A graduate of Rutgers University (B.S.), and Albany Medical College (Ph.D.),with postdoctoral training at the University of Rochester, Dr. Seigel's primary research focus is the study of cancer stem cells and chemoresistance in retinoblastoma. She has authored over 75 manuscripts and has received a Cybil Harrington Research Scholar Award from Research to Prevent Blindness and a Fight for Sight Alumni Achievement Award. Dr. Seigel is a Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and has served as a member of grant study sections, including the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation and Fight for Sight.