People Type: Trainee

Biography Advisor: Donna Neumann, PhD Keywords: HSV-1, molecular virology, ocular pathogenesis Education BS 2020, (1) Biochemistry, (2) Microbiology, (3) Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID Research Mason Shipley’s interests are in how the herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) mechanistically reactivates after latent infection, and how HSV-1 reactivation events affect neuronal damage and …

Biography Advisor: Nader Sheibani, PhD Keywords: Stem cell science, Regenerative Medicine, Clinical Trial, Aged-related macular disease (AMD), Diabetic retinopathy, oxidative stress and inflammation in the pathogenesis of dry AMD, Hypoxia/Ischemia effects on mast cell activation. Education B.Sc. in Laboratory Sciences at School of Paramedical Sciences, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. M.Sc. in Medical Immunology …

Biography Advisor: Nader Sheibani, PhD Keywords: Ocular vascular biology, angiogenesis, vascular cell biology, retinopathy of prematurity, retinal iron homeostasis Education BS 2013, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea MS 2015, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea Research Yong-Seok Song is interested in the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate vascular development and angiogenesis …

Biography Advisor: Bikash Pattnaik, PhD Keywords: Leber’s congenital amaurosis, ion channelopathy, genetics  Education BS 2018, Biology-Biomedical Science, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Research Ms. Spillane’s research focuses on a disease called Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), in which several different gene mutations lead to blindness in children. These mutations are located on …

Biography Keywords: Visual perception,  Visual motion processing, 3D visual processing, electrophysiology Advisor: Ari Rosenberg Education MSc 2022, Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Research I am interested in visual perception and the processing of visual information that transforms into action and guides behavior.

Biography Advisor: Mrinalini Hoon, PhD Keywords: retina, synaptic adhesion protein, synapses, receptors and ion channels, retinal neurons Education BS 2015, Biology, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) PhD 2023, Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI Research Dr. Stevens-Sostre is interested in understanding the mechanisms of circuit establishment and function in the mammalian retina. Her …

Biography Advisor: Emily Ward, PhD Keywords: Deep neural networks, machine learning Education Bachelor of Technology 2019, Computer Science & Engineering, PES University, Bengaluru, India Research Siddharth Suresh is interested in building better models of visual awareness using computational methods like machine learning. In the past, he has investigated if Deep Neural Networks trained to classify …

Biography Advisor: Gillian McLellan, DVM, DAVCO, DEVCO, PhD Keywords: Glaucoma, trabecular meshwork, anterior segment, outflow pathway Education: DVM 2016, Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain Research: Dr. Torné Escudé’s research focuses on understanding the effect of LTBP-2 mutations (which in humans cause a variety of ocular diseases that range from congenital malformations …

Biography Advisor: Christopher Bradfield, PhD Keywords: corneal disease, gene therapy, gene editing, monogenic disease, translational research, animal models Education BS in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, The Ohio State University PhD in Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Research Dr. Veith is interested in using genome engineering to generate novel animal models of …

Biography Education B.A., 2017, Cornell University M.A., 2021, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Research Interests Isabel Villanueva is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research explores the communication and public opinion formation of emerging and controversial science issues, with an emphasis on the role of social media. …