Undergraduate Student
Rich Lai
Undergraduate
Deng Lab · Sophie Deng
About
Rich is interested in corneal biology, regenerative medicine, and understanding how cells respond to injury. In the Deng Lab, he studies how exosomes derived from human corneal stromal stem cells affect corneal wound healing, particularly their role in regulating cell death and inflammation. His current work focuses on identifying different cell death pathways using immunofluorescence staining, confocal microscopy, and image analysis to better understand how exosomes may promote corneal repair.