Research that leverages space to develop treatments for blindness, cancer, and Parkinson’s disease is jeopardized by the $6.1 billion NASA budget cuts recently announced for 2026 by President Trump. The […]
Author Archives: Nicole Wagner
Nicole Wagner is President and CEO of LambdaVision. She obtained her Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology from the University of Connecticut in 2013. During the course of her Ph.D. research, she spent her graduate career working on optimizing light-activated proteins for applications in devices, and she played a critical role in the proof-of-concept experiments which helped to found LambdaVision. Her accolades include the Connecticut Technology Council’s Women of Innovation Award and the 2023 NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal. Dr. Wagner serves on the Board of Directors of the New England Women in Science Executives’ Club, the Connecticut Technology Council, the American Society for Gravitation and Space Research, as well as the ISS National Lab User Advisory Committee as the Chair of the Applied R&D Subcommittee.