Summer interns
| Student | Lab/Branch | Mentor | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeam Algheraibi | OGVFB | Kapil Bharti, Ph.D. | George Washington University |
| Lena Bakalian | LRCMB | S. Patricia Becerra, Ph.D. | Stoneridge School of the Sacred Heart, MD |
| Xiaoyu Cai | GEF | Lijin Dong, Ph.D. | Duke University |
| Siqi Chen | Li | Igal Gery, Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins University |
| Sarah Chwiki | HCF | Mones Abu-Asab, Ph.D. | University of Virginia |
| Huyin Dong | OGVFB | Kapil Bharti, Ph.D. | University of the District of Columbia |
| Iain Forrest | OGVFB | Brian Brooks, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Jackson Gao | DDL | Xinjing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. | Albert Einstein School of Medicine |
| Aarti Hinduja | OGVFB | Brett Jeffrey, Ph.D. | Poolesville High School, MD |
| Danielle Horridge | Li | Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. | College of William & Mary |
| Laura Keehan | LRCMB | S. Patricia Becerra, Ph.D. | Rice University |
| Lauren Killingsworth | N-NRL | Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. | Stanford University |
| Adrianna Lee | Li | Robert Nussenblatt, M.D. | Rice University |
| Caitlyn McCafferty | OGVFB | Brian Brooks, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Clare McLaughlin | OSCPLE | Daniel Stimson, Ph.D. | American University |
| Malika Nimmagadda | OGVFB | Brett Jeffrey, Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University |
| Alexandra Pietraszkiewicz | N-NRL | Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. | University of Connecticut |
| Amanda Ray | LRCMB | T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D. | Shepherd University |
| Sohee Shim | Li | Robert Nussenblatt, M.D. | George Washington University |
| Laken Shumate | Li | Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. | University of North Carolina, Charlotte |
| Margaret Starostik | N-NRL | Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. | Georgetown University |
| Christina Stevens | RNS | Wei Li, Ph.D. | Holton-Arms School, MD |
| Rebecca Xi | OGVFB | Brian Brooks, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Mohammad Yazdanie | LRCMB | Wai Wong, M.D., Ph.D. | SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine |
| Joo Hee “Jenny” Yoon | LRCMB | T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D. | University of Rochester |
Diversity In Vision Research & Ophthalmology (DIVRO) summer interns
| Student | Lab/Branch | Mentor | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirubel Belay | LI | Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. | University of Texas, Austin |
| Gabriella Belmarez | RNS | Wei Li, Ph.D. & Steven Stasheff, M.D. | Mount Holyoke College |
| Kaifa Boyce | LRCMB | T. Michael Redmond, Ph.D. | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Dahlia Burns-Wilson | LSR | Bruce Cumming, M.D., Ph.D. | Richard Montgomery High School, MD |
| Elizabeth “Libby” Fairless | N-NRL | Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. | Amherst College |
| Shaimar Gonzalez | LRCMB | Wai Wong, M.D., Ph.D. | Marshall University |
| Juliet Hartford | DECA | Emily Chew, M.D. | Columbia University |
| Eric Kudiwu | LI | Charles Egwuagu, Ph.D. | Georgetown Preparatory |
| Melissa Lester | LI | Robert Nussenblatt, M.D. | Temple University |
| Howard Nicholson III | OGVFB | J. Fielding Hejtmancik, M.D., Ph.D. | Poolesville High School |
| Anesu Nyawata | LI | Charles Egwuagu, Ph.D. | Rhodes College |
| Jose Salazar | HCF | Mones Abu-Asab, Ph.D. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Brianna Stroud-Williams | FCC | Rafael Villasmil | Gallaudet University |
Summer special volunteers
| Student | Lab/Branch | Mentor | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmin Alamdeen | HCF | Mones Abu-Asab, Ph.D. | Holton-Arms School, MD |
| Ali Allahdina | LRCMB | Wai Wong, M.D., Ph.D. | Howard University |
| Sonia Chen | VFC | Haohua Qian, Ph.D. | Walt Whitman High School, MD |
| Jerry Mi | DDL | Xinjing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. | Thomas S. Wooten High School, MD |
| Angela Zhou | LI | Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. | Poolesville High School, MD |
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