Current Members: in the Lab

Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator
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Kristina Russano, MS

Lab Manager

Lab focus: Safety, compliance, facilities/operations, lab development

Hometown: Miami Beach, Florida

Hobbies: Camping, reading, gardening, exploring this beautiful state with my husband and puppers

Minjuan (Emma) Bian, MD, PhD

Research Scientist
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Lab focus: Axonal local translation during axon outgrowth

Hometown: Shanghai, China

Hobbies: Photography, cooking, hiking, traveling

Heather Chang, BS

Life Science Research Professional 1

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Hobbies: Running, cooking, video games

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

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

Tasneem Khatib, DM, FRCOphth

Postdoctoral Scholar
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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.

BaoXiang Li, MD

Life Science Technician
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Ziming Luo, MD, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher
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Lab focus: Differentiating and transplanting human stem cell-derived RGCs and retinal organoids

Hometown: Guangzhou, China

Hobbies: Hiking, trail running, painting, cooking

Jax Maya, BS

Life Science Research Professional 1

Hometown: Ventura, California

Hobbies: Chess

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

Sahil Shah, MD, PhD

Ophthalmology Resident, Stanford

Anna Bettina Toth, MD, PhD

Ophthalmology Resident, Stanford

Lab focus: Astrocyte reactivity in the pathogenesis of optic neuropathies like glaucoma

Hometown: Midland, Michigan

Hobbies: Yoga, traveling, growing plants (especially succulents)

Christina Tsien, BS

Life Science Technician
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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

Rain Runxia Wen, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar
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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

Santhoshi Varada, MBBS

Visiting Instructor

Hometown: Rajahmundry, India 

Hobbies: Hiking, Camping, and Skiing 

Mollie Woodworth, PhD

Lab focus: Retinal ganglion cell regeneration from endogenous progenitors

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Hobbies: Knitting, hiking, science outreach

Zheng Wu, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

Hometown: Shanxi, China

Hobbies: Reading and Skiing

Xin Xia, MD, PhD

Research Scientist

Lab focus: RGC survival and axon regeneration

Hometown: China

Hobbies: Cycling and running

Brent Young, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Lab focus: I work on retinal ganglion cell functional light-response modulations and regeneration in neurofibromatosis Type-1.

Hometown: Orem, Utah

Hobbies: Running, biking, and video games

Ziyu Yu, MD, PhD Candidate

Rotating Scholar

Lab focus: I focus on neuroprotection in the visual system and retinal ganglion cell functional light-response in neurofibromatosis Type-1 mice.

Hometown: Hunan, China

Hobbies: Badminton, climbing, and cooking

Thank You

We also thank our other collaborators and staff on the clinical research team.


Current Members: in the Clinic

Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator
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Gala Beykin, MD

Clinical Instructor 
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Lab focus: Neuroprotective and neurorestorative clinical trials in glaucoma

Hometown: Jerusalem, Israel

Hobbies: Cycling and running 

Elena De Loizaga

Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

Hometown: Madrid, Spain

Hobbies: yoga, traveling, and hiking 

Sachin Iyer

Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator 

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Hobbies: Hiking, Basketball, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 

Timothy Johnson II

REACH Postbaccalaureate Scholar
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Mariana Nunez

Clinical Research Manager and Director of the Stanford Ophthalmology Clinical Research Unit
 

Hometown: Mexico City

Hobbies: Hiking, reading.

Zac Wennberg-Smith

Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
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Thank You

We also thank our other collaborators and staff on the clinical research team.