People
Isabella Gomes
Research Fellow
- Email: i.gomes@wustl.edu
Education:
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B.A. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (Infectious Diseases), Princeton University
- M.P.H in Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- M.A., Columbia Journalism School
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MD Candidate, Class of 2026, WashU
Project: Clinical presentations of CRX Retinopathies
Fun Fact: I've been an ordained minister for 8 years. I have not married anyone yet.
Mae Gordon, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Email: mae@wustl.edu
Director of the Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Core
Wesley Green, MD
- 2003-2007, College: University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
- 2007-2009, Vision Sciences: State University of New York, State College of Optometry
- 2009-2013, Medical School: Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University
- 2013-2014, PGY: Aurora Health Care
Gerald Gusdorf
Electronics Services Supervisor
- Phone: 314-362-3247
- Email: gusdorf@wustl.edu
Located in McMillan Building Room 1104
George Harocopos, MD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Pathology and Immunology; Director of Ophthalmic Pathology
- Email: harocopos@wustl.edu
Noah Heilenbach
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Email: ndheilenbach@wustl.edu
Education: B.A. candidate, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
Project: Effects of CRX missense mutations.
Anne Hennig, PhD
Staff Scientist
- Phone: 314-362-4513
- Email: ahennig@wustl.edu
Project: Morphological and functional deficits in mouse models of photoreceptor disease
James Hoekel, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Email: hoekel@wustl.edu
Maya Holman
Research Tech II
- Email: mayah@wustl.edu
Education:
- B.S. DePaul University, where she studied integrative neuroscience, biology, and entrepreneurship.
Project: Rescuing CRX function via AAV-mediated gene therapy.
Fun Fact: I love creating art and selling my work at an independent bookstore in Chicago.
Avinash Honasoge, MD, PhD
- 2004-2008, College: Northwestern University – Evanston, IL
- 2008-2016, Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine – Birmingham, AL
- 2016-2017, PGY1: Mercy Hospital – St. Louis, MO
Christopher Hwang, MD, PhD
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Retina Fellow 2020 - 2022
Evan Jameyfield, MD
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellow 2023-2024







