Research Faculty—Ophthalmology

Cell and Molecular Biology of the Retina

  • Bart Farell, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Research Interests: Mechanisms of visual perception of 3-D position, motion, color and object shape, investigated by psychophysical methods.
  • Barry Knox, PhD
    Professor and Chair
    Research Interests: Visual transduction, Gene Expression, Membrane proteins
  • Francesca Pignoni, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Research Interests:
    Neurogenesis; Retinal Progenitor Cells Specification and Proliferation; Genetic Control of Stem Cell Identity and Maintenance; Disease Genes Analysis in Drosophila
  • Andrea Viczian, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Research Interests: Mammalian retinal stem cells formation; molecular mechanism of retinal cell fate decisions; using cell replacement therapy to heal the blinded eye.
  • Michael Zuber, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Research Interests: The molecular basis of retinal stem cell formation; regulating retinal stem/progenitor cell proliferation; using retinal stem/progenitor cells to heal the injured or degenerating retina.

Gene Therapy and Inherited Retinal Diseases

  • John Hoepner, MD
    Dual Hospital Provider
    Research Interests: Cataract surgery glaucoma retinal electrophysiology
  • Barry Knox, PhD
    Professor and Chair
    Research Interests: Visual transduction, Gene Expression, Membrane proteins

Ocular Tissue Diseases

  • Ann Barker-Griffith, MD
    Professor
    Research Interests:

    Analysis of ocular and other material by SEM-EDS (scanning electron microscopy - energy dispersive X-ray spectrosocpy); complications of ocular region trauma; ultrastructure of trabeculum and vitreous, shaken baby syndrome.  

  • Peter Calvert, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms of protein transport and localization in retinal neurons; mechanisms of retinal degenerative diseases
  • John Hoepner, MD
    Dual Hospital Provider
    Research Interests: Cataract surgery glaucoma retinal electrophysiology
  • Andrea Viczian, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Research Interests: Mammalian retinal stem cells formation; molecular mechanism of retinal cell fate decisions; using cell replacement therapy to heal the blinded eye.

Visual Processing in the Retina and Brain

  • Peter Calvert, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms of protein transport and localization in retinal neurons; mechanisms of retinal degenerative diseases
  • Brad Motter, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Research Interests: Visual Neurophysiology; Visual Attention; Visual Search Behavior
  • Eduardo Solessio, PhD
    Assistant Professor