Research pioneered by

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

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

Qin Liu, PhD

Qin Liu, PhD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

The biology of itch

Liu Lab

Alan Shiels, PhD

Alan Shiels, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Molecular genetic mechanisms underlying lens development and cataract

Shiels Lab