MERI Hilldale Fellows

2023-2024 Fellows

Alex Huang

Undergraduate
Dept. of Computer Science, CDIS

Mentor:
Yin Li

Project:
“Towards Computational Emotion Theory: A Data-driven Approach to Reevaluate Facial Expression Categories”

Rainy Jin

Undergraduate
Dept. of Psychology, L&S

Mentor:
Shawn Green & Karen Schloss

Project:
“Assessing human performance in dynamic color mapping systems”


Ngawang Namru

Undergraduate
Dept. of Integrative Biology, L&S

Mentor:
Timothy Gomez

Project:
“Investigation of Downregulated Motility-Associated Genes in Mature Human Photoreceptors”

Mckenzie Schmidt

Undergraduate
Dept. of Neurobiology, L&S

Mentor:
Mrinalini Hoon

Project:
“Understanding retinal connections underlying visual dysfunction in night blindness”

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2022-2023 Winners

Melina Mueller

Undergraduate
Dept. of Psychology, L&S

Mentor:
Karen Schloss

Project:
“The Category Extrapolation Hypothesis and Verbal Interference: What Happens When We Interrupt Color Naming?”

Haoshen Zhai

Undergraduate
Dept. of Neurobiology, SMPH

Mentor:
Raunak Sinha

Project:
“Regional Variation in the Organization of Cone Photoreceptor Synapse across Primate Retina”

2021-2022 Winners

2021-2022 Fellows

Lillian Li

Undergraduate
Depts. of Neuroscience & Computer Sciences, SMPH/L&S

Mentor:
Ari Rosenberg

Project:
“Biologically Inspired Convolutional Neural Networks for 3D Visual Processing”

2020-2021 Fellows

2020-2021 Fellows

Lily Houtman

Undergraduate
Dept. of Cartography, L&S

Mentor:
Rob Roth

Project:
“Mapping Presidential Elections: An Empirical Analysis of Effective Design Techniques”

Tae Ji Lee

Undergraduate
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, CoE

Mentor:
Mrinalini Hoon

Project:
“Role of Visual Input for Formation of Inner Retinal Synaptic Connections”

2019-2020 Fellows

2019-2020 Fellows

PJ Derr

Undergraduate
Depts. of Neurobiology & Psychology, SMPH/L&S

Mentor:
Raunak Sinha

Project:
“Rod Pathway Sensitivity in the Developing Control and rd1 Mouse Model”

2018-2019 Winners

2018-2019 Fellows

Julie Wallin

Undergraduate
Dept. of Neurobiology, SMPH

Mentor:
Mrinalini Hoon

Project:
“Mapping the Switch of Chloride Gradient in Developing Retinal Bipolar Neurons”

2017-2018 Fellows

2017-2018 Fellows

Andrew Suscha

Undergraduate
Dept. of Biochemistry, CALS

Mentor:
Nader Sheibani

Project:
“Diabetes Mediated Temporal Changes in Retinal Vasculature”

2016-2017 Fellows

2016-2017 Fellows

Nathan Gruenke

Undergraduate
Dept. of Genetics, SMPH

Mentor:
Aki Ikeda

Project:
“Investigating the Impact of Inflammation on Age-related Retinal Degeneration”

2015-2016 Fellows

2015-2016 Fellows

Katherine Schleck

Undergraduate
Dept. of Biology, L&S

Mentor:
Christine Sorenson

Project:
“Bim Expression Affects Retinal Astrocytes Adhesion and Migration through Altered Production of ECM Proteins”

2014-2015 Fellows

2014-2015 Fellows

Kiersten Haffey

Undergraduate
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, CoE

Mentor:
Kristyn Master

Project:
“Design of a Tissue-Engineered Retinal Model for Age Related Macular Degeneration”

2013-2014 Fellows

2013-2014 Fellows

Anna-Lisa Doebley

Undergraduate
Dept. of Medical Genetics, SMPH

Mentor:
Akihiro Ikeda

Project:
“The Role of TMEM135 in Cellular Stress Response”