Welcome to the Center for Vision 研究
治愈疾病的研究
Our center is dedicated to discovery science in the visual system with an emphasis on ocular tissues, 包括角膜, 视网膜, and trabecular meshwork. Our work is rooted in a fundamental understanding of the neurobiology of the 视网膜 and central visual system, 细胞也一样, molecular and developmental biology underpinning ocular disease. We employ model systems from Drosophila through to primates, including tissue-engineered biomimetic human organoids. Our research efforts span the entire visual system from the corneal surface to the visual cortex. Our ultimate goal is to understand the mechanisms of disease and develop therapeutics that eliminate blindness.
为了实现这一目标, we have created a collaborative research team that reflects the great diversity of our state and our mission. Our faculty and staff scientists have come to Syracuse from the world over—Italy, 日本, 阿根廷, 加州, 爱荷华州甚至皇后区. Our faculty, as of 2020, are 42% women, 17% Latinx, and 8% LGBTQ. Our trainees and staff are similarly diverse, drawn from the best schools in the US, 中国, 印度, 加拿大, Russia and South America.
"I have had the pleasure of working in some of the best research and training environments in the US. I can say without a doubt that the collaborative spirit that pervades the CVR is unsurpassed."
Another goal is to train the next generation of vision researchers. 为了实现这一目标, we have developed a collaborative network of faculty and senior mentors for students at all levels. Our commitment to this collaborative effort is reflected in our busy schedule of group meetings, shared student training, 和指导. I have had the pleasure of working in some of the best research and training environments in the US. I can say without a doubt that the collaborative spirit that pervades the CVR is unsurpassed.
Our new home—in the Neurosciences 研究 Building—is the result of years of careful planning to promote and foster this collaborative spirit. The heart of the building is a two-story light-filled atrium off of which are our laboratories, meeting rooms and offices. The NRB houses shared microscopy and imaging facilities that are state-of-the-art including a super resolution microscope and multi-photon confocal microscopy. Specialized ophthalmic imaging includes Micron IV fundus camera and Bioptigen Envisu Optical Coherence Tomography for visualizing the 视网膜 and anterior segment in living animals. 除了, CVR faculty maintains a cutting edge physiological and behavioral core to study visual system. University core facilities extend the range of our experimental techniques providing the CVR investigators with virtually unlimited capacity. Our extensive world-wide collaborations provide even more resources.
In 2014, I was recruited to lead the Center for Vision 研究 to carry on the legacy of our founding director, the late Professor Robert Barlow. Our growth since then has been outstanding, starting with a nucleus of eight faculty in three departments, we recruited a new chair for Ophthalmology along and then five additional research faculty. Several more research recruitments are planned.
一路走来, our growth in extramural funding has been dramatic, more than doubling in the last few years. Reaching historically higher levels each year. We acknowledge and are very grateful for the research support that our investigators have received and continue to receive from: 国家眼科研究所 (a division of the National Institutes of Health); BrightFocus; T青光眼基金会 等. We are particularly proud to be among the small number of Universities with funding from 研究 to Prevent Blindness. We acknowledge the long-standing contributions and support of the Lions Clubs of Central New York along with philanthropic support from the Mayer family.
Please browse our pages and learn about our center. If you are interested in a career in vision sciences, please check our training programs and job opportunities. If you want to support our efforts or advocate for increased research funding, please follow the links on this page.
威廉J. 布伦肯博士，FARVO
Director of the Center for Vision 研究
Professor and Vice Chair for 研究, Department of Ophthalmology