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Takaaki Kuwajima, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
  • Faculty Member, Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration
Division
Research Faculty

    Education & Training

  • Columbia University, Postdoctoral research scientist
  • Osaka University, Japan, PhD in Biological Science
  • Ritsumeikan University, Japan, BS in Organic Chemistry
Representative Publications

Publications

Research Interests

The Optic Nerve Regeneration Lab's goal is to prevent retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death, regenerate the optic nerve, and reconnect the eye to the brain after ocular trauma. The mission is to identify effective and safe drugs and molecules to achieve this goal.