Research faculty

Al-Aswad, Lama, MD, MPH

Research Keywords:

  • Glaucoma
  • Cataract
  • Disease prevention
  • Population health management
  • Big data and artificial intelligence

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Aleman, Tomas, MD

Research Keywords:

  • Inherited retinal degenerations
  • Retinitis pigmentosa
  • Choroideremia
  • Leber congenital amaurosis
  • Gene therapy

Center for Hereditary Retinal Degenerations
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Bennett, Jean, MD, PhD (Faculty Emeritus)

Research Keywords:

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Bunya, Vatinee, MD, MSCE

Research Keywords:

  • Sjögren's Disease
  • Screening
  • Dry Eye Disease
  • Diagnosis and Objective Measures
  • Imaging of ocular surface

Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Center
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Cheng, Yuyan, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Neurodegeneration and repair
  • Optic neuropathies
  • Single cell and spatial genomics
  • CRISPR screen
  • Gene editing

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Cideciyan, Artur, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Inherited retinal diseases
  • Gene therapy
  • Outcome measures
  • Novel tests of visual function

Center for Hereditary Retinal Degenerations
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Cui, Qi, MD, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Glaucoma
  • Neuroinflammation
  • Retinal ganglion cells
  • Optic nerve

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Dunaief, Joshua, MD, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Age-related macular degeneration
  • Iron-induced oxidative stress
  • Aging mechanisms
  • Inflammation
  • Rejuvenation

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Guo, Lucie, MD, PhD

Research Keywords:

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Jeng, Bennie, MD, MS

Research Keywords:

  • Clinical trials
  • Ocular surface disease
  • Corneal infections
  • Endothelial disease
  • Eye banking

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Kim, Benjamin, MD

Research Keywords:

  • Retinal imaging of dementia
  • Age-related macular degeneration
  • Optical coherence tomography
  • Frontotemporal degeneration
  • Alzheimer's disease

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Lee, Vivian, MD

Research Keywords:

  • Ocular surface regeneration
  • Ocular pathology
  • Epithelium
  • Ocular surface innervation
  • SRC family kinases

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Maguire, Albert, MD

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Maguire, Maureen, PhD (Faculty Emeritus)

Research Keywords:

  • Clinical trials
  • Multicenter clinical research
  • Age-related macular degeneration
  • Diabetic eye disease
  • Inherited retinal degenerations

Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Biostatistics
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Morgan, Jessica, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Adaptive optics imaging
  • Retinal disease
  • Photoreceptors
  • Retinal function
  • Gene therapy

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O'Brien, Joan, MD

Research Keywords:

  • Genetics of Complex Disease
  • Glaucoma
  • Diversity in Genetics
  • Precision Medicine
  • African Ancestry Studies

Center for Genetics of Complex Disease
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Quinn, Graham, MD (Faculty Emeritus)

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Quinn, Peter M. J., PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Inherited retinal diseases
  • Ophthalmic genetic diseases
  • iPSC-derived ophthalmic organoids
  • Gene-specific and gene-agnostic therapeutics
  • Gene therapy: gene editing and gene augmentation

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Ramachandran, Rithambara, MD, MSc

Research Keywords:

  • Glaucoma
  • Ocular imaging / OCT
  • Community vision screening
  • Telehealth
  • Health services

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Ross, Ahmara, MD, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Glaucoma
  • Optic nerve regeneration
  • Neuroprotection
  • Ocular imaging

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Shindler, Kenneth, MD, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Optic neuritis
  • Optic neuropathies
  • Neuroprotection
  • Retinal ganglion cells
  • SIRT1

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Stambolian, Dwight, MD, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Genetics of myopia
  • Age-related macular degeneration genetics
  • Keratoconus genetics
  • Genetic epidemiology

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Stone, Richard, MD (Faculty Emeritus)

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Sundstrom, Jeffrey, MD, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Age-related macular and retinal degenerations
  • RPE cell biology
  • Aqueous and vitreous analysis
  • Extracellular vesicles and exosomes
  • Proteomics

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Uyhazi, Katherine, MD, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Inherited retinal diseases
  • Gene therapy
  • Retinal development
  • Stem cell biology

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VanderBeek, Brian, MD, MPH, MSCE

Research Keywords:

  • Diabetic retinal disease
  • Health outcomes
  • Ophthalmic epidemiology
  • Observational studies
  • Big data

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Ying, Gui-shuang, PhD

Research Keywords:

  • Biostatistics
  • Clinical trial design
  • Correlated eye data
  • Biostatistical consultation
  • Ophthalmology and vision research

Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Biostatistics
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