Professor, Vision Science, Neuroscience Division, Molecular and Cell Biology Faculty, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and School of Optometry
Meike's training from Germany is in Medical Laboratory Science. She has been part of the Flannery Lab since 2005. As the specialist for viral packaging Meike helps and advises anyone in the lab who wants to package Adeno-Associated Virus for their gene therapy studies. She always has an open ear for cloning troubles and helps out wherever she can, may it be animal work, immunohistochemistry or dissections.
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Vision Science PhD candidate since August 2023
Beatrice's research involves developing and evaluating optogenetic gene therapies in murine models. She is co-mentored with Dr. Rowland Taylor.
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Vision Science PhD candidate since August 2021
Sonali is working on discovering a novel AAV-mediated gene therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and leber's congenital amaurosis type 2 (LCA2).
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Major: Molecular and Cell Biology - Molecular Therapeutics
Minor: Data Science
Graduation : Fall 2024
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Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Public Health
Graduation : Spring 2025
She is currently completing her honors thesis in the Flannery Lab, where she focuses on understanding how immunosuppression impacts AAV transfection efficacy in the retina.
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Scott did his post-doc in the Flannery Lab back in the day and recently started as director of the UC Berkeley sequencing facility. He always has an open ear and good advice on all science related questions.
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