Walter Petroll, PhD

Professor
Ophthalmology
Graduate Program: Biomedical Engineering

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-648-7216
Office Fax: 214-648-8447

matthew.petroll@utsouthwestern.edu

Education

Graduate SchoolUniversity of Virginia Central Office (1989)

Research Interests

Cell Mechanics
Confocal Microscopy
Corneal Cell Biology
Digital Imaging
Wound Healing

Publications

Dynamic assessment of fibroblast mechanical activity during Rac-induced cell spreading in 3-D culture

Petroll WM, Ma L, Kim A, Ly L, Vishwanath M , J Cell Physiol , 2008; (217):162-171

Non-invasive imaging of corneal stromal collagen using two photon generated second harmonic signals

Morishige N, Petroll WM, Nishida T, Kenney MC, Jester JV , J Cataract Refract Surg , 2006; (32):1784-1791

Quantitative assessment of local collagen matrix remodeling in 3-D culture: The role of Rho kinase

Kim A, Lakshman N, Petroll WM , Exp Cell Res , 2006; (312):3683-3692

Corneal fibroblasts respond rapidly to changes in local mechanical stress

Petroll WM, Vishwanath M, Ma L , Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci , 2004; (45):3466-4374

Direct correlation of collagen matrix deformation with focal adhesion dynamics in living corneal fibroblasts

Petroll WM, Jester JV, Ma L , J Cell Sci , 2003; (116):1481-1491

Honors/Awards

NIH Grant

Assessment of Corneal Fibroblast Biomechanical Behavior (2011)

NIH Grant

A Novel 3-Dimensional Culture Model of the Anterior Cornea (2011)

Review Panel

Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society travel awards (2011)

Senior Scientific Investigator Award

Research to Prevent Blindness (2008)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Society for Cell Biology

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Biomedical Engineering Society