of
OphthalmologyHarvard Medical School
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
of
Ophthalmology
Faculty
Currently, the Howe faculty is comprised of 8 principal investigators. Their research programs include both basic research, focused on retinal development, structure and function in various organisms, and clinical research, focused on developing treatments for retinoblastoma, uveal melanomas, glaucoma and ocular tumors.
Meredithe L. Applebury,
Ph.D.,
Professor
Photoreceptor Development, Degeneration, and
Phototransduction
Cynthia
Grosskreutz, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Glaucoma
Tiansen
Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Pathogenic Mechanisms of Retinal Degeneration and
Therapeutic Strategies
Clint L.
Makino,Ph.D., Associate Professor
Electrophysiology of Photoreceptor Cells
Jarema
Malicki, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Neuronal Pattern and Identity in the Zebrafish
Retina
Francesca
Pignoni, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Genetic Control of Eye Development
Lucy H. Y. Young , M.D.,
Ph.D. Associate Professor
Photodynamic Therapy for Treatment of Ocular Tumors
Janey Wiggs,
M.D.,Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Molecular Genetics of Glaucoma
Research Opportunities
Postdoctoral training
The Howe
faculty participates in the NEI funded "Postdoctoral Training Program in the
Molecular Bases of Eye Diseases." Information on this program can be found at www.eri.harvard.edu/training/index.html
Predoctoral training
Most of the faculty have a secondary appointment with
the departments of Neurobiology or Genetics (HMS) and participate in the
graduate programs of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) and of
Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School. Graduate students from these programs
can earn a Ph.D. degree under the auspices of these faculty
members.
Ophthalmology Administration
Lois Toutwid, Manager, Ophthalmology Research Admin.
(617)
573-3963
lmtoutwid@meei.harvard.edu
Cori
O'Brien, Staff Assistant
(617) 573-3311
Cori_O'Brien@meei.harvard.edu