Working Together to Understand, Protect and Restore Vision
Biography Education BS Physics, Peking University, 1995 MS EE, Cornell University, 1999 PhD EE, Cornell University, 2001 Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, 2001-2002 Research Interests MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS), lab on chips and nano-scale science and engineering have attracted much attention in the whole engineering arena and are undergoing rapid development. They give promises to …
Biography Advisor: Bikash Pattnaik, PhD Keywords: Leber congenital amaurosis, stem cell therapy, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, CRISPR gene editing, translational research, visual science Education BS 2007, Biotechnology, Holkar Science College, Indore, India MS 2009, Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India PhD 2018, Genetics, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India Research Ms. …
Biography EDUCATION PhD 2014, Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA SM 2010, Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA BS 2008, Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY RESEARCH Dr. Kats has broad interests in optics and photonics, including in the visible spectral range. In the past, he has studied structural color, and discovered a new special case of thin-film interference using ultra-thin lossy films. …
Biography Education MD 1967, New York University School of Medicine Internship, Bellevue Hospital, New York Residency, Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO Fellowship, Ocular Pharmacology, Seeing Eye and National Institutes of Health Research Fellow, Departments of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Uppsalla, Uppsala, Sweden Clinical Interests Glaucoma Research Interests Dr. …
Biography Education BA 1987, East Asian Studies, University of Minnesota MA 1989, East Asian Languages & Civilizations, Harvard University PhD 1997, East Asian Languages & Civilizations, Harvard University Research Interests Professor Kern’s work revolves around the visual-verbal imagination in Japanese culture of the early modern and modern periods. He is the author of Manga from …
Biography Education BA 2002, Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH MS 2004, Developmental Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA PhD 2007, Developmental Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Research Dr. Kirkorian’s research interests are at the intersection of cognitive development and media effects. Her vision-related research addresses how children allocate visual selective attention to …
Biography Keywords: Optical Imaging, Adaptive Optics, Image analysis Education Research Interests My lab is interested in developing optical imaging tools for a wide range of applications. Optical imaging is a powerful non-invasive tool for interrogating the eye for both clinical studies and basic science. We have developed a hyperspectral reflectance system which is suitable for …
Biography Keywords: Perception, Color Vision, Optogenetics, Causal Perturbation, fMRI, Functional Organization,Individual Differences, Bi-stability Education BA 2009, Neuroscience, Wellesley College PhD 2019, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research I am interested in understanding how the noisy sensory signals our eyes recover from the world are transformed into meaningful perceptual experiences, thoughts, and actions. …
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: Computer vision, automated image and video analysis Education: BS 2008, Applied Mathematics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China MS 2011, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China PhD 2017, Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology Research Interests: Professor Li’s lab is interested in computer vision and its application in healthcare. …