2024, Visiting the Museum of the Eye in San Francisco: Angel, Ben, Marla, Karina, Etchi, Samira, Miah, Raul, Rachana, Matt
Current Lab Members:
From Left to right, top to bottom:
Etchi Ako - Vision Science Program - Impact of ASD-related genes on retinal development
Karina Bistrong - HWNI Ph. D. program - Development of direction selectivity, F31 award from NEI
Samira Monshietehadi, Graduate student in MCB Ph. D. Program, Impact of waves of vascular development
Miah Pitcher - HWNI Ph. D. program - Development of starburst amacrine cells, F31 Award from NEI
Angel Garcia - HWNI Ph. D. program - Glia and retinal development, NSF predoctoral award
Dafne Selimoglu - Lab Manager, SRA2, Impact of waves on vascular development
Dr. Rachana Deven Somaiya, Weill NeuroHub postdoctoral researcher, molecular basis of direction selective circuit wiring
Dr. Matt Tarchik - postdoctoral fellow, dopamine signaling in retina
Tess Gunatilake — SEED scholar, Neuroscience major, Class of 2026
Eugene Liang — MCB-Neuro major, Class of 2024
Raul Habib - MCB - Neuro major, Class of 2025
Marla Feller, Paul Licht Distinguished Professor in Biological Sciences, mfeller@berkeley.edu, @FellerMarla CV
Not pictured - Lamis Yassin, MCB - Cell, Development and Physiology Major, class of 2025
Alumni:
Anastacia Anishchenko, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2005-2009
David Arroyo, Ph. D., Molecular and Cell Biology, 2011-2016 Recipient of NSF Predoctoral Fellowship and Ruth L. Kirschstein predoctoral Fellowship from NIH. Currently a Regulatory Affairs Specialist at Medtronics
Will Barkis, UCSD Neuroscience 2006-2009, Currently Principal, Business Group at Orange Silicon Valley.
Aaron Blankenship, . Ph. D. UCSD Neuroscience, 2004 – 2009, Recipient of Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA predoctoral fellowship from NIH IT Consultant Biologics at Bayer
Rémi Bos, Postdoctoral Researcher 2013-2016. currently Associate Professor at Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, Marseille
Franklin Caval-Holme, Ph. D. Helen Wills Neuroscience Program 2015-2020. Recipient of Ruth L. Kirschstein predoctoral Fellowship from NIH, current postdoctoral researcher with Michael Do at Harvard Children’s Hospital
Michael Colicos, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2002-2003
Currently Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Calgary
Tony del Rio, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2004-2006 Research Scientist, Boston Biomedical, Inc
Tim Dunn, Ph. D. UCSD Biological Sciences, 2003-2008
Malak El Quessny, Ph. D., Helen Wills Neuroscience Program 2016-2021. Recipient of Ruth L. Kirschstein predoctoral Fellowship from NIH and the Elizabeth Roboz-Einstein Fellowship, current postdoctoral researcher, Institute for Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, SP
Justin Elstrott, UCSD Computational Neuroscience 2004-2009
Recipient of the NSF predoctoral fellowship
Senior Scientist, Genentech Research and Early Development
Alana Firl, Ph. D. Vision Science, 2009-2014, Mechanisms of generation and propagation of late stage retinal waves, currently Sr Progam Lead Database & BioInformatics at Mars-Wrigley Confectionary
Sally Firth, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2002-2005
Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Queensland
Kevin Ford, Ph.D. Molecular and Cell Biology, 2006- 2011
Recipient of Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA predoctoral fellowship from NIH
Director of Data Science at Myriad Genetics
Aaron Hamby, Ph. D.Molecular and Cell Biology 2008 – 2013
Recipient of Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA predoctoral fellowship from NIH, Field Application scientist at Fabric Genomics
Richard Harris, Postdoctoral Researcher, 1998-2000
Recipient of an NINDS Intramural National Research Service Award
Research Professor at the University of Michigan
Ethan Hua, Master’s UCSD Biological Sciences, 2006-2008
Medical student at UC Davis Medical School
Bryan Hwang,
Recipient of HHMI Research Training Fellowship
HHMI Scholar, 1999-2000
Lowry Kirkby, Ph. D. Biophysics, 2008-2014, Recipient of the NSF Predoctoral and Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Ph.D Fellowships, Senior Scientist at Rune labs
Melanie Lee, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2016-2017, Bioinformations Scientist at One Lambda/Thermofisher
Juliana M. Rosa , Postdoctoral Researcher, 2014-2015, currently a Principle Investigator at the National Hospital of Paraplegics in Toledo, Spain
Rukimini Mirotznik, Postdoctoral Researcher, 1999-2000, Mirotznik Editing Services
Ryan Morrie, Ph. D. Molecular and Cell Biology, 2012-2018. Recipient of NSF Predoctoral Fellowship and UCB Dissertation Year Fellowship , currently a Scientist II at Maze Therapeutics.
Michal Rivlin, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2009-2013
Human Frontier Science Program Fellow
Assistant Professor at Weitzmann Institute
http://www.weizmann.ac.il/neurobiology/labs/rivlin/
Georgeann Sack, Postdoctoral Researcher 2011-2014, Science communications and publishing, self-employed
Joshua Singer, Postdoctoral Researcher, 1998-2000
Recipient of a Pharmacology Research Associate Program Fellowship from NIGMS
Associate Professor at University of Maryland
Mathew Summers, Ph. D., Molecular and Cell Biology, Recipient of NSF Predoctoral Fellowship, currently Scientist at Allen Brain Institute.
Alex Tiriac, postdoctoral researcher, 2016-2022, Currently Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University.
Christine Torborg, Graduate Student (PhD), 2001-2004, Health Science Policy Advisor at NINDS, NIH
Josh Tworig, Ph. D. Molecular and Cell Biology, 2017-2022, Recipient of NSF Predoctoral Fellowship, postdoc 2022-2023, Currently Scientist at Ascend Gene and Cell Therapies.
Anna Vlasits, Ph. D. Helen Wills Neuroscience Program, 2012-2017. Recipient of NSF Predoctoral Fellowship and Ruth L. Kirschstein predoctoral Fellowship from NIH, starting Jan 2024, Assistant Professor at University of Illinois, Chicago Department of Ophthalmology.
Christiane Voufo, Ph. D. Helen Wills Neuroscience Program 2017-2022, current World Bank Africa Fellow, EdTech consultant
Chih-Tien Wang, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2004-2007, Associate Professor at the National Taiwan University
Corey Webster, Ph. D. Molecular and Cell Biology, 2013-2019 Recipient of Ruth L. Kirschstein predoctoral Fellowship from NIH, current postdoctoral researcher with Judith Campisi at the Buck Institute
Wei Wei, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2008-2011, Associate Professor, University of Chicago
Rongshan Yan, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023, currently postdoctoral researcher in Department of Ophthalmology, UCSF
2022: Rotation student Laura, Samira, Marla, Miah, Josh, Rongshan, Christiane, Kaylin, Rachana, Karina
2021: Christiane. Atehsa (rotation student), Odilia (rotation student), Josh, Karina, Alex, Marla, Miah, Alex, Ben
2019: Corey, Christiane, Josh, Alex, Mathew, Franklin, Marla, Ryan and Malak
2016: Ryan, Mathew, Melanie, Franklin, Malak, Marla, Paley, Alex, Amanda
2015 - Chris Gainer, Shaw Hsu, Kaili Zhou, Marla, Ryan, Paley, Juli, Remi and David
Feller lab - 2013 - Back; ryan, Georgeann, Anna, Marla, Aaron, Remi. Front: Alana, David, Lowry, Michal and Melissa
Feller lab 2010: Lowry, Kevin, Wei, Paley, Will, Justin, Aaron B, Marla, Aaron H, Anastacia
Feller lab 2006 (UCSD): Marla, Kevin, Anastacia, Tim, Tony, Justin, Aaron, Chih-tien and Papiya Mahapatria
LEFT: 1999 (NIH), Bryan Hwang, Rukki, Rick, Peg Coulombe, Josh and Marla; RIGHT: 2003 (UCSD) BACK: Tim, Marla, Michael, Christine, Kristi Hansen, Sally. FRONT: Jenel Bosze, Gianna Muir-Robinson, Ninaz Shiva, Angel Jimenez