Research pioneered by

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

Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD

Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD

Janet & Bernard Becker Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Visual system neuroscience and vision restoration
Kerschensteiner 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

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

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