Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD
Assistant Professor
dorotask@hs.uci.edu
949-834-9787
Fangyuan Gao, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist
fangyuag@hs.uci.edu
Fangyuan received her PhD in Analytical Chemistry from East China University of Science and Technology in 2016, working on the ionization mechanism of Electrospray Ion Source. Afterward, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Protein Sciences-Beijing, her research focused on the development of novel methods for serum exosome isolation and their application in cancer diagnosis. Her current research focuses on investigating the mechanisms of age-related eye diseases by using Mass Spectrometry-based proteomic and lipidomic approaches.
Cezary Ryzd, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow
crydz@hs.uci.edu
Cezary is a medical doctor and a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk’s lab. Prior to joining Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, he worked as a clinician in Germany. He is interested in understanding mechanisms of aging that affect our vision. The time-dependent accumulation of damage at the cellular level that leads to the deterioration of tissue characteristics and decline in physiological function eventually affects all cells and tissues in the human body. However, the pathophysiology of age-related changes in vision is still not fully understood. By connecting functional and molecular approaches, he hopes to contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms of age-related diseases. With his research, he aims to make a foundation for the development of novel therapeutic approaches for ocular diseases.
Emily Tom
Graduate Student
emily.tom@uci.edu
Emily is an MD/PhD student from San Francisco, California. She received her BS with honors in Biochemistry from UCLA in 2018, where she studied host-pathogen interactions and immune response against viral and bacterial infections in Dr. Genhong Cheng’s lab. Currently, she studies lipid metabolism and molecular mechanisms of aging in the retina. Outside of the lab, she enjoys running, baking, and hanging out with her 12-pound Maltese Yorkie, Ninja.
Previous Lab Members
Qianlan Xu, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Qianlan is a postdoctoral scholar from Hefei, China. Her long-term research goal is to understand the fundamental mechanism of how transcription of the mammalian genome is temporally and spatially regulated. Recently, she has been working on how transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms change during mammalian retina aging and aging-related eye diseases. She is keen on art and illustration in her spare time.