We are hiring both postdocs and technicians. Please send CV and names of three reference to Jianhai.du@hsc.wvu.edu.
We are accepting graduate students and undergraduate students. Please contact us here.
Jianhai Du, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Biochemistry
West Virginia University
Email: jianhai.du@wvumedicine.org
Phone: (304)-598-6903
Mark Eminhizer, B.S.
Westminster College
Research Technologist
Email:mark.eminhizer@hsc.wvu.edu
Ying Zhang
Research Technologist
Email: yihuang@hsc.wvu.edu
Saira Rizwan
Graduate Student
Major: Exercise Physiology (WVU)
Email:sr00022@mix.wvu.edu
Artjola Puja
Graduate Student
Email:ap00093@mix.wvu.edu
Tuan Ngo, BS
Texas State University-San Marcos
Major: biochemistry
Research Technologist
Email:tuan.ngo@hsc.wvu.edu
Diana Yousef Mohammed Alabdallat
Pharm. Research assistant
Email: diana.alabdallat@hsc.wvu.edu
Jonathan Cook
Undergraduate research assistant (WVU)
Major: Biology (2022)
Email: jdc00023@mix.wvu.edu
Qingyan Wang
Research Technologist
Email: qingyan.wang@hsc.wvu.edu
Yingxiao Xiang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: yinxiao.xiang@hsc.wvu.edu
Audrey Anderson
Undergraduate student (WVU)
Major: Bioengineer
Email: aja000338@mix.wvu.edu
Ashley Marne
Undergraduate research assistant (WVU)
Major: Forensic examiner
Email: acm0054@mix.wvu.edu
Cloe Ratliff
Undergraduate Research Assistant (WVU RAP program)
Major: Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Email: clr00017@mix.wvu.edu
Jinyu Lu
Graphic Arts Designer
Email: jl00007@hsc.wvu.edu
Meghashri Saravanan
2021 Summer Undergraduate Researcher
Major: Biology (Virginia Commonwealth University, Summer Vision Program 2021)
Email:saravananm2@vcu.edu
Hadi Heidari , PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow (2023)
PhD: Chinese Academy of Science, 2022
Email: Hadi.Heidari@hsc.wvu.edu
Kevin (YeKai) Wang, BS
Brandies University
Research Technologist
Email: ykwang@wvumedicine.org
Tel: 304-598-4000 Ex:70329
Md Qamrul Islam
WVU School of Medicine
Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program
Degree: Ph.D. Candidate
mi00032@mix.wvu.edu
Alumni
Graduate Students
Siyan Zhu, PhD student 2017-2023
Project: Proline metabolism in the RPE
Email: sz0021@mix.wvu.edu
Current: Reviewer at FDA
Summer Students
Shanawar Waris
2019 (MS1 Medical Student) WVU Medicine
Email: slwaris@mix.wvu.edu
Brianna Ritz
2019 Summer Vision Research Undergraduate
West Liberty University
Email: bkritz@westliberty.edu
Current: WVU Medical School
Emma Sherfinski
2020 Summer Vision Research Undergraduate
Major: Medical Student (Marshall University)
Email: sherfinski@live.marshall.edu
Emily Adis
2021 Summer Undergraduate Researcher
Major: Biochemistry (University of Tampa, Summer Vision Program 2021)
Email:emily.adis@spartans.ut.edu
Carl Zhang
2021 Summer Undergraduate Researcher
Major: Chemistry (Penn State Behrend)
Email: cyz5132@psu.edu
Kamden Dulaney
Summer Undergraduate Vision ReseResearcher
Fairmount State University
Major: Chemistry
Email:kdulaney4@students.fairmontstate.edu
Wilma Aung
Binghamton University
Major: Biology
Summer Vision Undergraduate Apprentice 2023
aungwilma@gmail.com
Undergraduate and graduate (M.S.) researcher
Rachel Mcneel 2020-2023 WVU
Undergraduate researcher (WVU)
Major: Chemistry (RAP Program 2020)
Email:rdm0022@mix.wvu.edu
Jasleen Gandhi
2017-2018 WVU Undergraduate
Marlee Dinterman
WVU Medical School Student
2018 (Spring semester)
WVU Undergraduate (Biology)
Project: Proline transport in the RPE
Email: mad0040@mix.wvu.edu
Cara Laswell
2017-2018 WVU Undergraduate (Biomedical Engineering)
Project: Metabolism in thyroid disease.
Email: cjlaswell@mix.wvu.edu
Elizabeth Gregor
2017-2018 WVU Undergraduate (Biochemistry)
Email: eagregor@mix.wvu.edu
William Gu
2018 Undergraduate (Pre-pharmacy)
Email: whg0001@mix.wvu.edu
Nicholas McBride
2022-2033 Undergraduate researcher (WVU)
Major: Bioengineering (AGE-ADAR Program 2022)
Email:nkm0010@mix.wvu.edu
Emily Hayhurst
2017-2018 ; Major: Biomedical Engineering. SURE Program in 2018
Email: ehhayhurst@mix.wvu.edu
Rahatul Islam, M.Sc.
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Major: Gentic Engineering and Biotechnology
Graduate student (Rotation) 2022
Email: ri00005@mix.wvu.edu
Srishti Kala
Graduate student (Rotation) 2022
Email:sk00022@mix.wvu.edu
Mridul Jhawar
Undergraduate researcher 2021
Major: Biochemistry (Capstone CHEM497 2020)
Email:mj0038@mix.wvu.edu
Jenna Sigada
2018-2019; Master student in Health Science Program at WVU
Email: jms0164@mix.wvu.edu
Allison Hauer
2018-2019; Major: WVU Biochemistry (Honors College)
Email: ah0103@mix.wvu.edu
Daniel Lohner
2018-2019; Major: WVU Biology, Junior, SURE Program in 2018
Email:djlohner@mix.wvu.edu
Current: Medical School Student
Albert Jiang
2019-2020; Major: Biology
Undergraduate researcher
Email: aj0089@mix.wvu.edu
Wenjuan Gu
Major: Biochemistry (Capstone Program 2020)
wg0023@mix.wvu.edu
James Davie
2020-2021 MS student (Major: Biomedical Sciences)
Email: jddavie@mix.wvu.edu
Julia Guo
Undergraduate researcher (WVU)
Major: Biology (Pre-Med 2022)
Email:nkm0010@mix.wvu.edu
Visiting Scholars
Rui Zhang
Visiting PhD student, 2018-2019
Email:rui.zhang2@sydney.edu.au
Current: PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
Jiancheng Huang
Visiting PhD student, 2018-2019
Email: huangjc1213@gmail.com
Current: Resident, Fudan University
Research Technologist
Allison B. Grenell
BS (The College of Wooster, Class of 2015) 2016-2018
Current: Graduate Student @ Case Western Reserve University
Email: abg77@case.edu
Michelle Yam
BS (University of New South Wales) 2017-2018
Current: Research Assistant at the University of Sydney
Nicole Bianco
BS (West Virginia University) July, 2018-Nov, 2018
Bo Li Ms
(Nantong University) 2019-2021
Current: Ophthalmologist at the Yangzhou University
Beverly Toothman
BS West Virginia Wesleyan College, 2021-2022
Current: Medical student at the Indiana University
Olivia Roby
BS Fairmount State University 2022
Rong Xu, M.S.
Yanzhou University. 2019-2023
Current: Graduate Student at Carnegie Melon University
Maryam Hematara,
Post-Doctoral Fellows
PhD Chinese Academy of Science, 2022
Current: Postdoc at Dr. Michael Robichaux