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We are proud of the alumni of the Ocular Gene Therapy Laboratory. Their collective achievements have elevated the program to its current state, and continue to inspire new generations of students. Contact Us
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 Simiah Ziadeh_Academic Profile Image Samiah Ziadeh
Research Technologist (2022-2024), Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Accepted to medical school at the University of Wisconsin
 Erika Shaw Erika Shaw
Neuroscience Doctoral Program (NDP) (2018-2024), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Accepted to veterinary school at Purdue University
 Kristina Chern 250x250 Kristina Chern
Neuroscience Doctoral Program (NDP) (2017-2023), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Joined Regeneron
 Gavin Marcoe_Academic Profile_OGTL Gavin Marcoe
Research Technologist (2018 – 2022), Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Joined Master’s in Bacteriology program, University of Wisconsin, Madison
 Mina Ghobrial_Academic Profile

 

Mina Ghobrial
Rotation Student (Summer, 2022), Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Joined M2 year of Medical School
 Elizabeth Alessio_Academic Profile   

Elizabeth Alessio
Rotation Student (Summer, 2022), Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Joined M1 year of Medical School
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Hanmeng Zhang
Graduate Student (2016 – 2021), Neuroscience Doctoral Program (NDP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Accepted a post-doc position at UMass Eye and Ear, Boston
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Scholastica Go
Rotation Student (Fall 2021), Neuroscience Doctoral Program (NDP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Joined the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (Thesis advisor: Shyam Chaurasia)
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Dwani Patel
Graduate Student (2017 – 2021), Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Matched with University of Arizona 
 Nathan Li

Nathan Li
Medical Student (2020 – 2021), Pathways Program, years M1-M2

After leaving: Continued medical school
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Amira Pavlovich
Research Technician (2016 – 2020), Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin

After Leaving: Moved out of state
  Benyapa Khowpinitchai
Undergraduate student (2019 – 2020), research internship, Carroll University

After leaving: Joined a laboratory at Harvard to work as a research technician
 
  Angela McCollum
High School student (Spring, 2019), SUPREMES program, Brookfield Central High School

After leaving: Continued high school
 
   Jian Shen Jian Shen
Rotation Student (Winter, 2018), Interdisciplinary Program (IDP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Joined the Department of Microbiology & Immunology (Thesis advisor: Weiguo Cui, PhD)
 
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Research Technologist (2017 – 2018), Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Accepted an industry position at Tenaya Therapeutics, San Francisco, California.  
 
Lishu He Lishu He
Rotation student (Fall 2018), Interdisciplinary Program (IDP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Joined the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Thesis mentor: Gwen Lomberk, PhD) 
 
     CReid_small Christopher A. Reid
Graduate student (2016 – 2018), Interdisciplinary Program (IDP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Accepted an industry position at Tenaya Therapeutics, San Francisco, California.
 
   Hannah Fisher_Academic Profile Hannah Nonarath 
Rotation student (Winter 2016), Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Program (IDP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Joined the Department of Cell Biology (Thesis mentor: Brian Link, PhD)   
 
Seung Yi Lee Seung Yi Lee
Rotation Student (Winter 2016), Neuroscience Doctoral Program (NDP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After Leaving: Joined the Department of Biophysics (Thesis advisor: Matthew Budde, PhD)
 
 Nathan Eaton_Academic Profile Nathan Eaton
Rotation Student (Fall 2016), Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Program (IDP), Medical College of Wisconsin

After leaving: Joined the Department of Cell Biology (Thesis advisor: Herve Falet, PhD). 
 
 BethanSJones_Academic Profile Bethan S. Jones
Summer Student (2016), 2nd year MSci in Chemistry with Biomedicine, Kings College London, UK

After Leaving: Joined the graduate program (PhD) at The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, UK
 

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