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Biography Research My key focus of research is channelopathy, defects in inwardly rectifying potassium channel 7.1 (Kir7.1) proteins, leading to congenital blindness. I am working on the mutations in retinal pigment epithelium Kir7.1 channels cause blindness such as Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). I am currently doing several in-vitro (HEK293 and patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells …
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Biography Keywords: Macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, ocular tumors, stem cell therapy, gene therapy, and clinical trials Education: BS 1986, Biology/Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada MD 1990, Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Ophthalmology Residency, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Vitreoretinal Disease/Surgery Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI Research …
Biography Education BA/BS, Cognitive Science/Human Development, University of California- San Diego MS, Biology, University of Southern California PhD, Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin–Madison Research Interests Aimee Arnoldussen, PhD, combines expertise in vision and cognitive neuroscience with a passion for innovation and entrepreneurship. Her research focuses on neuroplasticity and sensory substitution and includes contributions to the development …
Biography Keywords: Stem cell science, optic nerve degeneration, gene editing, spastic paraplegia Education BS 1997, Brown University, Providence, RI PhD 2002, University of California–San Diego, San Diego, CA Postdoctoral position: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Research Interests Complicated forms of spastic paraplegia often result in optic atrophy, although a mechanistic understanding of this phenomenon remains …
Biography Education BS, 1988, Zoology, Duke University DVM, 1989-93, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida Internship, 1993-94, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, NC State University Resident/Postdoctoral Diplomate, 2001, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists Fellow, 1997-2001, Comparative Ophthalmology, UW–Madison Clinical Interests Veterinary medical and surgical ophthalmology with a special interest in corneal disease and glaucoma. …
Biography Keywords: Retinal imaging, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy Education BA, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA MALD, Fletcher School of Law at Tufts and Harvard University, Boston, MA MD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Internship, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ Residency, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL Medical Retina Fellowship, Bascom Palmer Eye …
Biography Education B.S., 1982, Environmental Toxicology, University of California at Davis Ph.D, 1986, Toxicology/Nutrition, University of California at Berkeley Postdoctoral research, McArdle Laboratory, University of Wisconsin–Madison Research Interests Dr. Bradfield’s laboratory is interested in a family of transcriptional regulators known as PAS proteins. Members of this emerging family of proteins control a number of processes, …
Biography Education B.S. 1975, Washington State University, Pullman, WA M.S. 1977, Washington State University, Pullman, WA M. Phil. 1983, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, NY Ph.D. 1984, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, NY Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1983-86, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA Research Interests Research in Dr. Brandt’s …
Biography Education Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering 2021, BioComputing, Marquette University Research summary My research focuses on investigating the mechanisms involved in changes to the functionality of the retina’s photoreceptors and vasculature in individuals who have type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). To assess these functional changes in the photoreceptors and vasculature, an adaptive optics …