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Laboratory of Debra A. Thompson, Ph.D.
Lab Personnel
Kecia L. Feathers
Lin Jia
Austra Liepa
Shameka J. Shelby
Cameron R.T. Strong
Marina Ziger
Erika J. Hauff
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 Kecia Feathers,
Research Associate
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
E-mail: keciaf@umich.edu
Kecia has a B.S. in Microbiology from Eastern Michigan University. She joined the Thompson laboratory in September of 2001. Kecia's current research focuses on studies of the mechanisms that regulate the expression of visual cycle genes.
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 Lin Jia, Research Associate
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
E-mail: ljia@umich.edu
Lin received her M.S in Biochemistry from Fudan University in Shanghai China. She joined the Thompson laboratory in the fall of 2007. Lin's work focuses on the development of therapies for treating X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.
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 , Research Associate
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Email: aliepa@umich.edu
Austra has a B.S. in mathematics and computer programming from the University of Michigan. She has managed the day-to-day operations of the Thompson laboratory since 2001.
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 , Ph.D. Candidate
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Email: sdarisaw@umich.edu
Shameka received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Xavier University. She joined the Thompson laboratory in the spring of 2007. Shameka studies the molecular mechanism of signal transduction in RPE phagocytosis.
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 , Laboratory Assistant
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Email: camstron@umich.edu
Cameron is an incoming freshman at the University of Michigan who joined the Thompson laboratory in the summer of 2007. He provides technical support for members of the group.
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 , Grants and Contracts Administrator
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
E-mail: ehauf@umich.edu
Erika received her M.A. in Health Education at New York University. She joined the staff at Kellogg in the spring of 2008 and provides administrative assistance to the Thompson lab.
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