NeuroImaging and Visual Science Laboratory
Departments of Ophthalmology and Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Current members
Director, NeuroImaging and Visual Science Laboratory
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Radiology, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering
Departments of Ophthalmology and Radiology
Neuroscience Institute
Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health
Center for Neural Science, College of Arts & Science
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering
New York University
Postdoctoral Fellows
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Thajunnisa A. Sajitha, MVSc
2021 - Present
Research interests: Glaucoma, Neuropathology, Neuroimaging, CSF dynamics, and Alzheimer's
Awards: 2023 ISMRM educational stipend award
Muneeb A. Faiq, PhD
2018 - Present
Research interests: Glaucoma; Diabetes; Visual Neuroscience; Behavioral Neuropsychiatry
Awards: 2021-23 ISMRM educational stipend award;
2021 ISMRM Imaging Neurofluids Best Abstract Award (2nd Place)
2021 ISMRM Summa Cum Laude Award for top 5% abstracts;
2021 ARVO Foundation Travel Grant;
2019 ARVO MIT Poster Award Finalist;
2019 Alliance for Eye and Vision Research Emerging Vision Scientist
Giles Hamilton-Fletcher, PhD
2018 - Present
Research interests: Sensory substitution, Cross-modal correspondences; Qualia; Synaesthesia
Award: 2021 Invited speaker at re:MAKING SENSE (video)
2018 Alliance for Eye and Vision Research Emerging Vision Scientist
2017 - Present
Research interests: Plasticity; Visual learning; Decision-making
Awards: 2021 BrightFocus Foundation National Glaucoma Research Postdoctoral Fellowship (video)
2021 ARVO Hot Topic recognition for top 2% abstracts (ARVO Press Release)
2021 Alliance for Eye and Vision Research Emerging Vision Scientist
2020 ISMRM Summa Cum Laude Award for top 5% abstracts;
2019 ARVO Foundation/National Eye Institute Travel Grant
Graduate Students
2023 – Present
Sahil Faizal, BTech (Master’s student in Computer Science and Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering)
2023 – Present
Staphany Park, BS, MBA
2023 – Present
Hyun Seo (Hannah) Lee, BA (Master’s student in Psychology, NYU College of Arts and Science)
2023 – Present
Aradhita Bhandari, BS, Aryan Jain, BS, Mallory Sico, BS, and Gail Batutis, BS (Master’s students, NYU Center for Data Science MS Capstone Project: User-centric AI models for assisting the blind)(Awards: 2023 Best Student Voted Posters Award; 2024 NYU MSDS Capstone Travel Fund Award; 2024 CDS Summer Research Award)
2021 – Present
Dean Sheng, BEng (Graduate Assistant, NYU Tandon School of Engineering)
Residents and Medical Students
2022 – Present
Robert James, BS (also Biomedical Informatics MS student, NYU Grossman School of Medicine)
2022 – Present
Kevin Yu, BS (Visiting student at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY)(2024 Knights Templar Eye Foundation Travel Grant)
Undergraduate and Postbaccalaureate Students
2023 – Present
Christine Pang (Biology student, NYU College of Arts and Science)(2023 ISMRM educational stipend award)
2023 – Present
David Bulanov, BA (Post-baccalaureate research associate, Hunter College)
2022 – Present
Ruijie Sun (Computer Science and Data Science, NYU College of Arts and Science)
2022 – Present
Koji Mingxin Liu (NYU BSc in Computer Science and Data Science)
2022 – Present
Krish Devarakonda (Neural Science pre-med student, NYU College of Arts and Science)
High School Students
2022 – Present
Deep Ghosh (St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH)
2021 – 2022
Sriram Bhimaraju (The Harker School, San Jose, CA)
Past members
Postdoctoral Fellows
2020 – 2022
Russell W. Chan, PhD (Last known position: Chief Technology Officer at Gense Technologies Ltd. Hong Kong) (Awards: 2021 ARVO Foundation Murray and Jeanie Johnstone Award for best glaucoma research; 2021 ARVO Hot Topic recognition for top 2% abstract )
2017 – 2022
Carlos Parra, PhD (Last known position: Research Scientist at NYU Langone Health) (Awards: 2022 The Glaucoma Foundation (sponsored by Patricia Hill) / Research to Prevent Blindness Fellowship in Glaucoma; 2022 Alliance for Eye and Vision Research Emerging Vision Scientist)
2019 – 2020
Anoop Sainulabdeen, MVSc, PhD (Last known position: Associate Professor of Surgery and Radiology, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University )
2018 – 2019
Helen Xinlei Wang, MD, PhD (Last known position: Medical entrepreneur in China)
2014 – 2016
Xiaoling Yang, MD (Last known position: Spectroscopist at University of Pittsburgh; Award: 2015 ARVO Hot Topic recognition for top 6% abstracts)
2013 – 2016
Matthew C. Murphy, PhD (Last known position: Associate Professor of Radiology, Mayo Clinic) (Awards: 2014-16 NIH T32EY017271-06 grantee; 2014 ISMRM educational stipend award; 2014 ISMRM Magna Cum Laude Award for top 15% abstract)
2011 – 2012
Ian P. Conner, MD, PhD (Last known position: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2012-present)