Contact
Office: 305-482-4103
Roles
Professor of Ophthalmology Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Secondary Appointment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Secondary Appointment in Neuroscience Graduate Program
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Biography
Sanjoy Bhattacharya is a tenured Professor at University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA. Professor Bhattacharya completed master’s degrees, in Biotechnology, in Bioengineering from Banaras Hindu University, and a PhD degree in Bioengineering from Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India. He subsequently did fellowships in Pharmacology and Structural Biology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada and at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA respectively.
Dr. Bhattacharya next joined Cole Eye Institute and Molecular Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland as Assistant Professor. Subsequently he moved to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute earning tenure and full Professorship. Dr. Bhattacharya’s research encompasses understanding intraocular pressure homeostasis and multi-omics approaches towards long distance regeneration and reinnervation of neurons in the optic nerve with objective to restore functional vision. His lab also is investigating comprehensive role of factors that may result in intraocular pressure homeostasis and maintain it for extended period, beyond what is achievable using novel intervention strategies. He is member of the board of trustees of Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. His research employs multidisciplinary approach and high-end mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance instruments as well cell and animal models for investigation of ocular neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer and demyelination. He is involved in teaching translation of discoveries, consulting companies and help with enterprise formation. Currently he is the graduate program director of translation focus part of all graduate programs at the University of Miami. He is also founding director of the Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center. Currently he also the Speaker of the Medical School Faculty Council. -
Education & Training
Education
Post Graduate Training
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Teaching Interests
My teaching philosophy is to teach strong fundamentals and logically build on that. I am interested in integration of didactic teaching with experimental paradigm. It is evident in master’s program in Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, where a dedicated state of the art experimental lab is part of the program. I am a trained biochemist and molecular biologists. I have a solid background in organic chemistry and biochemistry. It is my observation that aspiring future physicians of tomorrow at high school to undergraduate levels often lack solid background in physics, rate kinetics, basic organic chemistry, and biochemistry. They also are disconnected when it comes to integrating didactic courses with experimental paradigm. I am determined to make a difference to these group of students using didactic and experimental paradigm.
I use simple experiments to teach the points, for example allowing internship students in the summer to sow seeds and estimate the numbers that germinate. This gives them idea about statistics on hand. I often give turmeric roots to my graduate students and a pot of soil. This makes the students realize painfully slow process of growth.
I use newspaper reporting and visualizations presented to draw parallel to the visualization of experimental results. I encourage infusion of ideas from seemingly unrelated places. I emphasize that science and medicine is about experimental reproducibility. Measurement is critical aspect towards assessment of reproducibility. In my teaching I emphasize that biochemistry has a very different indirect measurement approach than classical physics.
My teaching also involves history of science and what we learned from them. I try to integrate societal learning necessary for students. My teaching view is science and medicine should teach applied aspect as much as basic philosophical tenets or open mindedness. Science and medicine are great endeavors to improve life and livelihood. It is therefore also incumbent to teach entrepreneurship and enterprise formation as part of the culture. Overall, my teaching interests are Biochemistry, Ophthalmology, Vision Science, Neuroscience, multi-omics, systems biology, biophysics and rate kinetics. -
Research Interests
Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Eye, Glaucoma, Multiple Sclerosis and Vision, Learning & Behavior -
Publications
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