People Type: Trainee

Biography Advisor: Shyam Chaurasia, PhD Keywords: Diabetic retinopathy, S100A9 proinflammatory molecule, TLR4, pyroptosis, ossabaw pig Education BA 2018, Psychology, Woodbury University, Burbank, California Research Scholastica’s vision research experiences include working toward a translational approach in identifying early markers for neurodegenerative and microvascular retinal disorder involving chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. Her vision research seeks to …

Biography Advisor: Akihiro Ikeda, PhD Keywords: Aging, Retinal neuroinflammation, retinal degeneration, DHA Education: B.V.Sc., 2013, Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, AAU M.V.Sc., 2015, Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science, AAU PhD, 2021, Animal Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute Postdoctoral, 2023, Ophthalmology, Wayne State University Research Dr. Gogoi investigates the mechanisms of aging and their …

Biography Advisors: Mrinalini Hoon; Raunak Sinha Keywords: Mammalian retina, photoreceptors, retinal organoids, non-human primate, electrophysiology, ion channels, immunohistochemistry, transcriptomics, electron microscopy Education BS 2022, Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, India MSc 2024, Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India Research My research focuses on the role of Activity in Synapse Maturation.  I am looking …

Biography Advisor: Mikhail Kats Keywords: Nanophotonics, imaging, night-vision, upconversion Education BS 2021, Electrical Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan MS 2024, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison Research I have been working on developing night vision capabilities using excitonic upconverting materials. My research involves 1) high resolution upconversion imaging using these materials …

Biography Advisor: Joseph Carroll, PhD Keywords:  Adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO); retinal structure, function, and imaging Education BA 2015, Neuroscience and Biology, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL Research Ms. Heitkotter’s research focuses on generating clinical biomarkers of photoreceptor structure and function that relate findings observed with clinical tools, like optical coherence tomography, to …

Biography Advisor: Bilge Mutlu, PhD Keywords: Human-computer interaction, human-robot-interaction, social robotics Education BSc 2017, Computer Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong MSc 2020, Computational Design, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Research Yaxin Hu’s research revolves around designing and building social agents that interact with people in their daily lives. Her research draws …

Biography Keywords: melanopsin signaling, retinal ganglion cells, retinal development, single-cell electrophysiology, synapses, electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry Advisor: Raunak Sinha Education MPhil 2024, Basic and Translational Neuroscience, University of Cambridge BS 2023, Neurobiology and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison Research Anna is broadly interested in comparative retina neurobiology and fundamental principles of phototransduction. Her PhD research is focused …

Biography Advisor: Tim Rogers, PhD Keywords: Eye-tracking, semantics, conceptual understanding, learning Education BA 2013, Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS BA 2014, Film and Media Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS MS 2017, Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Research Mr. Jensen’s research addresses how children’s semantic knowledge is informed by regularities within their visual …

Biography Advisor: Shawn Green, PhD, and Emily Ward, PhD Keywords: Animacy, intentionality, learning Education BS 2016, Psychology Major, Neuroscience minor, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN Research Mohan Ji is interested in studying how people perceive and learn to identify the visual signals of intentionality. In particular, he uses a “wolf” chasing “sheep” in a …

Biography Advisor: Shawn Green, PhD Keywords: Visual illusions, visual perception, general vision Education Bsc, Physics, 2013, Polytechnic Federal School of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland MSc, Physics, 2016, Polytechnic Federal School of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland PhD, Neuroscience, 2022, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland Research I study visual perception through a range of perceptual learning tasks, focusing specifically on …