Levi defended his dissertation titled “The Signaling Pathways that Regulate the Proliferative and Neurogenic Capacity of Muller Glia” on Tuesday, November 7th.
Levi graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2012 with a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience. In the Fall of 2012 he joined the neuroscience program and the lab of Dr. Andy Fischer. During his time in the program, he has worked on a variety of projects relating to retinal regeneration in the chick and mouse. Levi has presented his work at international conferences and authored a total of 12 papers with 7 being first author. His dissertation work focuses on the cell-signaling mechanisms that regulate the ability of Müller glia to reprogram into neurogenic progenitor cells. Following graduation, Levi will start a post-doctoral position at the University of Washington-Seattle in the labs of Dr. Tom Reh and Dr. Rachel Wong to continue studying retinal regeneration.