Summer interns
| Student | Lab/Branch | Mentor | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anand Bhatt | OGVFB | Brian Brooks, M.D., Ph.D. | Harvard University |
| Austin Campbell | OGVFB | Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. | St. Albans School, D.C. |
| Megan Casady | LI | Robert Nussenblatt, M.D. | Virginia Tech |
| Candice Craig | DNA Diagnostic Lab | Xinjing Wang, Ph.D. | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Alecia Gibson | LI | Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. | George Mason University |
| Daoyoung Ko | LI | Charles Egwuagu, Ph.D. | Duke University |
| Bryan Kuo | LRCMB | T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins University |
| Athenais Lapeyre | OGVFB | Brian Brooks, M.D., Ph.D. | Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart |
| Teresa Longo | N-NRL | Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. | University of Maryland |
| Chang ‘Anna’ Lu | OGVFB | J. Fielding Hejtmancik, M.D., Ph.D. | Montgomery High School |
| Michael Mobaraki | N-NRL | Tiansen Li, Ph.D. | Winston Churchill High School |
| Cydney Nguyen | LRCMB | Ignacio Rodriguez, Ph.D. | Richard Montgomery High School |
| Uche Obiyor | DECA | William ‘Russ’ O’Donnell | Montgomery College |
| Sharon Ong | URN | Wei Li, Ph.D. | Winston Churchill High School |
| Philip Petrou | UNGIRD | Wai Wong, M.D., Ph.D. | Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| Katherine Pogrebniak | OGVFB | Yuri Sergeev, Ph.D. | Princeton University |
| Katherine Pohida | N-NRL | Tudor Badea, M.D., Ph.D. | Urbana High School |
| Ragha Suresh | OGVFB | Brian Brooks, M.D., Ph.D. | Freehold High School, NJ |
| Laurenda Tettegah | LRCMB | T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D. | Prince George’s County Community College |
| Eve Waters | Veterinary Research & Resources Section | James Raber, Ph.D., D.V.M. | Cornell University |
| Grace Woo | LRCMB | S. Patricia Becerra, Ph.D. | Irvine Valley College |
| Alan Xie | Genetic Engineering Facility | Lijin Dong, Ph.D. | Richard Montgomery High School |
Diversity In Vision Research & Ophthalmology (DIVRO) summer interns
| Student | Lab/Branch | Mentor | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Carter, III | LRCMB | Ignacio Rodriguez, Ph.D. | Towson University |
| Blen Girmay | LI | Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Stephane Guerrier | LRCMB | S. Patricia Becerra, Ph.D. | Cornell University |
| Bianca Martinez | LRCMB | T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D. | Williams College |
| Mariana Rius | Veterinary Research & Resources Section | James Raber, Ph.D., D.V.M. | College of Charleston |
| Jadir Vieira | URN | Wei Li, Ph.D. | Florida Atlantic University |
Summer special volunteers
| Student | Lab/Branch | Mentor | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aswini Cherukuri | LRCMB | T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D. | Winston Churchill High School |
| Sana Idrees | N-NRL | Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. | George Washington School of Medicine |
| David Li | OGVFB | J. Fielding Hejtmancik, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Maryland |
| Nisha Patel | N-NRL | Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. | Thomas Wootton High School |
| Madhumathi Reddy | LI | H. Nida Sen, M.D. | Georgetown University |
| George Zhang | OGVFB | J. Fielding Hejtmancik, M.D., Ph.D. | Macgruder High School |
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