Research pioneered by
![Steven Bassnett, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/Bassnett-Steven_Ophth_final-1lgs5n8-280x386-2.jpg)
Steven Bassnett, PhD
Grace Nelson Lacy Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
- Email: bassnett@nospam.wustl.edu
Refractive development, exfoliation glaucoma, establishment and loss of lens transparency, structural and functional characterization of fibrillin polymers in the eye
![Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/Chen-280x386-1.jpg)
Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD
Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology
- Email: chenz@nospam.wustl.edu
Affective touch, itch, pain, GPCR and prosocial behavior
![Qin Liu, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/QinLiu-280x386-1.jpg)
Qin Liu, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
- Email: qinliu@nospam.wustl.edu
The biology of itch
![Alan Shiels, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/sheils-280x386-1.png)
Alan Shiels, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
- Email: shiels@nospam.wustl.edu
Molecular genetic mechanisms underlying lens development and cataract