A Putative Role of SDPR in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma 

This Research Insight covers a recent publication from the Siegfried Lab. Here, we highlight how Ying-Bo Shui, MD, PhD and colleagues identified a gene that might exacerbate the worse primary open-angle glaucoma presentation experienced by Black individuals.  In their recent paper published in Scientific Reports, scientists in the lab of Carla Siegfried, MD, professor of […]

Congratulations Carla Siegfried, MD

Carla Siegfried, MD, Jacquelyn E. and Allan E. Kolker, MD, Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Professionalism, was the Keynote Speaker at the Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2023 Fall Symposium at The Trade Hotel on September 30th, 2023. She was also a Visiting Professor at the University of […]

NIH RO1 Grant Recipient!

Congratulations Dr. Siegfried! Carla Siegfried, MD, Jacquelyn E. and Allan E. Kolker, MD, Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences received a new NIH RO1 Grant entitled ‘Racial disparities of open-angle glaucoma: A study of mitochondria and oxidative stress in human trabecular meshwork’.  Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide and frequent cause of visual […]

American Glaucoma Society: President Elect (2023); President (2024)

Congratulations! Carla Siegfried, MD, Jacquelyn E. and Allan E. Kolker, MD, Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Professionalism on being named 2023 President Elect and 2024 President of the American Glaucoma Society