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M.S. in Vision Science and Investigative Ophthalmology
Sanjoy K. Bhattacharya, M. Tech., Ph. D., FARVO

Sanjoy K. Bhattacharya, Ph.D.

Professor of Ophthalmology Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Publications
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,...
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Abigail S. Hackam, Ph.D.

Abigail S. Hackam, Ph.D.

Professor of Ophthalmology
Publications
Biography: Abigail Hackam, Ph.D. is a Professor at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Director of Laboratory Research at Bascom Palmer, and Associate Director of the Master’s of Science in Vision Science and Investigative Ophthalmology at the University of Miami. Her PhD training was in Human Genetics at Johns Hopkins University, followed by post-doctoral positions in Medical Genetics...
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 Khemraj Hirani

Khemraj Hirani, Ph.D., RPH, CCRP, CIP, RAC, MBA

Research Assistant Professor , Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Biography: Dr. Raj Hirani is an accomplished pharmacist-scientist and a key academic leader at the University of Miami, where he holds the position of Associate Vice Chair for Research and Regulatory Compliance in the Department of Medicine. His role at the University of Miami extends to serving as Deputy Director and Chief Regulatory and Operating Officer at the Diabetes Research...
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Dmitry V. Ivanov, Ph.D.

Dmitry V. Ivanov, Ph.D.

Professor of Ophthalmology
Publications
Biography: In his early research career, Dr. Ivanov was a pivotal actor in numerous international research efforts and scientific networks that have led to the discovery of genes related to the development of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most frequently occurring type of leukemia in the Western world. This knowledge gives new opportunities for diagnosis and potential...
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Stefan Kurtenbach, Ph.D.

Stefan Kurtenbach, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Publications
Biography: Dr. Kurtenbach has studied Biochemistry at the Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany, where he also graduated in Biology as part of the International Max Plank Research Program. Following a post-doctoral period at York University in Toronto, Canada, he completed his postdoc at the Harbour Ocular Cancer Laboratory withing the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC) at...
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Darlene Miller, D.H.Sc., M.P.H., C.I.C.

Darlene Miller, D.H.Sc., M.P.H., C.I.C.

Research Professor of Ophthalmology

Biography: Dr. Miller has a broad and interdisciplinary background with specialist training in medical microbiology, epidemiology, public health, infection prevention and laboratory diagnostics. Undergraduate degree in Medical Technology and master’s degrees in Microbiology and Public Health were completed at the University of Miami. The Doctor of Health Sciences degree was awarded...
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Elena B. Roth, M.D.

Elena B. Roth, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Clinical Profile
Biography: Comprehensive Ophthalmology with practice based in the Plantation satellite office of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Attending ophthalmologist Bascom Emergency Department
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Alfonso L. Sabater, M.D., Ph.D.

Alfonso L. Sabater, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Clinical Profile | Publications
Biography: Dr. Alfonso L. Sabater is a surgeon-scientist and associate professor of clinical ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Sabater is the medical director of the Ocular Surface Program and director of the Corneal Innovation Laboratory at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Research in his laboratory is aimed at...
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Susana Alvarez

Susy Alvarez-Diaz, MBA, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Management Department at the University of Miami Herbert Business School
Biography: Dr. Susana Alvarez-Díaz is an assistant professor of professional practice in the management department at the University of Miami Herbert Business School. Her teaching portfolio includes entrepreneurship courses tailored for undergraduates, executive education students, and students in the MVSIO program at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Drawing from her former career in Fortune 50 corporations and her own entrepreneurial ventures, Dr. Alvarez-Díaz brings a wealth of practical knowledge to her students.
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Mu Liu, M.D.

Director, Visual Physiology, Anne Bates Leach Eye Center at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Emailmliu@med.miami.edu
Phone: 305-326-6305

Fabrice Manns PhD

Fabrice Manns, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Biography: Dr. Fabrice Manns serves as chair and professor of the University of Miami College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Manns holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology where his research laboratory is located. He is the Co-Director of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Ophthalmic Biophysics Center. His research activities include the development of optical and laser instrumentation for treating and diagnosing eye diseases, and studies on the optics of the eye and vision correction, including accommodation and presbyopia, myopia, and intraocular lenses for cataract surgery.
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Will Silverman

William Silverman, Ph.D., MBA

Executive Director, Coulter Project
Biography: Dr. William Silverman is an ion channels biophysicist by training, with over a decade of experience supporting startup companies. His dissertation focused on the molecular mechanisms of activation in voltage-gated potassium channels involved in cardiac repolarization. As a post-doc, he studied cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in synthetic liposomes and planer lipid bilayers and subsequently, the role of the Pannexin 1 channel in activating the inflammasome complex in neurons and astrocytes after traumatic brain injury.
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