Folnetti Alvarez

 

folnetti.alvarez@stonybrook.edu

B.S., Biological Sciences

University of Maryland College Park

Research Interest

 

 

Folnetti attended the University of Maryland, College Park and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences, specializing in Physiology. His interest in translational cancer research began as an undergrad, when he studied the biological disparities associated with prostate cancer during a summer research internship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After graduating, he attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst as a post-bacc student to research the hormonal factors that contribute to breast cancer risk and resistance. In the department of Pharmacological Sciences, under the guidance of Dr. Chioma Okeoma, he is investigating the role of BST-2/Tetherin and extracellular vesicles in carcinogenesis and breast cancer.

 

Awards and Fellowships:

 Scholars in Biomedical Sciences (SBMS) fellowship (2019-20)

Recent Publications: