Summer interns
| Student | Lab/Branch | Mentor | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Aderemi | OGVFB | Brian Brooks, M.D., Ph.D. | CUNY, Lehman College |
| Amal Alsufyani | N-NRL | Tiansen Li, Ph.D. | George Mason University |
| Michael Ayele | LRCMB | T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D. | Brown University |
| Stephan Baehr | N-NRL | Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. | University of Utah |
| Phillip Cai | MSFGS | Graeme Wistow, Ph.D. | Oxford College of Emory University |
| Julia Cao | DDL | Xinjing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School |
| Lydia Carroll | LSR | Richard Krauzlis, Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins University |
| Siqi Chen | LI | Igal Gery, Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins University |
| Sarah Chwiki | HCF | Mones Abu-Asab, Ph.D. | University of Virginia |
| Nikhil Gupta | OGVFB | J. Fielding Hejtmancik, M.D., Ph.D. | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, VA |
| Adrianna Lee | LI | Robert Nussenblatt, M.D. | Rice University |
| Nadia Parmhans | N-NRL | Tudor Badea, M.D., Ph.D. | Montgomery College |
| Timothy Quinn | LI | Robert Nussenblatt, M.D. | Wayne State College of Medicine |
| Amanda Ray | LRCMB | T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D. | Hagerstown Community College |
| Hyun Jae Seo | LI | Charles Egwuagu, Ph.D. | Amherst College |
| Parth Shah | UNGIRD | Wai Wong, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School |
| Sonali Srivastava | LI | Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. | Brookfield East High School, WI |
| Christina Stevens | URN | Wei Li, Ph.D. | Holton-Arms School, MD |
| Kurtis Swartz | URN | Wei Li, Ph.D. | Swarthmore College |
| Rebecca Xi | OGVFB | Brian Brooks, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Yizhen Zhang | URN | Wei Li, Ph.D. | Richard Montgomery High School, MD |
Diversity In Vision Research & Ophthalmology (DIVRO) summer interns
| Student | Lab/Branch | Mentor | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Abram | VRRS | James Raber, Ph.D., D.V.M. | Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine |
| Modupe “Funmi” Adetunji | LRCMB | Stanislav Tomarev, Ph.D. | Princeton University |
| Kaifa Boyce | LRCMB | T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D. | Mount Saint Mary’s University |
| Ann-Gelle Carter | OGVFB | J. Fielding Hejtmancik, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School |
| Elizabeth “Libby” Fairless | N-NRL | Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. | Dartmouth College |
| David Fernandez-Fidalgo | N-NRL | Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. | University of Miami |
| Eric Kudiwu | LI | Charles Egwuagu, Ph.D. | Georgetown Preparatory |
| Alejandro Morales Martinez | OGVFB | Kapil Bharti, Ph.D. | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Brina Olunkwa | OGVFB | J. Fielding Hejtmancik, M.D., Ph.D. | Riverdale Baptist School, MD |
| Darnell Robin | FCC | Rafael Villasmil | Oakwood University |
| Jose Salazar | HCF | Mones Abu-Asab, Ph.D. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Alexis Warren | LI | Robert Nussenblatt, M.D. | University of Kansas Medical School |
Summer special volunteers
| Student | Lab/Branch | Mentor | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryam Alerwi | OGVFB | J. Fielding Hejtmancik, M.D., Ph.D. | Catholic University of America |
| Wasimah Alshammari | OGVFB | J. Fielding Hejtmancik, M.D., Ph.D. | Catholic University of America |
| Yash Bisen | LI | Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. | Mission San Jose High School, CA |
| Sushanki Chaudhary | HCF | Mones Abu-Asab, Ph.D. | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Anurag Goel | URN | Wei Li, Ph.D. | Washington University at St. Louis |
| Jerry Mi | DDL | Xinjing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. | Thomas S. Wooten High School, MD |
| Deepanshu “Yash” Singh | OGVFB | J. Fielding Hejtmancik, M.D., Ph.D. | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, VA |
| Michelle Yuen | HCF | Mones Abu-Asab, Ph.D. | Winston Churchill High School, MD |
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