Neha Deshpande, MS

Research Assistant

neha_deshpande@MEEI.HARVARD.EDU

Laboratory management

Mechanisms elucidating the role of oxidative stress in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

Reena Gupta, MD

Clinical Research Fellow
Cornea Fellow, Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Reena_Gupta@MEEI.HARVARD.EDU

Mechanisms elucidating the role of oxidative stress in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

Cailing Liu, PhD

Research Associate

Cailing_liu@meei.harvard.edu

Roles of DJ-1 and Nrf2 in the development of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
UVA irradiation-induced mouse model of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

Taiga Miyajima, MD

Research Fellow

taiga_miyajima@meei.harvard.edu

Role of reactive estrogen metabolites in initiating an estrogen genotoxic pathway that affects the cell survival and growth of corneal endothelial cells.

Shivakumar Vasanth, PhD

Investigator, Mass Eye and Ear
Instructor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School

shivakumar_vasanth@meei.harvard.edu
Google Scholar
Elucidation of DNA damage and repair mechanisms in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
Understanding molecular mechanisms that explain female predominance in FECD
Role of oxidative stress driven mitochondrial dysfunction and mitophagy in FECD

Tomas White, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

tomas_white@meei.harvard.edu

The effects of oxidative stress on the activation of endothelial to mesenchymal transition in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
Isolation and immortalization of primary corneal endothelial cells from donor corneas and FECD specimens