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)







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Nicholas Ang

Undergraduate Student (MedStart and Honors Program)







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Danielle Quallich

Undergraduate Student (Honors Program)
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Lillian Ranspach

Undergraduate Student (Honors Program)

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Nainjot Mann

Undergraduate Student (Honors Program)






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Mazen Zamzam

Undergraduate Student (Honors Program)

Previous Members of the Thummel Lab

Name

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

Honors Nutrition Student, Wayne State University

Medical Student Summer Research Fellow

Honors Biology Student, Wayne State University

Medical Student Summer Research Fellow

Honors Biology Student, Wayne State University

Master's Student (BMS program)

Honors Biology 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 M.D. at the University of Michigan

Pursuing M.D. at Wayne State University 

Pursuing M.D. at Michigan State University

Pursuing M.D. at Wayne State University 

Pursuing B.S.N. at Wayne State University

Research Assistant at Toronto Sick Kids

Pursuing M.D. at Oakland University 

Pursuing M.S. at Rutgers University

Deceased, February 2016, Carcinoma

Pursuing M.D. at Michigan State University

Pursuing M.D. at Wayne State University

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