People Type: Education Committee

Biography Keywords: Mitochondrial signaling, photobiomodulation, retinal degernation Education BS 1973, Microbiology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID MS 1976, Pharmacology/Microbiology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID PhD 1981, Pharmacology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Postdoctoral Fellowship 1981-83, Pharmacology/Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Postdoctoral Fellowship 1984-86, Neurotoxicology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL Research The Role of …

Biography Research My research focuses on the interplay between science, media, and the public. I am particularly interested in the visual aspect of (effective) science communication and the role of visual art in communicating science to the public. Most recently, I collaborated with award-winning artist and curator to examine how artistic visualizations of scientific data …

Biography Keywords:Ocular hypertension, glaucoma, trabecular meshwork dysfunction Education: BS 2004, Cell & Molecular Biology/Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI PhD 2009, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Postdoc 2013, Visual Sciences, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX Research Interests: Dr. McDowell’s laboratory focuses on the …

Biography Keywords: Fovea, retina, visual processing Education: B.Sc. 2005, Human Physiology, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India Ph.D. 2011, Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Goettingin, Goettingen, Germany Postdoc, Neuroscience, University of Washington, Seattle, US Research Interests: Our visual experiences – like reading, recognizing faces – are dominated by the fovea, yet we know very …

Biography Keywords: Data visualization, effective presentation of complex scientific data and concepts Education: BS 1988, Art and Zoology, University of Wisconsin–Madison Continual advanced education in biochemistry, genetics, biology, molecular and cellular biology, protein structure and function, molecular graphics, teaching, illustration, visualization, and design Research Interests: Adam Steinberg explores the visual communication of science and scientific …

Biography Keywords: Visual attention/learning in infancy and childhood, eye tracking Education: BS 2006, Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA MA 2007, Developmental & Cognitive Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA PhD 2012, Developmental & Cognitive Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Research Interests: In the first few years of …