Steven Bassnett, PhD

Steven Bassnett, PhD

Grace Nelson Lacy Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Additional titles

Grace Nelson Lacy Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Research

Refractive development, exfoliation glaucoma, establishment and loss of lens transparency, structural and functional characterization of fibrillin polymers in the eye.

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Education

  • BSc, Marine Biology, School of Animal Sciences University College of North Wales, Bangor, UK, 1982
  • PhD, Biophysics, School of Biological Sciences University of East Anglia (UEA), UK, 1987

Training

  • Research Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Uniformed Services University, Besthesda, MD, 1990-1995
  • Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO, 1995-2001
  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO, 2001- 2007
  • Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO, 2007-present

Contact

bassnett@wustl.edu