Dan & Ellie Albert Student Vision Research Awards

Supporting summer vision research projects for SMPH medical students through the Shapiro Summer Internship Program

2024 Winners

 

Parabhjot Singh

Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mentor:
Curtis Brandt, PhD

Project:
“Outlining the role of the microtubule-associated protein EML3 in HSV-1 Replication”

 

Elaine Botros

Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mentor:
Amitha Domalpally,MD

Project:
“Macular Tissue Integrity Index Project”

 

 

Britney Naolhu

Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mentor:
Mihai Mititelu, MD

Project:
“Retinal Fundus Flavoprotein Fluorescence in Age Related Macular Degeneration: New Insights from Multimodal Imaging”

 

Carol Wann

Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mentor:
Suzanne Van Landingham, MD

Project:
“Investing the Impact of Tobacco Vaping and Marijuana Use on the Development of Thyroid Eye Disease in Patients with Graves’ Disease”

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2023 Winners

 

Asha Jain

Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mentor:
Roomasa Channa, MD

Project:
“Evaluating the long-term retinal changes in patients with youth-onset type 2 diabetes”

 

Katriel Williams

Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mentor:
Cat Burkat, MD, FACS

Project:
“Efficacy of IPL for Treatment of Ocular Rosacea”

2022 Winners

 

Tammy Zhong

Medical Student
Depts. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mentor:
Yao Liu, MD, MS

Project:
“Assessing Return on Investment of Teleophthalmology for Diabetic Eye Screening”

2021 Winners

 

Hoang Johnson

Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mentor:
Yao Ling

Project:
“Implementing Teleophthalmology in an Urban Federally Qualified Health Center to Prevent Blindness Among African Americans”

2020 Winners

 

Claire Vanden Heuvel

Medical Student
Depts. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mentor:
Julie Mares

Project:
“Retinal thickness in middle-aged adults who were breastfed vs. formula fed in infancy”