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Kevin Zhang, PhD Department of Ophthalmology University of Pennsylvania PROJECT TITLE: Aqueous Humor Proteomics in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Dr. Zhang completed his PhD in the Dunaief Lab in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania, and now dives deeper into retinal lipid metabolism as a postdoc and medical resident. In addition to his […]

Marco Bassetto, PhD University of California Irvine, USA PROJECT TITLE: Pharmacological treatment for maculopathies based on oral administration of new visual cycle modulator Dr. Bassetto developed his PhD in the field of ocular drug delivery. His early research aimed at establishing methods to enhance permeation of therapeutics within the eye after non-invasive, topical application. Most […]

JAMES WALSH, MD, PhD PROJECT TITLE: The choroidal adaptive immune system is vital in the pathogenesis of retinal inflammation James Walsh, MD, PhD, specializing in ophthalmology and uveitis, is a clinician-scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is currently working on a project with the potential to be transformative in the understanding of […]

MARCUS J. HOOPER, PhD PROJECT TITLE: CRISPR-mediated Müller glial reprogramming Dr. Hooper received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and biology from Eastern Washington University, and then completed his PhD at University of Florida in chemistry and biology.  A postdoctoral fellowship followed from University of Washington in Seattle.  Dr. Hooper’s research interests have focused on preventing, […]

PROJECT TITLE: Quality control of photoreceptor outer segment proteome Dr. Shinde received his Masters degree in Biotechnology from University of Mumbai, India.  He then completed his PhD at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, India under the supervision of Maddika Subba Reddy, PhD, where his dissertation focused on characterization of the functional role […]

Epigenetic regulation of autophagy by histone deacetylases in retinal pigment epithelium. Sushil Dubey, PhDChandler Medical CenterUniversity of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Dr. Dubey attended Madurai Kamaraj University in Madurai, India, where he received a Master in Science degree and later completed a fellowship and received his PhD from Aravind Medical Research Foundation, also in India. Dr. […]