Principal Investigator
kuwajima@pitt.edu
Publications
Lab Personnel
Khushi Rai, Research Technician
Kristin Hsieh, Undergraduate Student
Serena Arnold, Undergraduate Student
Nicholas King, Undergraduate Student
Research Focus
Understanding molecular mechanisms of preventing RGC death, re-establishing neuronal wiring, and recovering visual functions, which leads to providing new targets for preventive and therapeutic interventions for traumatic optic neuropathy and glaucoma.
For more information, visit the Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration Kuwajima Lab.
Funding
Shaffer Research Grant by Glaucoma Research Foundation
Hillman Collaborative Grant by The Eye & Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh
Investigator-Initiated Research Award by the Department of Defense
Department of Ophthalmology, The Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine