Thummel Lab Members
Ryan Thummel, Ph.D.
2025 - Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, WSU SOM
2024 - MD/PhD Program Director, WSU SOM
2022 - Graduate Program Director, Dept. of OVAS, WSU SOM
2018 - Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences (OVAS)
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, Director of the MD/PhD Program, Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, and as a member for a NIH study section (F03B) that specifically reviews grant proposals from the next generation of young neuroscientists (i.e. the F Awards). In my laboratory, I have trained 45 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.
2024 - MD/PhD Program Director, WSU SOM
2022 - Graduate Program Director, Dept. of OVAS, WSU SOM
2018 - Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences (OVAS)
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, Director of the MD/PhD Program, Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, and as a member for a NIH study section (F03B) that specifically reviews grant proposals from the next generation of young neuroscientists (i.e. the F Awards). In my laboratory, I have trained 45 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-Amobi, M.D./Ph.D.
Ophthalmology Resident & Junior Investigator, Kresge Eye Institute
Udana Ariyaratne, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Fellow
Yasmeen Berry
Graduate Student (MD/PhD Program)
Deepa Raghavan
M4 Medical Student (M1/M2 Research Elective)
Olivia Jeakle
M3 Medical Student (M1/M2 Research Elective)
Yeganeh Tabatabaei Alavi
M2 Medical Student (M1/M2 Research Elective)
Daniel Molnar
M2 Medical Student (MD Program)
Josie McLearen
Post-Bacc Researcher
Arun Kumar
Undergraduate Student (Med-Direct Program)
Majd Victor
Undergraduate Student (Med-Direct Program)
Sonia Juzych
Undergraduate Student (Summer Research Program)
Previous Members of the Thummel Lab
NameRakez Mohammad (2023-2024)
Daniel Grey (2023-2024)
Zahira 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) Perez (2010-2014)
Thomas Carion (2012-2014)
Josh Kalisky (Summer 2013)
Alexis Steinmetz (2010-2012)
Allison Cross (Summer 2011)
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RoleUndergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Med-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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CurrentlyFinishing B.S. at Wayne State University
Pursuing M.S. at Wayne State University
Pursuing 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 M.S. at Wayne State University
Pursuing M.D. at Wayne State University
Ophthalmology Resident at Kresge Eye Institute
Transferred to the University of Michigan
Ophthalmology Resident at Kresge Eye Institute
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
Clinical Research Educator at CANTRAIN (CA)
Pursuing M.D. at Oakland University
Pursuing D.D.S. at UCLA
OBGYN Resident at Ascension St. John Detroit
EM Resident at DMC/Receiving
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 at Memorial Health (GA)
Practicing Physician Asst. at Hosp. of Cook Co. (IL)
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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