People Type: Trainee

Doudlah, Raymond

Biography Advisor: Ari Rosenberg, PhD Keywords: 3D vision, sensorimotor transformations, dorsal visual stream Education: BS 2017, Biomedical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI Research Interest: Mr. Doudlah is interested in understanding how our brain creates accurate representations of our three-dimensional (3D) world, and how that information is communicated to other systems that help us …

Duran, Monica

Biography Advisor: Brittany Travers, PhD Keywords: Neuroimaging, Brainstem, Sensorimotor Integration, Visual Processing, Visual Attention, Eye-tracking Education BS 2018 Cellular-Molecular Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR Research Monica Duran’s research involves the application novel neuroimaging techniques and behavioral measures to unravel the role of the brainstem in Autism, with a special interest in …

Faasen, Sam

Biography Keywords: Saccades, motor learning, adaptation, cerebellum Advisor: David Herzfeld Education BS 2023, Neuroscience and Mathematics, Bates College Research Pending.

Faisal, Reeva

Biography Keywords: Ophthalmic Imaging, Diabetic Retinopathy, Artifical Intelligence in Vision Science, Age Related Macular Degeneration Advisor: Amitha Domalpally Education BS 2025, Science in Data Science, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor Research I have been actively involved in vision research since joining the A-EYE unit as a research intern. My work has primarily focused on the …

Fehrman, Rachel

Biography Advisor: Dan Lipinski, PhD Keywords: Gene therapy, inherited retinal diseases Education BS 2018, Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI Research Rachel focuses on ocular gene therapy; specifically, developing vectors capable of delivering large transgenes to the retina. Publications

Feng, Xuan

Biography Keywords: Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Choroidal and Retinal Endothelial Cells, Adenosine A3 Receptor Signaling Mast Cells, Inflammation Ocular Angiogenesis Advisor: Nader Sheibani Education BS 2022, Biology, St. Norbert College BS 2024, Biology, Nutritional Sciences, UW–Madison Research I am interested in age-related eye diseases, as vision is one of the most essential senses for human health …

Froines, Colin

Biography Keywords: Age-related macular degeneration, retinal imaging Advisor: Amitha Domalpally Education Ophthalmology Resident Physician, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI Internal Medicine Internship, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI Pre-Residency Ophthalmic Imaging Fellow, Wisconsin Reading Center, Madison, WI BA 2016, Biology, Carleton College MD 2023, …

Gaffney, Mina

Biography Keywords Adaptive Optics Scanning Light Ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO), Retinal Imaging, Visual Function, Psychophysics, Retinal Structure, Image Processing Education B.S. 2018, Biomedical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI Research Ms. Gaffney’s research focuses on exploring structure-function relationships between photoreceptors and other retinal neurons using adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO). She is interested in better …

Gandhi Surapaneni, Rohan

Biography Keywords: Peroxisome, Mitochondria, Retinal-Pigment Epithelium, Retinal Degeneration, Aging. Advisor: Akihiro Ikeda Education BS 2025, Genomics and Molecular Genetics, Florida Institute of Technology Research My current research focuses on investigating the lipid metabolic landscape of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) using RPE-specific peroxisomal knockout mouse models. This work aims to provide insight into how lipid …

Ghimire, Bikalpa

Biography Adviser: Xin Huang, PhD Keywords: Motion, Integration/Segmentation, Feedforward/Feedback, Neural Recordings Education BA in Mathematics and Biological Sciences, Minot State University Diploma – Interdisciplinary Neuroethics, Universidad Anáhuac México Research My research interest revolves around understanding the neural basis of visual perception. Currently, my focus primarily lies in understanding the role of primary and dorsal visual …