Fu-Shin Yu, Ph.D. Director of Research His research focuses on molecular regulation of corneal wound healing, corneal infection and inflammatory response in the cornea. Robert N. Frank, M.D. His research focuses on retina cells that are implicated in the problems associated with DiabeticRetinopathy and Age Related Macular Degeneration. Raymond Iezzi, M.D. His research focuses on artificial vision for helping the visually impaired through a microscopic implant in the retina or the brain. Gabriel Sosne, M.D. Dr. Sosne and his research team study the corneal repair and anti-inflammatory properties of thymosin beta 4. Renu Kowluru, Ph.D. Her research focuses on oxidative stress and its relation to Diabetic Retinopathy. Akio Yamazaki, Ph.D. Investigating: Signal Transduction or how light signals change in the retina to neural signals in the brain. (pictured L to R: Akio Yamazaki, Ph.D. and Matsuyo Yamazaki) Bruce Berkowitz, Ph.D. His research is aimed at preventing vision loss and blindness due to diabetic retinopathy by using prognostic functional MRI biomarkers that detect the effectiveness of a treatment earlier in the course of disease than is currently possible.
Director of Research
His research focuses on molecular regulation of corneal wound healing, corneal infection and inflammatory response in the cornea.
Robert N. Frank, M.D.
His research focuses on retina cells that are implicated in the problems associated with DiabeticRetinopathy and Age Related Macular Degeneration.
Raymond Iezzi, M.D.
His research focuses on artificial vision for helping the visually impaired through a microscopic implant in the retina or the brain.
Dr. Sosne and his research team study the corneal repair and anti-inflammatory properties of thymosin beta 4.
Renu Kowluru, Ph.D.
Her research focuses on oxidative stress and its relation to Diabetic Retinopathy.
Akio Yamazaki, Ph.D.
Investigating: Signal Transduction or how light signals change in the retina to neural signals in the brain.
(pictured L to R: Akio Yamazaki, Ph.D. and Matsuyo Yamazaki)
Bruce Berkowitz, Ph.D.
His research is aimed at preventing vision loss and blindness due to diabetic retinopathy by using prognostic functional MRI biomarkers that detect the effectiveness of a treatment earlier in the course of disease than is currently possible.