Research Laboratories
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Angiogenesis Research Laboratory Robert Chang, PhD Anti-angiogenic factors and Matrix metalloproteinases in corneal neovascularization |
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Applied Physics Laboratory Mahnaz Shahidi, PhD Development of optical imaging systems for quantitative assessment of eye diseases |
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Clinical Psychophysics Laboratory Kenneth R. Alexander, PhD Development of noninvasive techniques for evaluating the pathophysiology and progression of retinal degenerations |
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Corneal Neurobiology Laboratory Sandeep Jain, MD Identify and modulate molecular events that occur during corneal nerve regeneration |
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Integrative Molecular Biosciences Lab Nalin Kumar, PhD Molecular structure and function of gap junctions in the eye |
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Metalloproteinases Research Laboratory Dimitri Azar, MD Role of matrix metalloproteinases in the cornea, corneal wound healing, and mathematical modeling and optics in refractive surgery and presbyopic treatments |
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Ocular Cell Biology Laboratory Beatrice Y.J.T. Yue, PhD Molecular basis for keratoconus; function of myocilin, a glaucoma gene |
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Ocular Virology Laboratory Deepak Shukla, PhD Molecular mechanisms of viral entry into human corneal cells |
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Photoreceptor Research Laboratory David R. Pepperberg, PhD Mechanisms of light and dark adaptation in rod photoreceptors; development of bioengineered structures for interaction with post-synaptic membrane receptors in the retina |
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Retina Chemical Genomics Laboratory Michael A. Grassi, MD Investigation of the genes that regulate retinal vascular growth in development and disease; identification of the pathways that are amenable to intervention with small molecule therapies |
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Retinal Circulation and Metabolism Laboratory Norman P. Blair, MD Development of new methods to measure oxygen in the retinal tissue and vessels (including capillaries) and treat retinal hypoxia |
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Statistical Assessment of Diagnostic Tests Laboratory Marlos A.G. Viana, PhD Symmetry studies |
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Visual Perception Laboratory Dingcai Cao, PhD Investigation of neural mechanisms of fundamental visual perception, development of psychophysical and electrophysiological tests for visual function loss in eye diseases |