Internship Opportunities at Ophthalmic Research Lab

The Ophthalmic Research Laboratory offers internship opportunities to high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, high school graduates, and students enrolled at 2 or 4-year colleges and universities. 

The internship runs from June 15-August 15 for the summer session and September 1-May 15 for the academic year-long session.

Application and Selection

Interested students should apply by May 15 for summer internship, and by August 15 for internship through the academic year.

Decisions will be sent within two weeks of the date you submit your internship application and to the email address you enter in your application.

High School Student Application  Undergraduate Student Application

Questions?

For more information, please contact Dr. Kavita Hegde, Ophthalmic Research Laboratory Director & Lead Investigator, at khegde@coppin.edu.

The Ophthalmic Research Laboratory is currently investigating the role of oxygen free radicals in the pathogenesis of ocular diseases, specifically retinal conditions. Damage to the neural retina by oxyradicals is a well-known contributing factor in the pathogenesis of vision-impairing and blinding diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The primary objective is to understand the mechanism of such damage and examine whether certain antioxidants can have an ameliorating effect, the latter having implications on the potential therapeutic use of such compounds for prevention and treatment of DR and AMD.

The Ophthalmic Research Laboratory is well-equipped with biochemistry and molecular biotechnology instruments and equipment, viz. multimode plate reader with dual injector module, fluorescence microscope, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, thermocycler (qPCR) for gene expression studies, nano drop spectrophotometer, gel imaging system, etc.

The Ophthalmic Research Laboratory is currently investigating the role of oxygen free radicals in the pathogenesis of ocular diseases, specifically retinal conditions. Damage to the neural retina by oxyradicals is a well-known contributing factor in the pathogenesis of vision-impairing and blinding diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The primary objective is to understand the mechanism of such damage and examine whether certain antioxidants can have an ameliorating effect, the latter having implications on the potential therapeutic use of such compounds for prevention and treatment of DR and AMD.

The Ophthalmic Research Laboratory is well-equipped with biochemistry and molecular biotechnology instruments and equipment, viz. multimode plate reader with dual injector module, fluorescence microscope, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, thermocycler (qPCR) for gene expression studies, nano drop spectrophotometer, gel imaging system, etc.

Faculty

Current Students

Faculty

Current Students

Outreach through the years

Engagement of High School Students

Outreach through the years

Engagement of High School Students

• Dr. Arturo Casadevall, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Rada Cordero, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Livia Cristina Liporagi Lopes, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Alberto Martinez, Department of Chemistry, NYC College of Technology (CUNY, NY)
• Dr. Sean Adams, AR Children’s Nutrition Center (Little rock, AR)
• Dr. Kelly Mercer, AR Children’s Nutrition Center (Little rock, AR)
• Dr. Lee J. Silverberg, Penn State Schuylkill (Schuylkill, PA)
• Dr. Joseph Nuth, I- NASA – GSFC- NAI (Goddard, MD)
• Dr. Natasha Johnson, I- NASA – GSFC- NAI (Goddard, MD)
• Dr. Vincinet Njar, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. David Weber, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Cherif Boutros, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Michaeal Zagg, University of Alberta School of Medicine (Alberta, Canada)
• Dr. Meghan R. Johnston, Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY)
• Dr. Helene Lemieux, University of Alberta School of Medicine (Alberta, Canada)
• Dr. Timothy Hottel IX, University of Tennessee, School of Dentistry (Memphis, TN
• Dr. Chris Ivanoff, University of Tennessee, School of Dentistry (Memphis, TN)
• Dr. Charles Hoppel, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Cleveland, OH)
• Dr. Alan Riga, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Cleveland, OH)
• Dr. James Hill, International Space University (France)
• Dr. Rabih Jabbour, APG (Aberdeen Proofing Ground) Chemical Biology research lab (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Mary Wade, APG (Aberdeen Proofing Ground) Chemical Biology research lab (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Fred Nesbitt, Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Tulio Chavez-Gil, Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Jamal Uddin, Coppin State University, Center for Nanotechnology (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Mintesiont Jiru, Coppin State University, (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. William Ghann, Coppin State University, Center for Nanotechnology (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Hyeonggon Kang, Coppin State University, Center for Nanotechnology (Baltimore, MD)

• Dr. Arturo Casadevall, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Rada Cordero, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Livia Cristina Liporagi Lopes, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Alberto Martinez, Department of Chemistry, NYC College of Technology (CUNY, NY)
• Dr. Sean Adams, AR Children’s Nutrition Center (Little rock, AR)
• Dr. Kelly Mercer, AR Children’s Nutrition Center (Little rock, AR)
• Dr. Lee J. Silverberg, Penn State Schuylkill (Schuylkill, PA)
• Dr. Joseph Nuth, I- NASA – GSFC- NAI (Goddard, MD)
• Dr. Natasha Johnson, I- NASA – GSFC- NAI (Goddard, MD)
• Dr. Vincinet Njar, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. David Weber, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Cherif Boutros, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Michaeal Zagg, University of Alberta School of Medicine (Alberta, Canada)
• Dr. Meghan R. Johnston, Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY)
• Dr. Helene Lemieux, University of Alberta School of Medicine (Alberta, Canada)
• Dr. Timothy Hottel IX, University of Tennessee, School of Dentistry (Memphis, TN
• Dr. Chris Ivanoff, University of Tennessee, School of Dentistry (Memphis, TN)
• Dr. Charles Hoppel, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Cleveland, OH)
• Dr. Alan Riga, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Cleveland, OH)
• Dr. James Hill, International Space University (France)
• Dr. Rabih Jabbour, APG (Aberdeen Proofing Ground) Chemical Biology research lab (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Mary Wade, APG (Aberdeen Proofing Ground) Chemical Biology research lab (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Fred Nesbitt, Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Tulio Chavez-Gil, Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Jamal Uddin, Coppin State University, Center for Nanotechnology (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Mintesiont Jiru, Coppin State University, (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. William Ghann, Coppin State University, Center for Nanotechnology (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Hyeonggon Kang, Coppin State University, Center for Nanotechnology (Baltimore, MD)