The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Washington University seeks an innovative and motivated individual to join our Research Faculty Full-time tenure-track academic appointment (Assistant Professor) This position will focus on research with minimal teaching or administrative obligations The qualified applicant will demonstrate: An outstanding record of research accomplishments Exciting future basic and/or translational […]
Eric Ricker, OD recently joined our team of staff optometrists. Dr. Ricker has over four years of clinical experience in optometry. He also serves as a Co-Management chair of the Saint Louis Optometric Society and on the emerging leadership committee with the Missouri Optometric Association.
Ryo Terao, MD, PhD, post doc in Dr. Apte’s lab, has been selected as the 2021 International Retinal Research Foundation Alston Callahan, MD Postdoctoral Scholar for his project, “Dysregulated Lipid Metabolism and Senescence in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.” This prestigious award honors one of the International Retinal Research Foundation (IRRF) founders.
Saturday, April 24, 20218 AM – 3:30 PM Lectures will be held virtually via Zoom. Zoom help guide Virtual Seminar Guidelines Make sure you are muted & your camera is off “RAISE HAND” in case you’d like to be unmuted during the Q&A time (You can do this from the “Participants” tab) Use CHAT for […]
Congratulations to Michael Kass, MD, Mae Gordon, PhD, and the Ocular Hypertension Study Group on their latest publication discussing their findings after 20 years of follow up! More than 20 years after the launch of a landmark clinical trial, follow-up examinations and analyses found that not all patients with elevated eye pressure need pressure-lowering treatment […]
Congratulations! Dr. Rajendra Apte on being appointed as an Associate Editor to Ophthalmology Science Journal.
Dr. Ryo Terao, post doc in Dr. Apte’s lab has received a grant from Bayer Japan to conduct Retinal Research in the Apte lab
Congratulations to Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD on becoming the new Vice Chair of Research for Ophthalmology effective March 1, 2021.
Check out our very own Dr. Andrew Lee on KSDK News talking about Virtual Learning turning students into ‘Zoomies’: How to Avoid Eye Damage
Check out Dr. P. Kumar Rao’s latest video discussion on age related macular degeneration.
Congratulations to Dr. Steven Bassnett for his photo submission being among the winners of the Vector Labs Photo Contest
Congratulations! Third Year residents, Karen Hong, Hayley James, Janani Sigaravelu, Hui Zhao and Jennifer Enright matched with their fellowships this week! Karen Hong, MD, MPhil–Glaucoma–Mass Eye and Ear Hayley James, MD– Surgical Retina-University of Kentucky Janani Singaravelu, MD –Ocular Oncology-Cleveland Clinic Hui Zhao, MD -Cornea–UCSF Jennifer Enright, MD, PhD– Chief of Ophthalmic Trauma–Washington University in […]
Christopher Hwang, MD, PhD has received a research fellowship grant from the Vitreoretinal Surgery Foundation (VRSF). The VRSF has established a competitive Research Award/Fellowship to encourage young physicians to pursue a career in retinal disease. Projects with a potential for additional funding, presentation and publication are encouraged. The Research Award/Fellowship is open to residents, fellows, […]
Congratulations to Dr. Apte on his latest publication!
Congratulations to Dr. Apte and colleagues on their latest publication!
Check out Dr. Rithwick Rajagopal’s discussion on vision loss in diabetes
“SARM1 depletion rescues NMNAT1-dependent photoreceptor cell death and retinal degeneration” Congratulations to Dr. Rajendra Apte, his lab and the Genetics Department on their recent publication in eLife. Rajendra Apte, PhD and his lab with the help of Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD, Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD, Hiroki Kakita, MD, PhD and Yo Sasaki, PhD, from the […]
Check out our very own Dr. Carla Siegfried discussing glaucoma, the sneak thief of sight.