Working Together to Understand, Protect and Restore Vision
Biography Education BS 2002, Biotechnology (Honors), Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India MS 2005, Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, M.P., India PhD 2013, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Research Dr. Divya Sinha’s research in Dr. David Gamm’s lab focuses on using human pluripotent stem cells to study the mechanisms associated with …
Biography Keywords: Fovea, retina, visual processing Education: B.Sc. 2005, Human Physiology, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India Ph.D. 2011, Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Goettingin, Goettingen, Germany Postdoc, Neuroscience, University of Washington, Seattle, US Research Interests: Our visual experiences – like reading, recognizing faces – are dominated by the fovea, yet we know very …
Biography EDUCATION Postdoctoral 2010, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC PhD 2007, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC MS 2004, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI BS 2002, Physics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA RESEARCH Dr. Skala has developed and translated optical imaging techniques to quantify cellular metabolism, blood oxygenation and concentration, microvessel network …
Biography Education BS 1994, Biology/Ceramics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY PhD 2000, Cell & Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI Post Doctorate 2000-2003, Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Research Ahna Skop’s research program examines the mechanisms that regulate asymmetric cell division. Her ultimate goal is to understand how membrane trafficking events …
Biography Education BS 1982, Nuclear Medicine, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse PhD 1989, Biochemistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center Research The focus of Dr. Sorenson’s laboratory is to understand the role apoptotic processes play in vascular development and function. Sorenson and her colleagues have been focusing on the roles bcl-2 (anti-apoptotic) and bim (pro-apoptotic) members of …
Biography Keywords: Retinal ganglion cells, Retinal tissue engineering, Stem cells and retinal organoids, Neuron transplantation, Microphysiological systems, Neural plasticity Education BS 2015, Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY PhD 2020, Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026, Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School & Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear, Boston, …
Biography Keywords: Data visualization, effective presentation of complex scientific data and concepts Education: BS 1988, Art and Zoology, University of Wisconsin–Madison Continual advanced education in biochemistry, genetics, biology, molecular and cellular biology, protein structure and function, molecular graphics, teaching, illustration, visualization, and design Research Interests: Adam Steinberg explores the visual communication of science and scientific …
Biography Education BS 1997, Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI MD 2002, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Internship 2002-2003, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI Ophthalmology Residency 2003-2006, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY Medical Retina Fellowship 2006-2007, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL Research Dr. Stepien is a clinical scientist with research interests …
Biography Advisor: David Gamm, MD, PhD Keywords: Photoreceptor development, cone-rod specification, stem cells, retinal organoids, reporter lines, CRISPR-Cas9-based gene editing Education PhD 2020, University of Hyderabad, India Research Dr. Susaimanickam is a stem cell and retinal/neurobiology researcher focused on developing disease models and translational regenerative therapies for blinding disorders. His work integrates human pluripotent stem …