Thummel Lab Members

Ryan Thummel, Ph.D.

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

Xixia Luo, M.S.

Research Assistant, Lab Manager

Shreya Banerjee

Graduate Student (Ph.D. Program)

Ashley Kramer

Graduate Student (M.D./Ph.D. Program)
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Shivani Bongu

Undergraduate Student (Honors Program)

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Justin Carthage

Undergraduate Student (ReBUILDetroit Scholar Program)







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Claire Simons

Medical Student (M1/M2 Research Elective Program)

Previous Members of the Thummel Lab

Name

Brooke Turkalj (2017-2020)

Alex Cho (2019)

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)

Role

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

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 

Currently

Pursuing B.S. at Wayne State University

Transferred to the University of Michigan

Pursuing M.P.H. at Wayne State University

Consultant at MINT Admissions 

Pursuing D.O. at Michigan State University

Medical Assistant at DMC Children's Hospital

Pursuing M.D. at Oakland University

Pursuing M.D. at the University of Michigan

IM Resident at the University of Virginia 

Pursuing M.D. at Michigan State University

Ophthalmology Resident at UT Southwestern 

Practicing Nurse at Children's Hospital of Michigan

Research Assistant at Toronto Sick Kids

Pursuing M.D. at Oakland University 

Pursuing P.A. at Marquette University

Deceased, February 2016, Carcinoma

OBGYN Resident at Case Western Reserve Univ.

IM Resident at the University of Colorado

Pursuing M.D. at the University of Pittsburgh

Research Assistant at Wayne State University 

Anesthesiology Resident at Univ. of Illinois

Urology Resident at University of Rochester

Healthcare Consultant at HealthScape Advisors