Trainee Awards & Recognition
2026-2027
Stella Bayiokos
- Graduate Student Researcher, Robertson Lab
- Wei Cao Award for Innovation: 2026 OU Vision Workshop, OU Health Dean McGee Eye Institute
Dogan Kirman, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Ufret-Vincenty Lab
- Co-First Author Publication: Biology of Sex Differences, October 2026
Emily Nettesheim, Ph.D.
- Graduate Student Researcher Alumna, Wert Lab
- First Author Publication: Experimental Eye Research, September 2026
Ashley Rowe
- Graduate Student Researcher, Wert Lab
- Co-First Author Publication: Biology of Sex Differences, October 2026
- Second Place, Best Poster Award: Genetics, Development and Disease Annual Symposium
2025-2026
Dominick Canady, M.D.
- 2026 Resident Alumnus
- 2025-2026 Resident Teacher of the Year: 46th Annual Resident and Alumni Day, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Aashita Doshi
- Green Fellow Alumna, Wert Lab
- School of Behavioral and Brain Science SPUR Award: Green Fellow Poster Presentation, UT Dallas, August 2026
Nafisa Nuzhat, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Wert Lab
- Best Poster Travel Award: WISMAC Celebration of Women in Science and Medicine, UT Southwestern April 2026
Peter Nesper, M.D.
- PGY4 Resident
- Best Poster Award: 46th Annual Resident and Alumni Day, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Emily Nettesheim, Ph.D.
- Graduate Student Researcher Alumna, Wert Lab
- Best Presentation Award: Southwestern Vision Science Summit 2026, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Roma Pradhan, M.D.
- 2026 Resident Alumna
- Best in Show Presentation Award: 46th Annual Resident and Alumni Day, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Siqi Tang, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Wert Lab
- Best Poster Award: OBI Gene Therapy Scientific Mixer, January 2026
Ashley Rowe
- Graduate Student Researcher, Wert Lab
- Best Poster Presentation Award: Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) Annual Meeting 2026, Kona, Hawaii
- Podcast Interview: WYPL Memphis Radio "Eye on Vision", September 2025
