Our Team


Thanh Hoang, PhD
Assistant professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Cell & Developmental Biology
Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Education
Postdoc, Johns Hopkins University, USA
PhD, Miami University, USA
B.S. University of Tasmania, Australia
Honors
2024 | McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award
2023 | Alcon Research Institute Young Investigator Award
2023 | Biological Sciences Scholar, University of Michigan
2022 | Helen Taussig Young investigator Award, Johns Hopkins

Mikiko Nagashima, PhD
Research Scientist
Education
PhD – Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
Postdoctoral – MCDB, University of Michigan

Zachary Flickinger, MSc
Research Specialist
Education
M.Sc, University of Maryland
B.S, Iowa State University

Sherine Awad, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Education
PhD, Michigan State University
B.S, Suez Canal University, Egypt

Ying Chen, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Education
PhD, Zhejiang University, China
B.S, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Mengling Yang, MD
Research Scholar
Education
MD, Central South University, China
Undergraduates

Jenna Dang
Neuroscience

Maddy Chong
Movement Science

Ameilia Chung
Biochemistry

Lara Santos
MCDB

Khoi Tran
Biomedical Engineering

Anh Tran
Biology, Health, and Society

Lac Hong Truong
Biochemistry
Past Members
Duc Vu, Postdoctoral Fellow
Ally Wang, UROP Undergrad
Nadia Kress, UROP Undergrad
Alex Kravetz, UROP Undergrad
Mary Brenneman, UROP Undergrad
Nadia Sbisa, UROP Undergrad