Faculty
Research Faculty—Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Cell and Molecular Biology of the Retina
- William Brunken, PhD
ProfessorResearch Interests:Epigenetic regulation of brain and ocular development; the role of extracellular matrix in ocular development and disease.
- Bart Farell, PhD
Research Associate ProfessorResearch Interests:Mechanisms of visual perception of 3-D position, motion, color and object shape, investigated by psychophysical methods.
- Barry Knox, PhD
ProfessorResearch Interests:Visual transduction, Gene Expression, Membrane proteins
- Francesca Pignoni, PhD
Professor and ChairResearch Interests:Neurogenesis; Retinal Progenitor Cells Specification and Proliferation; Genetic Control of Stem Cell Identity and Maintenance; Disease Genes Analysis in Drosophila
- Andrea Viczian, PhD
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests:Mammalian retinal stem cells formation; molecular mechanism of retinal cell fate decisions; vascular development in the CNS; using cell replacement therapy to heal the blinded eye.
- Michael Zuber, PhD
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests:The molecular basis of retinal stem cell formation; regulating retinal stem/progenitor cell proliferation; using retinal stem/progenitor cells to heal the injured or degenerating retina.
Gene Therapy and Inherited Retinal Diseases
- William Brunken, PhD
ProfessorResearch Interests:Epigenetic regulation of brain and ocular development; the role of extracellular matrix in ocular development and disease.
- John Hoepner, MD
EmeritusResearch Interests:Cataract surgery glaucoma retinal electrophysiology
- Barry Knox, PhD
ProfessorResearch Interests:Visual transduction, Gene Expression, Membrane proteins
Ocular Tissue Diseases
- Ann Barker-Griffith, MD
EmeritusResearch Interests:Analysis of ocular and other material by SEM-EDS (scanning electron microscopy - energy dispersive X-ray spectrosocpy); complications of ocular region trauma; ultrastructure of trabeculum and vitreous, shaken baby syndrome.
- William Brunken, PhD
ProfessorResearch Interests:Epigenetic regulation of brain and ocular development; the role of extracellular matrix in ocular development and disease.
- Peter Calvert, PhD
ProfessorResearch Interests:Molecular mechanisms of protein transport and localization in retinal neurons; mechanisms of retinal degenerative diseases
- John Hoepner, MD
EmeritusResearch Interests:Cataract surgery glaucoma retinal electrophysiology
- Andrea Viczian, PhD
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests:Mammalian retinal stem cells formation; molecular mechanism of retinal cell fate decisions; vascular development in the CNS; using cell replacement therapy to heal the blinded eye.
Visual Processing in the Retina and Brain
- William Brunken, PhD
ProfessorResearch Interests:Epigenetic regulation of brain and ocular development; the role of extracellular matrix in ocular development and disease.
- Peter Calvert, PhD
ProfessorResearch Interests:Molecular mechanisms of protein transport and localization in retinal neurons; mechanisms of retinal degenerative diseases
- Brad Motter, PhD
Research Associate Professor EmeritusResearch Interests:Visual Neurophysiology; Visual Attention; Visual Search Behavior
- Eduardo Solessio, PhD
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests:Photoreceptor electrophysiology and visual behavior.