BCTVR LABS The strength of the BCTVR comes from a critical mass of cutting-edge research laboratories focused on research and development of the novel therapies and cure that will improve lives. Home Labs Our Labs Andrew Browne Lab Research Interests: Functional imaging, Retinal transplantation, Oral therapies for retinal disease, Microfluidics and BioMicroElectroMechanical systems (BioMEMS). Learn More about the Browne Lab Rui Chen Lab Research Interests: Genomics, Single Cell Omics, Visual System, Gene Therapy Learn More about the Chen Lab Lilangi Ediriwickrema Lab Research Interests: biophotonic applications in oculofacial inflammatory, infiltrative, and cicatricial disease. Learn more about the Ediriwickrema Lab Kimberly Gokoffski Lab Research Interests: optic nerve injury, neuroprotection, retinal ganglion cells, glaucoma, vision restoration, neuroregeneration Learn More about the Gokoffski Lab Vladimir Kefalov Lab Research Interests: Photoreceptor physiology, Visual cycle and dark adaptation, Photoreceptor degeneration, Gene-independent therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa. Learn More about the Kefalov Lab Philip Kiser Lab Research Interests: Visual cycle enzymes and retinoid-binding proteins, X-ray crystallography, Structural biology, Carotenoids, Carotenoid oxygenases, Retinal diseases, Retinal therapeutics. Learn More about the Kiser Lab Audrone Lapinaite Lab Research Interests: molecular mechanisms of natural and synthetic enzymes, gene therapy, genome editing approaches Learn More about the Lapinaite Lab Rachel Martin Lab Research Interests: Solid-state and solution NMR, protein structure, cataract, membrane proteins, physical chemistry, chemical biology. Analytical Chemical Biology Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics Learn More about The Rachel Martin Lab Cherlyn Ng Lab Research Interests: visual perception, binocular vision, neuroplasticity, physiological optics, psychophysics, computational modeling, systems neuroscience, vision testing, neural mechanisms of visual integration, adaptive optics LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHERLYN NG LAB Krzysztof Palczewski Lab Research Interests: Understanding of the molecular basis of age-related macular degeneration and inherited retinal degeneration, Illuminating the path toward the development of new vision therapies. Learn More about the Palczewski Lab Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk Lab Research Interests: Neuronal senescence, Photoreceptors and retinal ganglion cells degenerations, Regulation of transcription, Metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Learn More about the Skowronska-Krawczyk Lab Magdalene Seiler Lab Research Interests: retinal degeneration, stem cell therapy, retinal sheet transplantation, retinal organoids, vision restoration, regenerative medicine LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SEILER LAB Frans Vinberg Lab Research Interests: retinal physiology, photoreceptor metabolism, mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, visual transduction, retinal degeneration Learn More about the Vinberg Lab Gulab Zode Lab Research Interests: autophagy, ER stress, genome editing, glaucoma, mitophagy, protein misfolding Learn More about the Zode Lab