Our Research Center

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Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear is located at 20 Staniford Street in downtown Boston.

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Our Team

Milica Margeta MD, PhD

Principal Investigator

I am a glaucoma clinician-scientist with an active clinical and surgical practice and a lab focused on the role of neuroinflammation in glaucoma. Prior to joining the faculty of Mass Eye and Ear I completed my MD/PhD at Stanford and ophthalmology training at Duke. I am excited to lead this amazing group!

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Paul Cullen PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

I study the retina and optic nerve head to investigate glial cell biology and the role of neuroimmunology in both homeostasis and models of glaucoma. I specialize in microscopy and tissue handling approaches that preserve the histology of the delicate junction between these structures.

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Changrim Lee MSc, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

I am a trained epigeneticist, pharmaceutical scientist, and ocular surface biologist. I currently investigate sex-based differential pathophysiology of the ocular surface epithelial system. My long-term research vision is to contribute to a sex-specific precision medicine. Besides work, I am a die-hard fan of English football. I am also an enthusiastic runner. I run the Boston half marathon every year.

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Ryan Xue

Research Technician

Before joining the Margeta lab, I earned my bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Brown University and have previously worked on fMRI imaging research for glaucoma. In my spare time, I enjoy singing and listening to all kinds of music.

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Ryan Yarcusko

Research Technician

I earned my bachelor’s degree in molecular biology from Kenyon College where I studied the function and regulation of ion transport proteins. Outside of the lab, I like to play both soccer and ultimate frisbee, hike, and go birding. 

Lab Alumni

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Sophia Letcher PhD

PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Tufts University

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Kristen Pitts

MD/PhD Student at Washington University in St. Louis

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George Baldwin

PhD Student in Biophysics at Cornell University

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Zhuoran Yin MD, PhD

Resident Physician at UCSF

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Anthony Mukwaya PhD

Scientist at Merck Pharmaceutical Company

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Nasir Uddin PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Bond University

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Wendy Liu MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Stanford University

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James Harris MD, PhD

Medical Retina Fellow at Duke University

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Jonathan Lin MD, PhD

Vitreoretinal Fellow at Stanford University