Philip Ruzycki, PhD

Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Comprehensive analysis of genomic, proteomic, and transcriptomic datasets to understand visual system development and disease.

Washington University, Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Genomics,St. Louis, MO, 2011- 2017
Davidson College, B.S., Biology, Davidson, NC, 2004 – 2008

Research Instructor- Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Computational Biology Core, July 2018 – Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate- Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor: Shiming Chen, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, January 2018 – June 2018
Ph.D. Candidate- Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor: Shiming Chen, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, August 2012 – December 2017
IRTA Post-Baccalaureate Fellow- National Institute of Health
Mentor: Anand Swaroop, National Eye Institute, NNRL, August 2010 – July 2011
Professional Research Assistant- University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Mentor: J. Mark Petrash, Department of Ophthalmology, August 2008 – July 2010
Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant- Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor: J. Mark Petrash, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, June 2006 – August 2006

ISER Travel Fellowship, ISER Biennial Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 2016
ARVO Retina Research Foundation Lawrence Travel Scholarship, ARVO Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2015
Selected to attend Fundamental Issues in Vision Research (FIVR) course, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, 2014
Greek Catholic Union George and Elizabeth Watchko Memorial Scholarship, 2006
Davidson College James Y. Causey Scholarship, 2004 – 2008