Author Archives for Lea Scheppke

Susan Quaggin, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)

November 24, 2015 3:50 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

Dr. Quaggin is the Charles H. Mayo Professor of Medicine and Chief of Nephology at Northwestern University. Her research program... View Article

Clary Clish

November 24, 2015 3:49 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

Clary Clish is Senior Director of Metabolomics and an Institute Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. His... View Article

Connie Cepko, PhD

November 24, 2015 3:48 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

Dr. Cepko is member of the Departments of Genetics and Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. She is also a Co-Director and founder of the Leder Human Biology and Translational Medicine training program at Harvard University. Her research focuses on identifying the molecular events that control retinal cell fate during development and cell death during disease.

Ehud Isacoff, PH.D.

November 24, 2015 3:18 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

Dr. Isacoff is a Professor at UC Berkeley, in the Department of Neuroscience. He has been a pioneer of optogenetics... View Article

Alan Bird, MD

November 24, 2015 3:13 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

Dr. Bird is Professor Emeritus; a distinguished clinician and scientist. Throughout his career, he has made significant contributions to vision research. His research has improved the understanding of retinal degenerative diseases, and the clinical management of those diseases.

Martin Friedlander, MD, PhD

November 23, 2015 4:21 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

Dr. Friedlander studies interactions between neurons, glia, and endothelial cells in the retina. Referred to as the “neurovascular unit,” these... View Article

Paul Bernstein, MD

November 21, 2015 4:20 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

Dr. Bernstein studies macular pigment distribution in the eye. One of the earliest signs of MacTel is the abnormal redistribution... View Article

Melanie Bahlo, PhD

November 20, 2015 11:43 am Published by Lea Scheppke

Dr. Melanie Bahlo is a member of the team of scientists affiliated with LMRI studying the genetic basis for macular telangiectasia... View Article

Rando Allikmets, PhD

November 19, 2015 11:42 am Published by Lea Scheppke

Dr. Allikmets is leading the team of genetics researchers assembled by the Lowy Medical Research Institute to identify MacTel’s causative gene or... View Article

About LMRI

October 24, 2015 2:07 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

The Lowy Medical Research Institute (LMRI) oversees clinical, translational, and basic science research relevant to Macular Telangiectasia type 2, also... View Article