Lab Alumni
Shomoukh AlShamekh, MD
Dermatologist
Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery
Akintomide (Tommy) Apara, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist
Eye Surgery Associates
Melissa Atkins, MS
Biosafety Officer
Hawaii State Department of Health
Alena Bartakova, MD
FAS manager/Customer Success manager
NanoCellect Biomedical, Inc.
Evan Cameron, PhD
Scientist
Biotech
Dolly Chang, MD, MPH, PhD
Genentech, South San Francisco, CA /
Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford
Heather Chang, BS
Life Science Research Professional 1
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Hobbies: Running, cooking, video games
Kun-Che Chang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Pittsburgh
In Cho, BS
Research Assistant
Stanford University Benson Lab
Hui-Chun Cheng, MEd
Administrative Technician
University of Pittsburgh
Raul G Corredor, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health and Neuroscience, FIU Health
Luciano Custo Greig, MD, PhD
Ophthalmology Resident, Stanford
Narsis Daftarian, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Research Institute, SBMU
Lab focus: Neuroprotective and neurorestorative clinical trials in glaucoma
Hometown: Lompoc, California
Hobbies: Snowboarding, cooking, traveling, hiking with my dog Moffitt
Joana Galvao, PhD
Ophthalmology Translation & Technology Lead at Roche
Sylvia Groth, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Vanderbilt Eye Institute
Sarah Hay, MS
Medical Student
Kathleen Heng, DVM, DACLAM
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurosciences PhD Candidate
Lab focus: Interested in neuroprotection and regeneration in the visual system, and research focuses on advancing promising strategies towards safe and effective clinical treatments for optic pathway diseases
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Hobbies: Swimming, hiking, cooking, and baking
Jonathan Hertz, PhD
Associate Director
Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.
Ying Hu, MD, PhD
Associate Director
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Emma Huie, BS
Life Science Research Professional
Lab focus: Axonal local translation during axon outgrowth
Hometown: California
Hobbies: Baking, kayaking, knitting, writing, and trying to keep succulents alive
Star Huynh, BS
Medical Student
University of California, San Diego
Keiichiro Iwao, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Kengun-Sakuragi Eye Clinic and
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital
Gurdeep Jhaj, MD
Private Practice
Southern California
Karl Kador, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Ophthalmology
UMKC School of Medicine
Lab-based focus: Neuroprotective and regenerative strategies for glaucoma
Clinic-based focus: Non-invasive imaging of aqueous outflow; neuro-enhancement for glaucoma
Dr Khatib (Tas) is a fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist and clinician scientist. She qualified from Oxford University Medical School and completed her doctorate in gene therapy-based neurotrophin delivery for glaucoma neuroprotection at Cambridge University alongside her residency. She undertook a surgical glaucoma fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital London prior to joining Dr. Goldberg’s team as a postdoctoral scholar.
Cara Knasel, BS
Medical Student
Rocky Vista University
Alexander Kreymerman, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard University
Varun Kumar, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
Noelia Kunzevitzky, PhD
COO
Biotech company
Olga Kuzmenko, BS
Process Engineer III
Neurona Therapeutics
Katherine Li
Medical Company
Ankush Madaan, PhD
Team Lead Manager
Azenta Life Sciences
Eeshika Mitra, MPH
Life Science Research Professional
Lab focus: At the Goldberg lab she is currently focused in assessing retinal ganglion cell function after injury using a novel reversible model of intraocular pressure elevation in glaucoma. Her major roles include assisting the postdocs with their silicon oil injection injury models, confocal imaging and immunohistochemistry. She is also involved in a project that studies the developmental potential of Muller glial cells to enable retinal ganglion cell generation.
Hometown: Puducherry, India
Hobbies: Hiking, learning different dance forms and making new friends
Darcie Moore, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Melina Morkin, MD
Cornea and Refractive Specialist,
New England Eye Center and
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Michael Nahmou, BS
Life Science Research Professional 2
Lab focus: Astrocyte reactivity in disease and injury as well as retinal ganglion cell-targeted gene therapy
Hometown: Encino, California
Hobbies: Exploring new eats and spending time outdoors, especially with his dog Elvis
Bac Nguyen, MD
Glaucoma Specialist and Ophthalmologist
Berkeley Eye Center
Ashley Nies
Undergraduate/Master's Student
Lab focus: Interested in neuroprotection and regeneration in the visual system, and research focuses on advancing promising strategies towards safe and effective clinical treatments for optic pathway diseases
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Hobbies: Swimming, playing the guzheng, and traveling
Takahiko Noro, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist
Assistant Professor
Jikei University, Japan
Sabri Raza, MD
Ophthalmologist
American Hosptial- Spitali Amerikan
Enrique Salero, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Lab focus: Neuroprotective and neurorestorative clinical trials in glaucoma
Hometown: Oak Harbor, Washington
Hobbies: Yoga, running, and journaling
Travis Stiles, PhD
President and CEO
Novoron Bioscience
Catalina Sun, BS
Info coming soon
Bogdan Tanasa, MD, PhD
Senior Data Scientist
Amgen
Ephraim Trakhtenberg, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
UConn Health
Lab focus: I support lab research in various procedures such as intravitreal injections, optic nerve crush, and perfusion; and I assist in managing the mouse colony.
Hometown: Olympia, Washington
Hobbies: Reading, writing, trying out different restaurants, and exploring the Bay Area
Praseeda Venugopalan, PhD
Sr. Manager Reg Affairs
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
Sophia Wang, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford
Lab focus: I am developing an epigenetic gene editing system to help with future gene therapy and using this system to identify novel therapeutic targets to treat optic neuropathies.
Hometown: China
Hobbies: Kayaking and golfing
Geoffrey Weiner, MD, PhD
Senior Equity Research Associate
Credit Suisse
Lab focus: Retinal ganglion cell regeneration from endogenous progenitors
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Hobbies: Knitting, hiking, science outreach
Daniel Wolfgang Pita-Thomas, PhD
Associate Director of Clinical Science
4D Molecular Therapeutics
Suqian Wu, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist
China
Satoshi Yokota, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist
Kobe City Eye Hospital
Japan
Caroline Yu, MD
Ophthalmology Resident
The University of Iowa