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Research Team 2020-2021
John A. Moran Eye Center Research Team 2020-2021
Alessandra Angelucci, MD, PhD
Alessandra Angelucci, MD, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Mary H. Boesche Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Visual Cortex Circuitry and Function
Wolfgang B. Baehr, PhD
Wolfgang B. Baehr, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Ralph and Mary Tuck Presidential Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Phototransduction, the Retinoid Cycle, Membrane Protein Transport in Photoreceptors; Photoreceptor Biochemistry; and Molecular and Cell Biology
Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD
Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD
Professor and Director of Clinical and Basic Research; Val A. and Edith D. Green Presidential Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery; Retinal Biochemistry; Macular and Retinal Degeneration
Lara Carroll, PhD
Lara Carroll, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Corneal and Retinal Neovascular Diseases
Donnell J. Creel, PhD
Donnell J. Creel, PhD
Research Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Neurobiology and Anatomy; Neuroscience
SPECIALTY: Electrophysiology
Monika Fleckenstein, MD
Monika Fleckenstein, MD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Degenerative Retinal Diseases; High-Resolution Imaging; Identification of Prognostic Biomarkers for Disease Progression; Validation of Clinical Endpoints for Interventional Trials
Jeanne M. Frederick, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTY: Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology
Gregory S. Hageman, PhD
Gregory S. Hageman, PhD
John A. Moran Presidential Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Executive Director, Sharon Eccles Steele enter for Translational Medicine
SPECIALTIES: Genetics and Assessment of Pathways Involved in AMD Etiology; AMD Target Identification and Therapeutic Development
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Presidential Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Retinal Angiogenesis Relating to ROP and AMD
Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD
Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Vitreous; Collagen; Extracellular Matrix; Aging; Protein Aggregation
Bryan W. Jones, PhD
Bryan W. Jones, PhD
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Direc tor, Marclab for Connectomics
SPECIALTIES Retinal Degeneration Disorders; Retinal Neurotransmission and Neurocircuitry; Metabolomics
Bradley J. Katz, MD, PhD
Bradley J. Katz, MD, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Photophobia (abnormal light sensitivity); Migraine: its effects on visual quality of life; Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Helga E. T. Kolb, PhD
Helga E. T. Kolb, PhD
Professor (Emerita), Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah; Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Spain; Editor, webvision.med.utah.edu
SPECIALTY: Retinal Anatomy
David Krizaj, PhD
David Krizaj, PhD
Professor and Deputy Director of Research; krizajlab.vision.utah.edu; John Frederick Carter Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Retinal Neurobiology; Calcium Regulation; Glaucoma
Binxing Li, PhD
Binxing Li, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Biochemistry and Biophysics of Macular Carotenoids; Mouse Models of Retinal Disease; Raman Imaging of Nutrients in the Retina
Nick Mamalis, MD
Nick Mamalis, MD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Co-Director, Intermountain Ocular Research Center
SPECIALTIES: Ocular Pathology; Comprehensive Ophthalmology; Intraocular Lens Research; Postoperative Inflammation
Robert E. Marc, PhD
Robert E. Marc, PhD
Distinguished Professor (Emeritus), Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Retinal Neurotransmission and Networks; Retinal Degenerations; Metabolomics
Neda Nategh, PhD
Neda Nategh, PhD
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Research Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES Visual Processing and Computations; Neuro-Inspired Computer Vision
Richard A. Normann, PhD
Richard A. Normann, PhD
Professor (Emeritus), Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering, University of Utah; Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Spain
SPECIALTIES: Artificial Vision/Neural Prosthetics
Behrad Noudoost, MD, PhD
Behrad Noudoost, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Cognitive Neuroscience; Visual Processing
Leah Owen, MD, PhD
Leah Owen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES Analysis of Genetic and Genomic Contribution to the Pathophysiology of Complex Pediatric Eye Disease including Strabismus, Myopia, ROP, and Amblyopia
Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES Cataract Surgery; Surgical Education
Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD
Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair; Director, Utah Retinal Reading Center, uread.org
SPECIALTIES AMD; Retinal Imaging; Fundus Autofluorescence; Structural- Functional Correlation
Brian C. Stagg, MD
Brian C. Stagg, MD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Population Health; Glaucoma; Personalized Medicine
Ning Tian, PhD
Ning Tian, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Adjunct Professor, Neurobiology
SPECIALTY: Retinal Neurobiology
Frans Vinberg, PhD
Frans Vinberg, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES Biomedical Engineering; Biophysics; Photoreceptor Physiology
Haibo Wang, MD, PhD
Haibo Wang, MD, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES Vascular Biology: abnormal vessel growth implicated in pathological neovascularization in AMD, ROP, and Diabetic Retinopathy
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Co-Director, Intermountain Ocular Research Center
SPECIALTIES: Ocular Biodevices Research; Different Intraocular Lens Designs; Materials and Surface Modifications; Interactions between Ocular Implants and Ocular Tissues
Larry A. Wheeler, PhD
Larry A. Wheeler, PhD
Research Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Ophthalmic Drug Discovery and Development; AMD; Pharmacology of Glaucoma; Dry Eye and Neuroprotection
Jun Yang, PhD
Jun Yang, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Cell Biology of Photoreceptors; Retinal Diseases
Oleg Yarishkin, PhD
Oleg Yarishkin, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Ion Channels; Mechanoelectrical Transduction; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Glia-Neuron Interactions
Guoxin Ying, PhD
Guoxin Ying, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Retinal Degeneration Diseases; Neuroscience; Gene Therapy
Moussa A. Zouache, PhD
Moussa A. Zouache, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES: Engineering; Mathematical Modeling; Data Analysis; Ophthalmic Drug Development; AMD
MORAN EYE CENTER ADJUNCT RESEARCH TEAM
INTERNAL University of Utah
Paul Bressloff, PhD
Brittany Coats, PhD
Karen Curtin, PhD, MStat
Michael Deans, PhD
Kristen Kwan, PhD
Maureen A. Murtaugh, PhD
Jason Shepherd, PhD
Monica Vetter, PhD
Barbara M. Wirostko, MD, FARVO
EXTERNAL
Ferhina Ali, MD
Catherine Bowes Rickman, PhD
Carter Cornwall, PhD
Margaret DeAngelis, PhD
Eugene de Juan, MD
Eduardo Fernandez, MD, PhD
Yingbin Fu, PhD
Sabine Fuhrmann, PhD
Werner Gellermann, PhD
Li Jiang, MD, PhD
Tiarnan Keenan, MD, PhDEdward Levine, PhDAnat Loewenstein, MD
Philip Luthert, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCOphth
Debra Schaumberg, ScD, OD, MPH
Barry Willardson, PhD
Lloyd Williams, MD, PhD
