Fang Chen completed her B.S. at Southeast University and M.S. at Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences. After a Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering at UC San Diego with Jesse Jokerst, she completed a postdoc training with David Myung and Jeffrey Goldberg in Stanford Ophthalmology. 

Vidya is an expert in retinal biology and stem cell-based ocular therapies. She joined the von Lintig Lab at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2022. Her research focuses on carotenoid metabolism, oxidative stress in the retina, CRISPR-based gene activation, and the development of iPSC-derived retinal pigment epithelial models. She investigates Aster protein-mediated lipid transport and homeostasis to better understand mechanisms contributing to age-related macular degeneration. Vidya completed her PhD in Stem Cell Biology in 2021, where she developed cultivated oral mucosal epithelial and ex vivo limbal epithelial grafts for ocular surface reconstruction in collaboration with ophthalmic surgeons, for the treatment of bilateral limbal stem cell deficiency.

Daniel is an undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University pursuing a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Biochemistry. He has experience with RHTC and Ohio Vision, focusing on clinical data collection and health science. He is passionate about vision-related healthcare and plans to attain an MD-PhD.