Visual Science Training Program

The goal of the Visual Science Training Program (VSTP) is to ensure that it’s trainees are well prepared to enter diverse careers in the vision research workforce by providing technical, operational and professional training, along with programming and career development activities. Extensive mentorship, career development and leadership opportunities, through VSTP, increase the career satisfaction and employment of trainees. The Visual Science Training Program at UCI supports research training in basic science disciplines relevant to multiple aspects of vision research, including ophthalmology, physiology, pharmacology, bioengineering, structural biology, imaging and immunology. The global objective of the VSTP is to provide predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees with the knowledge and research skills to begin independent investigative and teaching careers in the visual sciences. The program also encourages interdisciplinary collaborative and translational research, to enable our trainees become skilled at functioning in an interactive research environment. There is a robust visual science community in Irvine with ongoing research related to: anterior segment and ocular surface, vision, visual processing, retinal disease, stem cells and imaging, and lens.