People Type: Member

Mrotek, PhD, Leigh Ann

Biography Education B.S. 1997, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee M.S. 2000, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD 2005, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Research Interests Dr. Mrotek’s research agenda was born in athletic experiences. There are extensive examples of athletes making amazing corrections during incredibly complex movements. Often spectators are in awe of the athlete’s physical abilities, but what …

Murphy, PhD, William

Biography Education BA 1998, Physics, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL MS 2000, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI PhD 2002, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Postdoc 2002-2004, Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Research Interests Dr. Murphy has worked on creating biomaterials for cell therapy, drug and gene delivery, and …

Mutlu, PhD, Bilge

Biography Education BS, 1999, Industrial Design, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey MS, 2003, Product Design, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey MDes, 2004, Interaction Design, Carnegie Mellon University PhD, 2009, Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University Research Interests Dr. Bilge Mutlu is Director of the Wisconsin Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory. His research aims to build robotic technologies that …

Nalbandyan, MD, PhD, MPH, Marine

Biography Keywords: Nutrition, diet, age-related eye diseases, macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts Education MD 2001, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia MPH 2009, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia PhD 2019, State University of New York–Albany, Albany, NY Research Interests Dr. Nalbandyan works in the Nutrition and Eye Health Research Team led by Dr. Julie Mares, …

Neumann, PhD, Donna

Biography Education: BA 2000, Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA PhD 2004, Organic Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA Postdoc 2009, Virology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Research Interests: HSV-1 is a common infection associated with cold sores and ocular infections that can result in blindness.  Dr. Neumann’s laboratory focuses …

Nickells, PhD, Robert W.

Biography Keywords: Glaucoma, BAX protein regulation Education PhD 1987, University of Calgary BS 1983, Univeristy of Victoria Postdoctoral Fellowship 1987-90, California Institute of Technology Research Interests: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness world-wide. Although an increase in intraocular pressure is often associated with this disease, it is marked by the progressive degeneration …

Nork, MS, MD, T. Michael

Biography Education BS 1970, Univ. Maryland. MS 1972, Georgia. Tech BS 1974, Univ. Maryland MD 1980, Univ. Texas Medical School at San Antonio Residency in ophthalmology 1984, Texas Tech Univ. Health Sciences Center Fellowship in ophthalmic pathology 1985, Univ. Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary Fellowship in diseases and surgery of the retina 1986, Univ. Wisconsin …

Notbohm, PhD, Jacob

Biography Education: BS Engineering Mechanics, UW–Madison, Madison WI, 2007 MS Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 2009 PhD Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 2013 Research Interests: Dr. Notbohm’s research interests are in cell mechanics, mechanotransduction, cell migration, and quantitative image analysis with applications in human health and disease. There are …

Pattnaik, PhD, MPhil, Bikash

Biography Keywords: Retinal disease, cellular signaling pathways, ion channels Education BSc, 1987, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, India MSc, 1989, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, India PhD, 1997, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Research Interests Dr. Pattnaik’s lab focuses on cellular communications that are key to life and disease. They discovered a novel cellular signaling pathway between cone photoreceptors …

Paulun, PhD, Vivian

Biography Keywords: Material perception, visual intuitive physics, high-level vision, vision and action, psychophysics, cognitive neuroscience Education BSc 2010, Psychology, University of Giessen, Germany MSc 2012, Psychology, University of Giessen, Germany PhD 2016 Psychology, University of Giessen, Germany & Western University, Canada Postdoc, Psychology, University of Giessen, Germany Postdoc, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of …