Search results for: “Macular degeneration”
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Johanna Seddon
Johanna Seddon, MD, ScM, Director of Retina, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science & Director of the Macular Degeneration Center of Excellence, University of Massachusetts Medical School Dr. Seddon pioneered the field of epidemiology in ophthalmology, initiated studies of genes associated with macular degeneration, and is widely recognized for her groundbreaking research on lifestyle factors (smoking,
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Jason Miller
Jason Miller, MD, PhD, University of MichiganMentor: Debra Thompson, PhD Dr. Miller’s research program seeks to establish primary retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) culture models of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as a platform for testing therapeutic interventions. RPE cells are those most affected in AMD. With his 2020 AMDF/FFS Post-Doctoral Award ($11,250), he sought to
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Aparna Lakkaraju
Aparna Lakkaraju, PhD, Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine Research in the Lakkaraju laboratory builds on fundamental insights from retinal cell biology to develop effective therapies for inherited and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The initial site of injury in AMD is the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), the tissue that nourishes and
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Matthew Hunt
Matthew Hunt, University of Washington, SeattleMentor: Aaron Lee, MD, MSc With his 2020 AMDF/FFS Summer Student Fellowship ($1,250), Matthew sought to develop a real-world assessment of visual impairment in age-related macular degeneration in the anti-VEGF era using the AAO IRIS Registry.
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Sabine Fuhrmann
Sabine Fuhrmann, PhD, Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee Dr. Fuhrmann has a broad background in neurobiology, with specific training and expertise in neurodevelopment. Her long term objectives are to identify novel targets for therapeutic strategies to treat degenerative eye diseases of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), such as AMD. RPE cells
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Shun-Yun Cheng
Shun-Yun Cheng, PhD student Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolWith her 2019 AMDF/ARVO Travel Grant, Shun-Yun presented results from her study in which she proposed a new way of thinking about the origins of AMD: that photoreceptors may initiate damage to the layer of cells that nourish them, the retinal pigment
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Michael Berry
Michael Berry II, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Biology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute Co-Director, Program in Neuroscience, Princeton University (and CEO of Optimal Acuity Corp.) Dr. Berry’s lab seeks to expand our understanding of how neurons combine to carry out powerful computations and has discovered that the retina carries out a diverse set of surprisingly
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Grantee Profiles and Publications
Saghar Bagheri, MD, PhD, Research Fellow in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School Michael Berry II, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Biology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute Co-Director, Program in Neuroscience, Princeton University (and CEO of Optimal Acuity Corp.) Shun-Yun Cheng, PhD student Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School Kip Connor, PhD, (previously at)
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Resources
This section will be ever-expanding and evolving as we create or learn of valuable resources for the AMD community. Videos about Macular DegenerationAn ever-growing library of videos we have created on the topic of macular degeneration, covering everything from videos illustrating and explaining the disease, to cooking show segments, to the AMD Mind Body Spirit
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Study Demonstrates Essential Role of Zeaxanthin in Retina Health
Schepens/Harvard study provides direct proof of dietary nutrient’s essential role in protecting the retina from the damaging effects of light Research performed at Schepens Eye Research Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School has established that the dietary zeaxanthin (zee-uh-zan’-thin) plays an essential role in protecting the retina of the eye from the damaging