Zhiquan Liu, PhD Stanford University, USA PROJECT TITLE: Gene therapy for PDE6A deficient retinitis pigmentosa via CRISPR base editing Dr. Liu earned his undergraduate and graduate training in biology at Jilin University in China, was in the top 1% of students and published many high impact papers. He went on to earn his PhD degree […]
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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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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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PROJECT TITLE: Cilia regulation of RPE repair in AMD Dr. Ning joined Dr. Yang Sun’s Lab as a visiting student scholar in the Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, where she pursues her research interests, including cilia-mediated signaling in retinal degeneration and other retinal diseases. She has designed and conducted several projects regarding primary cilia signaling […]
Read MoreOmar Moinuddin, MD University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Institute Project Title: Metabolic Activation to Prevent Photoreceptor Cell Death in a Preclinical Model of Macular Degeneration Dr. Moinuddin is embarking on his first year as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after graduating from Oakland University William […]
Journal of Cellular Biochemistry: Critical role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in chronic endothelial activation – induced visual deficits in tie2-tumor necrosis factor mice. (October 2018: Volume 119, Issue 10) Dr. Lenin is a graduate of the University of Madras, India, where she received her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ophthalmology before coming to the […]
Cholesterol Homeostasis in Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Norimitsu Ban, MD Washington University Department of Ophthalmology St. Louis, Missouri Dr. Ban received his M.D. degree from Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan in 2005. He then joined the graduate program at the prestigious Keio University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, and completed his PhD in […]