Affiliated Faculty
This list of affiliated investigators can help you identify potential research mentors at the University of Pittsburgh. PSTP students can, and do, work with mentors not on this list, but the investigators featured below have expressed interest in hosting PSTP students in their laboratories.
Gene therapy, viral vector engineering, genome editing, inherited retinal degeneration, genetics of eye disease
The Chen lab is interested in the pharmacological studies of visual disorders caused by protein misfolding. The lab's current three projects include pharmacological studies of rhodopsin metabolism, roles of purine metabolites in photoreceptor degeneration, and drug discovery of myocilin-associated glaucoma.
Machine learning approach for OCT biomarkers identification in age-related macular degeneration
The living human retina and visual system in health and disease through the development and application of advanced ophthalmic imaging technologies