The University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry (UCBSO) seeks 5 years of support to train clinician-scientists in accordance with the guidelines of the Institutional Clinical Scientist Development Program (K12). The Berkeley Clinical Scientist Development Program will provide interdisciplinary training to enable well-established clinicians to carry out high-level, independent, clinical (patient-based) vision research. The University of California, Berkeley (UCB) K12 program will draw upon the rich resources of world-renowned departments and groups on the Berkeley campus, including Vision Science, Optometry, Public Health, Neuroscience, Infectious Disease, Bioengineering, Health and Medical Science, and Molecular &Cell Biology. The Berkeley K12 Program will feature two unique elements: (1) The recruitment of established clinicians who wish to make a career shift from clinical practice and teaching to one centered on the combination of teaching and independent, federally funded, patient-based vision research. (2) The multidisciplinary composition of a distinguished and diverse mentoring group composed of faculty with expertise in vision research, plus faculty whose primary expertise is not in vision, but who have extensive experience in clinical research. The program will provide the awardees with focused, cutting-edge didactic and mentored clinical research training tailored specifically to the individual's career plan. The curriculum will consist of course work, seminars, research in campus-wide laboratory facilities and clinics, and closely mentored supervision from a group of nationally recognized scientists and clinicians. Trainees will conduct research in one of seven clinical research areas: Retinal Disease, Corneal Disease, Strabismus, Amblyopia, Visual Processing, Low Vision &Blindness Rehabilitation, and Lens &Cataract - all of which are consistent with the Programs and Research Priorities of the National Eye Institute. The Berkeley program is designed so that upon completion, the trainees will be able to compete successfully for research resources and maintain a productive and independent career in patient-based vision research. Several strategies will be used to recruit established clinicians (e.g., OD, MD, DVM, DDS, or equivalent professional degree) whose clinical expertise is either within or outside the ophthalmic community. Four trainees would be recruited during the first year, and then one additional trainee admitted in each of the following four years (total admitted by 5th year = 8).

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Type
Physician Scientist Award (Program) (PSA) (K12)
Project #
5K12EY017269-05
Application #
7689729
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZEY1-VSN (06))
Program Officer
Agarwal, Neeraj
Project Start
2005-09-30
Project End
2010-08-31
Budget Start
2009-09-01
Budget End
2010-08-31
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2009
Total Cost
$1,231,881
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California Berkeley
Department
Type
Schools of Optometry/Ophthalmol
DUNS #
124726725
City
Berkeley
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94704
Lee, Daniel J; Woertz, Erica N; Visotcky, Alexis et al. (2018) The Henle Fiber Layer in Albinism: Comparison to Normal and Relationship to Outer Nuclear Layer Thickness and Foveal Cone Density. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 59:5336-5348
Wu, Yvonne T; Truong, Tan N; Tam, Connie et al. (2018) Impact of topical corticosteroid pretreatment on susceptibility of the injured murine cornea to Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization and infection. Exp Eye Res 179:1-7
Tu, Joanna H; Foote, Katharina G; Lujan, Brandon J et al. (2017) Dysflective cones: Visual function and cone reflectivity in long-term follow-up of acute bilateral foveolitis. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 7:14-19
Rose-Nussbaumer, Jennifer; Prajna, N Venkatesh; Krishnan, Tiruvengada et al. (2016) Risk factors for low vision related functioning in the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial: a randomised trial comparing natamycin with voriconazole. Br J Ophthalmol 100:929-932
Zhang, Yan; Liu, Yue; Hang, Abraham et al. (2016) Differential gene expression of BMP2 and BMP receptors in chick retina & choroid induced by imposed optical defocus. Vis Neurosci 33:E015
Prajna, N Venkatesh; Lalitha, Prajna; Rajaraman, Revathi et al. (2016) Changing Azole Resistance: A Secondary Analysis of the MUTT I Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Ophthalmol 134:693-6
Tong, Kevin K; Lujan, Brandon J; Zhou, Yixiu et al. (2016) Directional Optical Coherence Tomography Reveals Reliable Outer Nuclear Layer Measurements. Optom Vis Sci 93:714-9
Metlapally, Ravikanth; Park, Han Na; Chakraborty, Ranjay et al. (2016) Genome-Wide Scleral Micro- and Messenger-RNA Regulation During Myopia Development in the Mouse. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 57:6089-6097
Sun, Catherine Q; Prajna, N Venkatesh; Krishnan, Tiruvengada et al. (2016) Effect of pretreatment with antifungal agents on clinical outcomes in fungal keratitis. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 44:763-767
Metlapally, Sangeetha; Tong, Jianliang L; Tahir, Humza J et al. (2016) Potential role for microfluctuations as a temporal directional cue to accommodation. J Vis 16:19

Showing the most recent 10 out of 39 publications