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Gabriel Velez, MD, PhD
Affiliate, Department Funds
Resident in OphthalmologyBioGabriel Velez is a PGY3 ophthalmology resident at Stanford. He received his bachelor’s degree in molecular biology from Winona State University in 2014. He completed his MD and PhD degrees at the University of Iowa. His PhD research focused on studying the structure of the calpain-5 (CAPN5) protein and its role in the development of Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy (NIV), a rare blinding eye disease. His research interests include translational proteomics, retinal disease, ocular oncology, structural biology, biophysical chemistry, drug design, and bioinformatics.
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Sylvia Elizabeth Villarreal Navarro
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ophthalmology
BioPhysician-scientist passionate about identifying biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO), and MOG antibody-associated diseases through noninvasive imaging of the retina (the most accessible part of the central nervous system). Co-founder of the podcast Book Meets Author, where I explore the minds behind my favorite books. In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis, dancing (Bachata, Salsa, and Tango), and singing karaoke.
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Douglas Vollrath
Professor of Genetics and, by courtesy, of Ophthalmology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe Vollrath lab works to uncover molecular mechanisms relevant to the health and pathology of the outer retina. We study metabolic and other cellular interactions between the glial-like retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and adjacent photoreceptors, with the goals of understanding the pathogenesis of photoreceptor degenerative diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa, and developing therapies.
