Thomas Wubben, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Science University of Michigan Project Title: Photoreceptor Protection Via Metabolic Targeting of the Integrated Stress Response Understanding the metabolic underpinnings that orchestrate stress pathway activation in photoreceptors is critical to creating innovative, therapeutic strategies for retinal degenerative diseases. This proposal will identify the link between metabolic […]
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Glenn Yiu, MD, PhD Director, Tele-Ophthalmology Professor, Department of Ophthalmology University of California Davis Project Title: Photoreceptor Reprogramming in an Optogenetic Model of Geographic Atrophy Chronic oxidative retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) damage in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) leads to damage to rod photoreceptors and scotopic function loss in early disease, and later involve cones in […]
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Shintaro Shirahama, MD, PhD Schepens Eye Research Institute Harvard Medical School PROJECT TITLE: Development of a novel transplant-independent therapy for retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) dysfunction using epigenetic reprogramming of RPE stem cells Dr. Shirahama has a strong background in ocular inflammatory diseases, including infectious and non-infectious uveitis. After graduating from medical school in Japan, Dr. […]
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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 […]
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So Goto, MD, PhD University of California Berkeley School of Optometry So Goto, MD, PhD, has been selected as the 2022 Loris and David Rich Postdoctoral Scholar for his project, Role of retinal pigment epithelium in choroidal thickness modulation and myopia maculopathy. After receiving a Bachelor of Medicine (MD) from Kanazawa University School of Medicine […]
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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, […]
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The Robert Machemer Foundation has awarded the 2022 Robert Machemer MD and International Retinal Research Foundation Fellowship to The Shiley Eye Institute in support of Christopher Brian Toomey, MD, PhD with the mentorship of Professor Jeffrey D. Esko. Dr. Toomey’s research project is entitled, Ultrastructural Glycomics Analysis of Bruch’s Membrane in Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) […]
Ryo Terao, MD, PhD Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences St. Louis, Missouri PROJECT TITLE: Dysregulated Lipid Metabolism and Senescence in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Dr. Terao received his MD from the University of Tsukuba, Japan and completed his internship at the University of Tsukuba Hospital. He trained […]
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Peter M.J. Quinn, PhD Columbia University New York, New York After receiving his BSc at The University of Manchester and MSc at Brunel University, Dr. Quinn joined the lab of Dr. Jan Wijnholds at Leiden University, where he completed his PhD. Subsequently, Dr. Quinn joined Columbia University in New York as a postdoctoral research fellow, […]
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Mariana Souza da Silveira, PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in Brazil, has been selected to receive the second Larry A. Donoso, MD Award in Retinal Research after receiving the highest ranking score in the 2021 grant review process, a criterion for the Award. The Award was created to honor IRRF Director, Larry […]
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