Expertise
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Ongoing research projects

  • Identification and regulation of bicarbonate transport mechanisms
  • Evaluation of lactate: H+ cotransporters and interaction with HCO3- and carbonic anhydrase mediated buffering
  • Role of SLCA411 in in Corneal Endothelial function
  • Biology of soluble adenylyl cyclase in corneal endothelium and other eye tissues
  • Role of cAMP and calcium mediated signal transduction pathways in regulating ion and fluid transport

Area of expertise:

  • :Cornea disorders, ocular surface-dry eye
Past Affiliations

Professor, Biochemistry Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Associate Dean for Research, Biochemistry Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Associate Dean, School of Optometry, Indiana University Bloomington

Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Communities
Optometry, Optometry
Degrees
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, Physiological Optics, 1987
OD, University of California, Berkeley, Optometry, 1981
MS, University of California, Berkeley, Molecular Biology, 1977
BA, University of Pennsylvania, Biology, 1975
Keywords
eye diseases optometry