Mannat Singh
Undergraduate Researcher
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
About
Mannat Singh is an undergraduate student in her second year at UIC, double majoring in Molecular Biology and Psychology, as well as minoring in Chemistry. She is an active member of the Honors College, and is a part of many extracurricular clubs that range from focusing on social justice issues with impoverished communities to working with pre-medical students to help them be more involved in their communities through tutoring. Mannat’s project in the lab is focused on mouse eye dissection, corneal isolation, indirect immunostaining and corneal whole mounting to track neural regeneration within the cornea from various treatments of extracellular vesicles procured within the lab. She is dedicated to pursuing a career in the field of medicine and is driven by a desire to create positive change and improve healthcare accessibility for underprivileged communities. Mannat is also fluent in Hindi, English, working
on gaining proficiency in French and Spanish. She is learning how to play the guitar and keyboard, enjoys listening to a variety of music, and uses an electric scooter as one of her main modes of transportation.