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Jerry Niederkorn, PhD
Endowed Title: Royal C. Miller Chair in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research
George A. and Nancy P. Shutt Professorship in Medical Science
Immunology
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
Office Phone: 214-648-3829
Office Fax: 214-648-9061
Biography
Jerry Y. Niederkorn is Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Ophthalmology, as well as Chairman of the Immunology Graduate Program at UT Southwestern . He has an active immunology research program and mentors PhD students, all of whom are engaged in eye research.
Dr. Niederkorn’s research activities have focused on:
- The immunology of corneal transplantation;
- The role of the immune system in controlling the growth and metastasis of intraocular melanoma;
- Vaccination studies on Acanthamoeba keratitis; and
- Immune regulation in the eye.
Education
| Graduate School | University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Zoology (1977) |
| Graduate School | Central Missouri State University, Biology (1972) |
Research Interests
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Honors/Awards
Royal C. Miller Chair in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research (2011)
Department of Ophthalmology (2011)
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, (2007)
George A. and Nancy P. Shutt Professor of Medical Science (1995)
3 NIH R01 Research Grants
NIH CORE Grant