Members – Buettner Lab

Christoph Buettner

Christoph Buettner, MD, Ph.D

Principal Investigator
Professor of Medicine and Chancellor Scholar
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutrition
Vice-Chair for Basic Research
Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Admin: Antoinette Unger
Email: ungeran[at]rwjms.rutgers.edu / Phone: (732) 235-7751

Fellows and Associates

Kenichi Sakamoto, MD, PhD Assistant Professor
Maryam Bojarian Endocrinology Fellow

Graduate Students

Melissa Wydak Master's Student
Nader Ahmed Master's Student

Staff Members

Azeddine Tahiri Lab Manager
Christine Monaco Secretary
Jonah Lee Research Coordinator
Mary A. Butera Research Coordinator

Victor Calle Research Coordinator

Undergraduate Students

Aaheli Konar Undergraduate Student
Cell Biology & Neuroscience, 2025
David Menna Undergraduate Student
Kavira Thakker Undergraduate Student

Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, 2025
Krishna Patel Undergraduate Student
Biological Sciences, 2023

Sai Siri Dasari Undergraduate Student
Genetics & Psychology, 2025