Nickells Lab
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Lab Members

Meet Our Team

Robert Nickells

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Frederick A. Davis Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor

Joel Dietz

Position title: Research Specialist

Nicole Muench

Position title: Graduate Student

Joanna Seboth

Credentials: Undergraduate

Alumni

Nickells Lab alumni often continue their studies and meaningful work with global opportunities at some of the world’s top institutions. Maggie Maes became a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Science and Technology in Austria. Heather Schmitt completed her post-doc at Duke University and is now a Scientist in Pharmacology at Perfuse Therapeutics. Ryan Donahue is also working on his post-doc at Harvard Children’s Hospital. (2022)

Group Photo
Dr. Nickells and alumni at the Emory Conference Center during the 2022 meeting of the ISER/BrightFocus meeting on glaucoma. (Left to right: Dr. Nickells, Maggie Maes, Heather Schmitt, Ryan Donahue)

Jasmine Wurl

Credentials: Undergraduate