M. Joseph Phillips, PhD
Position title: Associate Scientist, Waisman Center
Email: mphillips5@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-0753
Address:
T611 Waisman Center
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison WI 53705
Education
BS 2002, Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
PhD 2010, Vision Science, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Research
Dr. Phillips has conducted research in many promising areas of potential vision therapies including neuroprotection, retinal prosthetics, and mechanisms of endogenous retinal repair. His current studies in Dr. David Gamm’s laboratory are focused on the use of human pluripotent stem cells to study retina development and retinal disease pathophysiology, as well as to use this system for drug discovery and cell replacement therapies.
Publications