Thummel Lab Members
Ryan Thummel, Ph.D.
2022 - Graduate Program Director
2018 - Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology/Ophthalmology
2009 - 2018 Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology/Ophthalmology
2007 - 2009 Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame
2004 - 2007 Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Notre Dame
May 2004 Ph.D., Developmental Genetics, University of Kansas Med. Ctr.
May 1998 B.A., Psychology, University of Notre Dame
Brief Bio on Teaching and Training Young Scientists:
I joined the faculty in the department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences (OVAS) at the School of Medicine in 2009. Since then I have devoted my time towards training and teaching our Wayne undergraduate, graduate, and medical students in the classroom and the laboratory. As an educator, I give lectures to our graduate students and M1 medical students, participate as a faculty mentor in the First Patient Project, and teach all 18 Histology labs (interacting with 150+ M1 students). In addition, I am the co-course director for the M1/M2 research elective and the course director for our MS/PhD seminar and professional development course in OVAS. I also serve as Faculty Advisor for two student organizations, the Graduate Program Director for the OVAS MS and PhD programs, as a member of the MD/PhD admissions committee, and as Chair for a NIH study section (F03A) that specifically reviews grant proposals from the next generation of young neuroscientists (i.e. the F Awards). In my laboratory, I have trained 38 undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, many of whom have published their original research findings from the lab, and all of whom have gone on to careers in medicine, academia, or healthcare-related fields.
Please reach out if you are interested in joining the Thummel Lab!
Click the name of any active member of the lab for a direct link to their email address.
2018 - Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology/Ophthalmology
2009 - 2018 Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology/Ophthalmology
2007 - 2009 Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame
2004 - 2007 Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Notre Dame
May 2004 Ph.D., Developmental Genetics, University of Kansas Med. Ctr.
May 1998 B.A., Psychology, University of Notre Dame
Brief Bio on Teaching and Training Young Scientists:
I joined the faculty in the department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences (OVAS) at the School of Medicine in 2009. Since then I have devoted my time towards training and teaching our Wayne undergraduate, graduate, and medical students in the classroom and the laboratory. As an educator, I give lectures to our graduate students and M1 medical students, participate as a faculty mentor in the First Patient Project, and teach all 18 Histology labs (interacting with 150+ M1 students). In addition, I am the co-course director for the M1/M2 research elective and the course director for our MS/PhD seminar and professional development course in OVAS. I also serve as Faculty Advisor for two student organizations, the Graduate Program Director for the OVAS MS and PhD programs, as a member of the MD/PhD admissions committee, and as Chair for a NIH study section (F03A) that specifically reviews grant proposals from the next generation of young neuroscientists (i.e. the F Awards). In my laboratory, I have trained 38 undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, many of whom have published their original research findings from the lab, and all of whom have gone on to careers in medicine, academia, or healthcare-related fields.
Please reach out if you are interested in joining the Thummel Lab!
Click the name of any active member of the lab for a direct link to their email address.
Xixia Luo, M.S.
Research Assistant, Lab Manager
Ashley Kramer
M4 Medical Student (MD/PhD Program)
Deepa Raghavan
M3 Medical Student (M1/M2 Research Elective)
Yasmeen Berry
M2 Medical Student (MD/PhD Program)
Olivia Jeakle
M2 Medical Student (MD Program)
Arun Kumar
Undergraduate Student (Med-Direct Program)
Daniel Grey
Undergraduate Student (Honors Neuroscience Program)
Rakez Mohammad
Undergraduate Student
Majd Victor
Undergraduate Student (Med-Direct Program)
Previous Members of the Thummel Lab
NameZahira Malik (2022-2023)
Solen Tadesse (2021-2022)
Connor Cook (2020-2021)
Emily Fisher (2020-2021)
Justin Carthage (2020-2022)
Shivani Bongu (2020-2022)
Claire Simons (2019-2020)
Alex Cho (2019)
Ashley Kramer (2019-2023)
Sydney Hughes (Summer 2019)
Kenneth Elkin (2019)
Shreya Banerjee (2018-2022)
Brooke Turkalj (2018-2020)
Mazen Zamzam (2018-2019)
Nainjot Mann (2017-2019)
Lillian Ranspach (2017-2018)
Danielle Quallich (2017-2018)
Nicholas Ang (2016-2018)
Sangini Tolia (2016-2017)
Matt Rolain (Summer 2017)
Sarien Nassar (2015-2016)
Frank Mei (Summer 2016)
Kaylee Dolinski (2015-2016)
Harsha Murthy, B.S. (2015)
Alexandra Ranski (2014-2015)
Lauren Kaye (Summer 2015)
Gregory Morgan, M.S. (2012-2014)
Emma Gaboury (Summer 2014)
Chelsea Carver (Summer 2013, 2014)
Jennifer Thomas (2010-2014)
Thomas Carion (2012-2014)
Josh Kalisky (Summer 2013)
Alexis Steinmetz (2010-2012)
Allison Cross (Summer 2011)
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RoleMed-Direct Scholar, Wayne State University
Med-Direct Scholar, Wayne State University
Medical Student, Wayne State University
Medical Student, Wayne State University
reBUILD Scholar, Wayne State University
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Medical Student, Wayne State University
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Graduate Student (M.D./Ph.D. Program)
Undergraduate Student, Xavier Univ. of Louisiana
Medical Student, Wayne State University
Graduate Student (Ph.D. Program)
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Medical Student Summer Research Fellow
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Medical Student Summer Research Fellow
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Master's Student (BMS program)
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Master's Student (BMS program)
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Graduate Student (Ph.D. program)
Master's Student (BMS program)
Medical Student Summer Research Fellow
Research Assistant
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
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CurrentlyPursuing M.D. at Wayne State University
Pursuing M.D. at Wayne State University
Pediatrics Resident at Nationwide Children's - OH
Urology Resident at Univ. of Minnesota
Pursuing Ph.D. at Wayne State University
Pursuing M.D. at Wayne State University
Ophthalmology Resident at Kresge Eye Institute
Transferred to the University of Michigan
Finishing M.D. portion at Wayne State University
Pursuing M.D. at UIC College of Medicine Chicago
Family Med Resident at Univ of Pitt Med Ctr (UPMC)
Post-doc at Johns Hopkins University
Pursuing M.S. in BME at McGill University
Pursuing M.D. at Oakland University
Applying to Dental School
OBGYN Resident at Ascension St. John Detroit
Pursuing M.D. at Central Michigan University
Anesthesiology Resident at Boston University
IM Resident at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
IM Resident at the University of Virginia
IM Resident at DMC/Wayne
Ophthalmology Resident at UT Southwestern
Practicing Nurse at Grand Strand Hospital (SC)
Research Assistant at Toronto Sick Kids
Practicing Family Medicine
Pursuing P.A. at Rutgers University
Deceased, February 2016, Carcinoma
OBGYN Resident at Case Western Reserve Univ.
IM Resident at the University of Colorado
Neurosurgery Resident at MAYO Clinic
Medical Writer at Ora Clinical
Practicing Anesthesiologist
Practicing Urologist
Healthcare Consultant at HealthScape Advisors
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