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

Julie Cho, MD, PhD

Clinic Instructor
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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

Luciano Custo Greig, MD, PhD

Ophthalmology Resident, Stanford

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mollie Woodworth, PhD

Lab focus: Retinal ganglion cell regeneration from endogenous progenitors

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Hobbies: Knitting, hiking, science outreach

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


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 

Esther Elenes

Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
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Lab focus: Neuroprotective and neurorestorative clinical trials in glaucoma

Hometown: Lompoc, California

Hobbies: Snowboarding, cooking, traveling, hiking with my dog Moffitt

Mariana Nunez

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

Mariella Saludares

Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator
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Lab focus: Neuroprotective and neurorestorative clinical trials in glaucoma

Hometown: Oak Harbor, Washington

Hobbies: Yoga, running, and journaling

Zac Wennberg-Smith

Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
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Lab focus: Neuroprotective and neurorestorative clinical trials in glaucoma

Hometown: Waterbury, Vermont

Hobbies: Cooking, Going on walks with his dog Miller

Collaborators

Alf Dubra, PhD

Lab focus: Studying microscopic retinal phenotype of people with glaucoma, optic disc drusen, multiple sclerosis and other conditions that result in vision loss through the use of advanced optical imaging

Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay

Hobbies: Programming, cycling, swimming

Wendy Liu, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
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Tony Norcia, PhD

Brian Soetikno, MD, PhD

Ophthalmology Resident
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Lab focus: Developing novel imaging biomarkers for glaucoma using visible-light optical coherence tomography

Hometown: Union City, California

Hobbies: Jiu-jitsu, dog walking, and investing