Working Group

Key Staff eyeGENE®

Project Officer
Santa Tumminia, PhD
Principal Investigator
Robert Hufnagel, MD, PhD



Coordinating Center

Health Science Program Manager
Kerry Goetz, MS
Technical Laboratory Manager
Melissa Reeves, MS, MB(ASCP)CM
Genetic Counselor
Delphine Blain, ScM, MBA, CGC
Project Coordinator
Shaina Gagadam, MS



Research Associates

Chelsea Bender, BS
Amelia Naik, BS
Talia Harper, MS
Nia Moore, BS



Clinical Review Team

Benedetto Falsini, MD
Laryssa Huryn, MD
Brett Jeffery, PhD
Wadih Zein, MD



Past Members

  • Yvonne Akporji, BS
  • Yoseph Aldras, BS
  • Jumi Aluko, BS
  • Ryan Cohen, BS
  • Remy Cooper, PhD
  • Alexandra Garafalo, MEng
  • Andrew Hughes, BS
  • Jemma Iano-Fletcher, MS
  • Rebecca King (Parrish), MS
  • Cara Lwin, BS
  • Furhad Nasserjah, BS
  • Vida NDifor, MS
  • Victoria Osasah, MPH
  • Sally Vitez, MD
  • Annette Yim, MPH