MCW Ocular Gene Therapy Laboratory Team Events
Outside of the work we do in the lab, our team enjoys getting together to celebrate our successes, attend conferences and connect with lab alumni.
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Leaving lunch for Samiah Ziadeh
OGTL and friends celebrated over sushi to wish Samiah Ziadeh all the best on her new adventure - attending medical School at the University of Wisconsin
Lipinski lab and friends hit the town at ARVO
Past members of the OGTL 鈥� including Emily Nettesheim (UT Southwestern) and Hanmeng Zhang (Harvard Medical School) 鈥� reunited in New Orleans with the current Lipinski lab for an evening of excellent Cajun food and cocktails. After accidently meeting up with our friends from the AOIP, the night ended up on Bourbon Street. Of course!
Hooding Ceremony for Drs. Zhang and Patel
Dan Lipinski (sporting his bright red Oxford gown and white tie!) attended the formal hooding ceremony for two recent PhD graduates from the OGTL 鈥� Dr. Hanmeng Zhang and Dr. Dwani Patel 鈥� who were joined by their family and friends to help celebrate their official graduation from the 皇家华人.
Lipinski lab and friends celebrate Hanmeng鈥檚 thesis defense
Members of the OGTL and friends from the 7th and 8th Floor Eye Institute help celebrate Hanmeng鈥檚 successful defense of her thesis at Draft and Vessel, Wauwatosa.
OGTL and friends celebrate Dwani's thesis defense
Members of the OGTL and friends from the Advanced Ocular Imaging Program (AOIP) and Ocular Angiogenesis Laboratory celebrate Dwani鈥檚 successful defense of his thesis at the Hoyt Park Beer Garden, Milwaukee.聽
Inaugural Lipinski Lab Christmas Outing
Daniel Lipinski, PhD, and members of the Ocular Gene Therapy Laboratory (OGTL) celebrated the upcoming holidays with a trip to Holler House, a vintage Milwaukee tavern that boasts the oldest certified bowling alley in the United States. OGT members were joined by friends, partners and fellow Eye Institute researchers for an evening of beer, bowling and terrible, terrible Christmas sweaters! (Left to right) James Fisher, Hannah Fisher, Ryan Thurk, Jon Young, Chris Reid, Daniel Lipinski, Chris Skumatz, Rachel Jones Lipinski, Nathan Eaton, Joseph Besharse and Kristina Ertel.
Lipinski lab relaxing at American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy Annual meeting
Members of the OGTL take time out during a successful trip to the ASGCT annual meeting in Chicago to relax and (literally) share a drink on the 22nd floor rooftop bar of London House. OGTL group members presented two posters and a talk at this years meeting, so cocktails earned all round! (Left to right) Dwani Patel, Chris Reid, Hanmeng Zhang, Daniel Lipinski, and Emily Nettesheim.