Dr. Cesar Perez-Gonzalez
Training Director
301-451-6763
cesarp@nei.nih.gov
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9132-3774
Biography
Dr. Cesar Perez-Gonzalez is the Training Director at the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His primary responsibility is to manage and mentor NEI's graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other trainees, providing them with training and career development opportunities. Additionally, Dr. Perez serves as the NEI's Summer Intern Program Coordinator, bringing in high school, college, and professional school students to work in labs in the NEI’s Intramural Research Program. Dr. Perez also focuses on opportunities for research in vision science and the ophthalmology workforce. He also assists the NEI’s Office of the Scientific Director in providing services to the Institute’s scientific staff.
Dr. Perez holds a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Rochester, a B.S. in Genetics from Iowa State University, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK), NIH. Following his time at NIDDK, Dr. Perez joined the National Academies as a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow, working for their Policy and Global Affairs Division. Additionally, Dr. Perez is a former Jeopardy! Contestant from Season 30.
If you are interested in training at the National Eye Institute, please contact Dr. Perez or please see our openings here on our training page.