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​OUR TEAM
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Our primary expertise is combining immunocytochemistry and microscopy.
We've never me
​t a neuron we didn't love.
                Meet our amazing lab members.
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Deborah Hegarty, Ph.D.

B.A. in Biology, Holy Cross College
Ph.D., Weill-Cornell Graduate School
I conduct behavioral and immunocytochemical studies for the Aicher lab and our collaborators. My current projects use light and confocal microscopy followed by image analysis; I also have experience with electron microscopy. I am responsible for maintaining the lab and training new personnel on techniques and instrumentation.
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Steve Everist

B.S. in Biology
Portland State University
 I am the clinical research coordinator for our project with Casey Eye Institute. I am responsible for the recruitment of participants, collect survey assessments and tear samples to be analyzed by our proteomics team. In my free time I enjoy cooking, hiking, puzzles and games.

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Damayanti Bagchi, Ph.D.

B.Sc., M.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Calcutta, India
 Ph.D., S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, India
​Postdoc, University of California, Los Angeles

I support collaborative project with specialization in electron microscopy. I process vertebrate retina tissue for immunofluorescence and electron microscopy. I also employ 3D EM techniques such as FIB-SEM, SBF-SEM to observe ultrastructure of retina. In my free time, I enjoy writing, photography and outdoors.
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​​Cody L. Jiang

B.S. in Human Physiology
University of Oregon
I am the Research Assistant II for the ocular pain research project studying mechanisms of pain and photophobia in migraine and dry eye. I recently graduated from the University of Oregon in spring of 2022. In my free time, I enjoy snowboarding and weightlifting.
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Corneal afferents

The nerves at the front of your eye mediate pain, but they also stimulate tear production and support ocular homeostasis.

Parvalbumin neurons

These fast-spiking interneurons are critical components in modulating learning circuits in the medial prefrontal cortex.  Their activity is modulated by extracellular matrix structures called perineuronal nets.
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