Allison Christian

I am an optometry student seeking connections in bridging the gap between clinical research and patient care interaction. I would like to gain more optometric experiences that can further my knowledge of the field.

• Revelle Honors College
• Bioscholars (Honors Biology Program)
• Biology Senior Honors Thesis

• UCSD Gymnastics Club
• DOTs Public Relations Chair: Collegiate Acapella Group
• UCSD Mentor Collective

Welsbie Research Lab | La Jolla CA

February 2021 - present

• Virology techniques (producing and purifying virus)
• Mouse Room Experience (maintaining colony, breeding, and surgical prep)
• Protein Production and Purification (affinity chromatography, silver staining, western blotting)
• Microbiology techniques (cloning and maintaining cell lines)

Atelier Optica | Del Mar CA

May 2023 - present 

• Shadowed a primary care OD
• Performed autorefractions and taken retinal images
• Charted and scheduled patients

Optometric Vision Development Center | La Jolla CA

January 2023 - April 2023

• Shadowed a vision therapy OD and observed vision therapies
• Observed exams and tonometry

Shiley Eye Center | La Jolla CA

September 2023 - present

• Shadowed an ophthalmologist in a glaucoma clinic
• Operated a slit lamp and recognized cataracts, blebs, tube shunts, and xen implants