Research pioneered by

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

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

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