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Medical Director, Discovery Eye Foundation
For more than 30 years, Dr. Anthony B. Nesburn has served as the Medical Director of the Discovery Eye Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that raises funds to support eye research at UC Irvine and other institutions. An internationally respected eye surgeon, educator, lecturer and researcher, Dr. Nesburn served as the Director of Ophthalmology Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for 17 years. He is now an Adjunct Professor and Vice Chair for Research in UC Irvine’s Department of Ophthalmology.
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Dr. Cristina Kenney is Professor and Director of Laboratory Research at UC Irvine’s Department of Ophthalmology, overseeing the various eye-related research projects at that institution. She is a highly accomplished clinician scientist and is recognized as a leader in the fields of genetic and biological research related to disorders of the retina and cornea.
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Dr. Lbachir BenMohamed is an Associate Professor of Immunology, the founder and the head of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in the Department of Ophthalmology at UC Irvine. He also holds a joint appointment with the Center of Immunology at UC Irvine. He is an independent immunologist, with a strong expertise in vaccine development against both infectious diseases and cancer.
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Dr. Donald Brown is an assistant professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Ophthalmology and an outstanding molecular biologist with research experience in corneal and retinal diseases. Dr. Brown’s primary research now deals with the glaucoma, a major cause of blindness worldwide.
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Dr. Dale Carpenter an assistant project scientist in UC Irvine’s Department of Ophthalmology and is a specialist in the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1).
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Dr. James Jester, a professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Ophthalmology, is a recognized international leader in the cell biology of corneal wound healing and scarring. He has had a major impact in this field of research.
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Dr. Henry Klassen – an assistant professor in UC Irvine Department of Ophthalmology – is the principal investigator of a multi-university collaboration studying retinal reconstruction using stem cells.
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Dr. Leonid Lerner is an assistant professor and physician-scientist in UC Irvine’s Department of Ophthalmology specializing in the diseases and surgery of the retina and the vitreous – the thick, transparent substance that fills the center of the eye.
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Dr. Minckler – a professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Ophthalmology – is a world renowned clinician, surgeon and researcher in the field of glaucoma.
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Dr. Roger Steinert is UC Irvine’s Vice Chairman of Clinical Ophthalmology, Director of Refractive, Cornea and Cataract Surgery, and professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering.
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Dr. Steven Wechsler is an international leader in the study of the herpes simplex virus (HSV). He and his team study how the virus becomes latent or inactive in the body, and how it reactivates and causes repeated infections. He is a professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics.
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