Safal Khanal, OD, PhD, FAAO
Principal Investigator
skhanal@uab.edu

Rohit Dhakal, BOptom, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
rdhakal@uab.edu

Adarsha Shah, BS
OD/MS candidate
akshah@uab.edu

Gavin J Buba, BS
OD/MS student
gjbuba@uab.edu

Sindhu Gurrala, BDS, MPH
Clinical Research Coordinator
sgurral2@uab.edu

Swastika Adhikari, BOptom, MHA student
Research Intern
swastikaadh625@gmail.com

Faizminbanu Abdulvahab Vahora, BOptom, MPH Student
Research Assistant
vahoraf@uab.edu

Past Members

  • Aaron Ousterhout, BS (Researcher II)
  • Sadhana Sharma, MOptom, PhD Student (Lab Rotation)
  • Iuliia Dorofeeva, MS, PhD Student (Lab rotation)
  • Nilda Sanchez-Castellanos, PhD (Postdoc fellow)
  • Asantewaa Aboagye-MacCarthy, OD, FAAO, PhD Student (Lab Rotation)
  • Tiara Plymouth, BS (Clinical Research Coordinator)
  • Abigail Witmer, OD, Pediatric Resident (Clinical Investigator)
  • Ola M. Eloubeidi (Research Assistant)