NeuroImaging and Visual Science Laboratory
Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford Medicine
Current members
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
2025 – Present
Justin Veerasami, BS (Master’s student in Biomedical Informatics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine)
2023 – Present
Hyun Seo (Hannah) Lee, BA (Master’s student in Psychology, NYU College of Arts and Science)
Residents and Medical Students
2024 – Present
Harshini Raman, BS (Visiting student at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA)
2024 – Present; 2018 – 2022 (high school student/undergraduate)
Anisha Kasi, BS
2024 – Present; 2018 – 2022 (high school student/undergraduate)
Patrick Paszkowski, BS
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
2022 – Present
Ruijie Sun (Computer Science and Data Science, NYU College of Arts and Science)
2024 – Present
Jamila Abouelenin (BA in Cognitive Neuroscience)
High School Students
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 )
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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)
Graduate Students
​​2023 – 2024
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)
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2023 – 2024
Sahil Faizal, BTech (Master’s student in Computer Science and Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering)
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