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Vision science fellowship training is laboratory based and offers
both predoctoral and postdoctoral opportunities to trainees in specific
areas of vision science, or over a wide range of topics. Trainees
work under the supervision of Institute faculty members who are
engaged in basic science research and have active laboratories.
They may work on individual projects or contribute to faculty projects.
The scope and nature of each vision science fellowship is developed
by the trainee and his/her faculty mentor.
Faculty Preceptors
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Anthony J. Aldave, MD |
Lynn K. Gordon, MD, PhD |
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Suraj P. Bhat, PhD |
Michael B. Gorin, MD, PhD |
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Nicholas C. Brecha, PhD |
Wayne L. Hubbell, PhD |
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Joseph Caprioli, MD |
Steven Nusinowitz, PhD |
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Anne L. Coleman, MD, PhD |
Natik I. Piri, PhD |
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Joseph L. Demer, MD, PhD |
Hui Sun, PhD |
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Sophie X. Deng, MD, PhD |
Gabriel H. Travis, MD |
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Debora B. Farber, PhD, DPhhc |
David S. Williams, PhD |
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Ben J. Glasgow, MD |
Xianjie Yang, PhD |
Predoctoral
Fellowships
Predoctoral fellowships are offered in neurobiology, neurosciences,
pharmacology, chemistry, biochemistry and visual physiology. They
provide the means for graduate students to obtain their doctorates
while working with Institute faculty in highly specialized laboratory
environments. Predoctoral fellowship candidates must
first be accepted into one of the PhD granting programs administered by the Graduate
Division at UCLA. Each graduate program has its own curriculum that stipulates
required course work, laboratory rotations, and qualifying examinations. The
current departmental affiliations of the Institute's faculty include Biological
Chemistry, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Human Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology,
Pathology, Pharmacology, and Physiological Sciences.
» UCLA Graduate Division
UCLA ACCESS is an umbrella graduate program that represents 11 PhD-granting programs
in the Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Life Sciences. ACCESS maximizes student choice
by providing students with a range of research opportunities that span molecular, cellular
and integrative areas of the biosciences. The first year of course work and laboratory rotations
provides students with the ability to make a well-informed decision on their topic and mentor
for thesis research. Students transition into one of the 11 degree-granting programs at the end
of the first year of graduate study.
» UCLA ACCESS
Postdoctoral
Research Fellowships
Postdoctoral research fellowships are offered for one to three years
in all of the vision sciences at the Institute. Each fellowship
is unique, and conducted according to mutual agreements between
trainees and their mentors. Research areas for postdoctoral fellowships
include molecular biology, genetics, biophysics, biomechanics, cell
biology, eye development, and biochemistry. Upon completion of their
fellowships, trainees usually pursue careers in academia or industry.
National
Eye Institute Vision Science Training Grant
Director: Gabriel H. Travis, MD
Fellowship Coordinator: Nora Momoli
In addition to individually supported research fellowships, a special
integrated program is offered under the auspices of a National Eye
Institute Vision Science Training grant for predoctoral and postdoctoral
fellows. The grant provides trainees with coordinated and organized
exposure to a wide range of techniques and current knowledge in
the vision sciences. Applicants for the Predoctoral Fellowship Program must first gain
acceptance to one of multiple accredited graduate programs at UCLA. Applicants for the Postdoctoral Program
are recruited directly by faculty preceptors. All fellows are required to take a defined
program of core courses and become rapidly acquainted with the fundamentals
of vision research within a broad spectrum of the basic sciences.
The training gives each fellow the broadest possible background
in ophthalmology and the basic sciences, and enables him/her to
pursue individual interests with clearly designed experiments. Fellows
are required to present their research at informal and formal seminars
and encouraged to participate in the publication of scientific papers.
To gain a broad background in the vision sciences, fellows utilize
the expertise of several laboratories and collaborate with fellows
and faculty members other than their own preceptors.
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