​Meet the team.

photo credit: Nicholas Marzka


​Morgan Fedorchak, PhD

​
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, and Clinical and Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
​
fedorchak@pitt.edu
412-383-4121
10048 BST-3
3501 5th Ave.
​Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Michael Washington, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Pittsburgh
maw178@pitt.edu

2017-18 T32 Training Grant Recipient
​2nd Place--2018 Randall Family Big Idea Competition​

Liza Bruk, BS

PhD Student
Department of Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh
lab154@pitt.edu

Jorge Jimenez, BS

PhD Student
Department of Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh
joj41@pitt.edu

2016 K. Leroy Irvis Fellow
2017 SFB Star Award Honorable Mention
2017 Joel Smalley Travel Award Winner
​2017-18 T32 Training Grant Recipient
2018 SFB STAR Award Winner

Jayde Resnick, BS

Research Technician
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Pittsburgh
jlr152@pitt.edu

Valerie Quickel

OcuDERM Entrepreneurial Lead
College of Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh
vcq1@pitt.edu

2nd Place--2018 Randall Family Big Idea Competition

Meera Sakthivel

Undergradaute Student Researcher
Department of Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh
mes330@pitt.edu

2017 First Experience in Research Participant

Kate Dunkelberger

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Department of Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh
ked98@pitt.edu

2018 SSOE Undergradaute Research Fellow 

Andrea Biernbaum

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Department of Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh
ahb47@pitt.edu

Lauren Krzystowczyk

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Particle-Based Functional Materials REU
Birmingham-Southern College
lak148@pitt.edu

Elli Davis

High School Student Researcher