People Type: Alumni

Biography Education BS Medical Biology, 1991, University of Istanbul MSc Biophysics, 1995, University of Istanbul PhD Biophysics, 2001, University of Istanbul Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, 2007, UW–Madison Research Interests Molecular and cellular regulation of angiogenesis, O-GlcNAc modification and diabetic retinopathy: O-GlcNAc modification Hyperglycemia, the hallmark symptom of diabetes, is the primary cause of …

Biography Education BA, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA BS, Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL MS, Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL MS, 2014, Industrial Systems & Engineering-Human Factors, UW–Madison Research Rebecca received her Masters Degree in Industrial Systems and Engineering-Human Factors in Spring 2014 with a focus on universal design.  Universal design, …

Biography Education BS 1988, Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI PhD 1993, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA Research Derek Hei is Senior Vice-President of Manufacturing, Quality & Regulatory at Blue Rock Therapeutics, headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Previously, he was the Director of Waisman Biomanufacturing, which is designed to manufacture cell and gene …

Biography Education: BSc 2005, Biology, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran MSc 2009, Molecular Genetics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran PhD 2016, Medical Genetics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia Research Interests: Dr. Heidari is currently a postdoctoral research associate in Dr. Ian Duncan’s lab at UW–Madison.  In her current project, she has been studying molecular and cellular …

Biography Advisor: Freya Mowat, BVSc, PhD Keywords: Sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome (SARDS) in dogs, cone distribution Education BS 2016, Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC DVM 2020, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Research Dr. Heyward has researched cone subtype and distribution in American black bear retinas using immunohistochemistry and fluorescent microscopy …

Biography Education BS 1987, Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook PhD 1994, Applied Physics, Yale University Post-doctoral research 1994-96, Fritz Haber Institut, Berlin, Germany Post-doctoral fellow 1996-97, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Research Professor Hirschmugl conducts surface studies of adsorbates on epitaxial and bulk oxide systems, focusing on environmentally and technologically relevant problems. …

Biography Advisor:  Freya Mowat, BVSc. Ph.D. DECVO DACVO MRCVS Education BS 2016, Science, Biology; Muhlenberg College DVM 2022, Veterinary Medicine; Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine Research Ryan’s current research focuses on age-related changes of the canine eye. He is currently working on a longitudinal project to better understand how vision in dogs change …

Biography   Keywords: Retinal Ganglion Cells, Axon Regeneration, Nerve Regeneration Education Bachelor of Clinical Medicine 2015, Department of Clinical Medicine, Changzhi Medical College Master of Physiology 2018, Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University Doctor of Philosophy 2024, Neuroscience and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Wisconsin   Research summary I am interested in optic nerve injury …

Biography Education MD, New York University School of Medicine Internship, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York Residency, University of Pittsburg School of Medicine Fellowship, New England Eye Center, Tufts University, Boston, MA Research Dr. Ip came to Doheny Eye Institute in 2016 from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health with two missions …