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Laboratories

At the UPMC Vision Institute, our research programs harness discoveries to inform groundbreaking treatments, address critical issues like access to care and social determinants of health, integrate innovative clinical trials, and involve multidisciplinary collaboration. We aim to transform patient outcomes and improve vision care globally.

Advanced Ophthalmic Imaging Laboratory
Advanced Ophthalmic Imaging Laboratory
Ethan Rossi, PhD
Biology of Herpesviruses Laboratory
Biology of Herpesviruses Laboratory
Paul Kip Kinchington, PhD
Biomedical Visualization Laboratory
Biomedical Visualization Laboratory
Kira Lathrop, MAMS, PhD
Brain-Computer Interface & Vision Laboratory
Brain-Computer Interface & Vision Laboratory
Xing Chen, PhD
Byrne Laboratory
Byrne Laboratory
Leah Byrne, PhD
Charles & Louella Snyder Ocular Disease and Regeneration Laboratory
Charles & Louella Snyder Ocular Disease and Regeneration Laboratory
John Ash, PhD
Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory
Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory
Alex Mammen, MD | Robert Shanks, PhD
Eric Romanowski, MS | Jonathan Mandell, PhD
Choroidal Analysis Research Laboratory
Choroidal Analysis Research Laboratory
Jay Chhablani, MD | Kiran Vupparaboina, PhD
Sandeep Bollepalli, PhD
Corneal Regeneration Laboratory
Corneal Regeneration Laboratory
Gary Han-Fai Yam, PhD
Dyka Laboratory
Dyka Laboratory
Frank Dyka, PhD
Fovea Development Laboratory
Fovea Development Laboratory
Susana da Silva, PhD
Fungal Pathogenesis Laboratory
Fungal Pathogenesis Laboratory
Kevin Fuller, PhD
Andrew Williams, MD
Healthy Vision Laboratory
Andrew Williams, MD
Laboratory of Visual Cognition
Laboratory of Visual Cognition
James Herman, PhD
Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration
Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration
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Low Vision Research
William Smith, OD
Ocular Bacterial Infections Laboratory
Ocular Bacterial Infections Laboratory
Robert Shanks, PhD
Ocular Biomechanics Laboratory
Ocular Biomechanics Laboratory
Ian Sigal, PhD, MASc
Ocular Microbiome and Immunology Laboratory
Ocular Microbiome and Immunology Laboratory
Anthony St. Leger, PhD | Hongmin Yun, MD, PhD
Ocular Pediatrics Laboratory
Ocular Pediatrics Laboratory
Ken Nischal, MD, FAAP, FRCOphth
Ophthalmic Biomaterials Laboratory
Ophthalmic Biomaterials Laboratory
Morgan DiLeo, PhD
Optic Nerve Growth and Regeneration Laboratory
Optic Nerve Growth and Regeneration Laboratory
Takaaki Kuwajima, PhD
Optical Coherence Tomography Laboratory
Optical Coherence Tomography Laboratory
Shaohua Pi, PhD
José-Alain Sahel, MD
Retinal Degeneration Research
José-Alain Sahel, MD | Leah Byrne, PhD
Joseph N. Martel, MD | Boris Rosin, MD, PhD
Retinal Development Laboratory
Retinal Development Laboratory
Xiangyun Wei, PhD
Retinal Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory
Retinal Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory
Isaam Al Diri, PhD
Rod & Cone Photoreceptor Interaction Laboratory
Rod & Cone Photoreceptor Interaction Laboratory
Najate Ait-Ali Maamri, PhD
Stem Cell and Neuroregeneration Laboratory
Stem Cell and Neuroregeneration Laboratory
Kun-Che Chang, PhD
Systems Pharmacology Lab of Retinal Degeneration
Systems Pharmacology Lab of Retinal Degeneration
Yuanyuan Chen, PhD
Marie Hélène Errera, MD, PharmD, PhD
Uveitis Research
Marie-Hélène Errera, MD, PharmD, PhD
Visual Brain Laboratory
Visual Brain Laboratory
Marlene Behrmann, PhD
Visual-Motor Neuroscience Laboratory
Visual-Motor Neuroscience Laboratory
J. Patrick Mayo, PhD