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Our faculty conduct research on a wide variety of basic and clinical problems in vision, using techniques ranging from molecular genetics to systems biology. Trainees have the opportunity to choose from projects in nationally and internationally recognized vision research programs using state-of-the-art approaches.
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Faculty |
Department(s) |
Research Interest |
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Susann Brady-Kalnay, PhD |
Molecular Biology and Microbiology General Medical Sciences/Oncology |
The role of PTPmu in retinotectal development |
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Louis Dell'Osso, PhD |
Neurology |
Neurophysiology and pathology of eye movements |
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Henry Kaminski, MD |
Neurology Neurosciences |
Differential involvement of extraocular muscle by neuromuscular disorders |
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Timothy Kern, PhD |
Medicine, Ophthalmology Pharmacology |
Pathogenesis and inhibition of diabetic retinopathy |
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Dimitri Kourennyi,PhD |
Biomedical Engineering |
Role of nitric oxide in neuromodulation in the retina |
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Jonathan H. Lass, MD |
Ophthalmology |
Corneal function in health and disease |
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Richard J. Leigh, MD |
Neurology, Biomed. Eng., Neurosciences |
Investigation and treatment of ocular motor disorders |
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M. Edward Medof, MD, PhD |
Pathology Medicine, Oncology |
Complement on the ocular surface |
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Susanne Mohr, PhD |
Medicine |
Caspases and their role in the development of diabetic retinopathy |
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Vincent Monnier, MD |
Pathology, Biochemistry |
Amino-carbonyl reactions in the aging human lens |
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Joseph Nadeau, PhD |
Genetics |
Comparative mapping and mouse models of human disease |
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Ram Nagaraj, PhD |
Ophthalmology, Pathology Pharmacology |
Maillard reactions and oxidation in aging and diabetes |
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Kris
Palczewski, PhD |
Pharmacology |
Phototransduction, membrane biology, visual (retinoid) cycle |
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Eric Pearlman, PhD |
Ophthalmology |
Immune mechanisms in corneal inflammation |
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Richard Zigmond, PhD |
Neurosciences |
Changes in neuronal gene expression after injury |