Timothy Kern

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Professor, Ophthalmology
School of Medicine
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1980, Pathology
Phone: (949) 824-5324
Email: kernt@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
2216 Gillespie
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
diabetes, diabetic complications, retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, light, photobiomodulation, pharmacology
Research Abstract
Research in the Kern lab is focused on investigating the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy and other complications of long-term diabetes, and developing novel therapeutic approaches to inhibit those complications.
Grants
R01 EY022938 08/01/2017-06/30/2022 Contribution of photoreceptors in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy
1R01EY028242-01 10/01/17 – 09/30/22 Role of retinal capillary stiffness in diabetic retinopathy
Research Centers
Center for Translational Vision Research
Last updated
10/04/2021