Vision Science research at WashU is conducted by 34 faculty spanning 14 departments.

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Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD

Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD

Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Innate immunity and immune effector mechanisms in the retina; oxidative stress and cell death; models of developmental angiogenesis and neovascularization; inflammation and photoreceptor survival; macular degeneration

Apte Lab

Ghazal Ashrafi, PhD

Ghazal Ashrafi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology

Uncovering novel regulators of glycolytic and mitochondrial metabolism at the synapse and their role in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease

Ashrafi Lab

Steven Bassnett, PhD

Steven Bassnett, PhD

Grace Nelson Lacy Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Refractive development, exfoliation glaucoma, establishment and loss of lens transparency, structural and functional characterization of fibrillin polymers in the eye

Bassnett Lab

Andreas Burkhalter, PhD

Andreas Burkhalter, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience

Anatomical, physiological and optogenetic study of the visual cortex

Burkhalter Lab

Valeria Cavalli, PhD

Valeria Cavalli, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience

Neural repair mechanisms

Cavalli Lab

Shiming Chen, PhD

Shiming Chen, PhD

Dr. Bernard and Janet R. Becker Distinguished Professor in Ophthalmology

Molecular mechanisms regulating photoreceptor gene expression in healthy and diseased retinas

Chen Lab

Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD

Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD

Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology

Affective touch, itch, pain, GPCR and prosocial behavior

Chen Lab

Brian Clark, PhD

Brian Clark, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Analysis of the temporally regulated program of retinal cell type specification

Clark Lab

Joseph Corbo, MD, PhD

Joseph Corbo, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology and Immunology

(1) Transcriptional networks in the retina; (2) the mechanistic basis of color vision; (3) the cis-regulatory basis of human uniqueness and neuropsychiatric disease

Corbo Lab

Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD

Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD

Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Developmental Biology

Neural circuits in development and disease

DiAntonio Lab

Tom Franken, MD, PhD

Tom Franken, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

Understanding how the primate brain processes sensory information to perceive the world as an organized collection of objects

Franken Lab

Geoffrey Goodhill, PhD

Geoffrey Goodhill, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience

Understanding the computational principles that underlie brain development, using a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches

Goodhill Lab

David Gutmann, MD, PhD

David Gutmann, MD, PhD

Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor of Neurology

Leveraging neurogenetic disorders to study normal brain development, cancer, and autism

Gutmann Lab

Keith Hengen, PhD

Keith Hengen, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biology

We take a “big data” approach to understanding the self-organization of neurons and networks in behaving animals

Hengen Lab

Tamara Hershey, PhD

Tamara Hershey, PhD

James S. McDonnell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in Psychiatry & Radiology

Understanding the impact of metabolic and neurodegenerative conditions on the brain, particularly during development

Hershey Lab

Erik Herzog, PhD

Erik Herzog, PhD

Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor of Biology

Molecular, cellular and circuit analysis of circadian rhythms in mammals

Herzog Lab

Shin-Ichiro Imai, MD, PhD

Shin-Ichiro Imai, MD, PhD

Professor of Developmental Biology

Understanding the molecular mechanism of aging and longevity in mammals

Imai Lab

Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD

Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD

Janet & Bernard Becker Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Visual system neuroscience and vision restoration
Kerschensteiner Lab

Qin Liu, PhD

Qin Liu, PhD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

The biology of itch

Liu Lab

Helen McNeill, PhD

Helen McNeill, PhD

Larry J. Shapiro and Carol-Ann Uetake-Shapiro Professor of Developmental Biology

Understanding how tissue growth and tissue organization are coordinately regulated during normal development, and how loss of this control leads to human disease

McNeill Lab

Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD

Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD

James S. McDonnell Professor and Head of Genetics

Axonal degeneration, regulation of myelination, neuronal energetics and mitochondrial function in neuropathy and neurodegenerative disease

Milbrandt Lab

Josh Morgan, PhD

Josh Morgan, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Using advanced cellular imaging techniques to investigate how neurons organize themselves into image processing circuits

Morgan Lab

Erik Museik, MD, PhD

Erik Museik, MD, PhD

Charlotte and Paul Hagemann Professor of Neurology

Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, with interest in circadian clock genes, glial function, and neuroinflammation

Museik Lab

Jeanne Nerbonne, PhD

Jeanne Nerbonne, PhD

Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology

Molecular determinants of ion channel expression, distribution and functioning

Nerbonne Lab

Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD

Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Pathogenic mechanisms in diabetic retinopathy and neuronal damage in diabetes mellitus

Josh Rubin, MD, PhD

Josh Rubin, MD, PhD

Molecular mechanisms in pediatric brain tumorigenesis

Rubin Lab

Alan Shiels, PhD

Alan Shiels, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Molecular genetic mechanisms underlying lens development and cataract

Shiels Lab

Lawrence Snyder, MD, PhD

Lawrence Snyder, MD, PhD

Information processing in the cerebral cortex

Snyder Lab

Paul Taghert, PhD

Paul Taghert, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience

Circadian physiology and behavior

Taghert Lab

Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD

Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine and of Pathology and Immunology

Identifying potential therapeutic targets by unraveling the molecular, genetic, and cellular mechanisms behind the Wolfram Syndrome phenotype

Urano Lab

Philip Williams, PhD

Philip Williams, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Strategies to improve outcomes of nervous system injury and disease, regeneration and preservation

Williams Lab

Andrew Yoo, PhD

Andrew Yoo, PhD

Professor of Developmental Biology

Generation of human neurons by direct cell fate reprogramming and modeling late-onset neurodegenerative disorders

Yoo Lab

Takeshi Yoshimatsu, PhD

Takeshi Yoshimatsu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Understanding the molecular and cellular basis of the functional development and regeneration of the vertebrate visual system and elucidating how disruption of these mechanisms leads to visual dysfunction

Yoshimatsu Lab

Chao Zhou, PhD

Chao Zhou, PhD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Developing novel optical imaging technologies for biomedical applications including cancer research and tissue engineering

Zhou Lab