Riasat Zaman

Riasat Zaman is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Colgate-Palmolive since May 2023. Previously, Riasat served as a Graduate Research Assistant at Cornell University from August 2016 to July 2022, contributing to the characterization of ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) mammalian knockout cells and teaching undergraduate cell biology. Riasat has also held roles as an Educator at Polygence, guiding high school students in scientific research, and as an Undergraduate Researcher at Rutgers University. Additional experience includes providing computing-related support at Rutgers New Brunswick Computing Services, working as an Amgen Research Scholar characterizing neural crest cells, and conducting telephone surveys for the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Riasat holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Biochemistry from Cornell University and a Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Rutgers University.