Working Together to Understand, Protect and Restore Vision
Biography Education BA 1988, Psychobiology, University of California-Santa Cruz PhD 1995, Neuroscience, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Post-doctoral fellow 1995-2000, Developmental Neurobiology, University of California-San Diego Research Interests The long-term objective of Dr. Gomez’s research is to better understand the intracellular signals and effector mechanisms that control the extension and guidance of axons during development. Neural …
Biography Keywords: Eye development, genetic regulation, molecular regulation Education PhD 1985, University of Wisconsin- Madison (Biochemistry) Post-doctoral Fellowship, 1985-1989 National Institutes of Health (Developmental Biology) B.A., 1978 Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA (Molecular Biology/Music) Research Interests Dr. Griep’s research focuses on the genetic and molecular regulation of mouse eye development and disease. The coordinated regulation of …
Biography Keywords: Retina development, synaptic connections Education B.Sc. (Hons) 2005, Human Physiology, Presidency College, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India. Ph.D. 2010, Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Goettingen, Goettingen Germany. Postgraduate training 2010-15, University of Washington, Seattle USA. Research Interests: Our ability to see the world around us relies on a small piece of …
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 Keywords: Macula, metabolism, aging, AMD, mitochondria, molecular genetics, gene expression, photoreceptor, retina, degeneration Education: BVSc. 2001, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK PhD 2009, Molecular Genetics, University College London (Institute of Ophthalmology), London, UK Research Interests: Professor Mowat studies retinal aging, particularly aging of photoreceptors, and the mechanisms underpinning the susceptibility of the central retina (macula) …
Biography Keywords: Glaucoma, BAX protein regulation Education PhD 1987, University of Calgary BS 1983, Univeristy of Victoria Postdoctoral Fellowship 1987-90, California Institute of Technology Research Interests: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness world-wide. Although an increase in intraocular pressure is often associated with this disease, it is marked by the progressive degeneration …
Biography Keywords: Imaging, optics, AMD Education BS 1999, Physics, Michigan Technological University MS 2003, Optical Sciences, University of Arizona PhD 2006, Optical Sciences, University of Arizona 2007-2010, Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University Research Interests Research in the Rogers lab explores the exciting ways in which imaging and optics can be used to enable discoveries in basic …
Biography Education: Ph.D. 2008, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI Postdoctoral position, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI Research Interests: Extremely premature children face many health issues, including a strong risk of vision loss. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of visual impairment and loss in these children, affecting more than half of the 0.72% of …
Biography Keywords: Low vision, augmented/virtual reality, human-computer interactions Education BA 2011, Computer Science, Tsinghua University, China MS 2014, Computer Science, Tsinghua University, China MS 2017, Information Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY PhD 2020, Information Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Research Interests Dr. Zhao’s research focuses on human-computer interaction, specifically accessibility and augmented/virtual reality. Her lab …