole Wong
Hails from: Brooklyn, NY
BS in Biology from Adelphi University
MS in Biology from Adelphi University
Projects: Effects of activity on endbulbs
Hobbies: Playing tricks on her labmates, playing video games, watching the New York Mets, and playing the Ukulele
PhD Candidate

Maggie Postolache
Hails from: Los Angeles, California
BA in Biology from UC Santa Barbara
Projects: Effects of aging on cochlear nucleus units
Hobbies: Tennis, travel, hiking
PhD Candidate

Kimberly Nguyen
Hails from: Westchester, NY
BS in Pharmacology and Toxicology
Projects: Effects of noise exposure and deafening on synaptic structure
Hobbies: Guitar, Yoga, and tidying up like Marie Kondo
MS Student

John Puskas
Hails from: Buffalo, NY
Projects: Effects of noise exposure and deafening on endbulb structure
Hobbies: Baking, fantasy football, and video games
MA Student

Tenzin Yongye
Hails from: New York, NY
Projects: AAV injections into the semicircular canals
Hobbies: Tennis and listening the music
Undergraduate

Luke Oh
Hails from: New Hyde Park, NY
Projects: Using anatomical structure to identify different types of auditory nerve fibers
Hobbies: Cooking, jogging/exercising, skiing, singing, playing drums, playing video games with friends, and riding an electric scooter
Undergraduate

Sushmita Patil
Hails from: Rochester, NY
Projects: Electron microscopy reconstruction of auditory nerve fibers
Hobbies: Dancing, reading, and hiking
Undergraduate

James Engel
Hails from: Baltimore, MD
Projects: Differentiation of auditory nerve fibers
Hobbies: Biking, Cooking, volunteering time to save lives with LVAC
Lab Support Specialist
Previous Lab Members
Also...
Master's Students
Sang Rok Oh, MS '09
Ariel François, MA '14
Visiting Students
Alejandro Mendoza Schulz
Undergraduates
Katherine Luce, BA '09
Tariq Ahmed, BS '13