Leonard G Miller Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Associate Professor of Pathology
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
1000 Wall Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
[email protected]
1000 Wall Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Available to mentor
Rajesh Rao
Associate Professor
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FellowshipWashington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, 2013
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ResidencyHarvard University, Boston, 2011
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Research FellowHarvard Medical School, Ophthalmology, 2011
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InternshipNorthwestern University, Internal Medicine, 2008
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Research ScholarNational Institutes of Health, Neural Stem Cell Signaling and Metabolism, 2006
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Research ScholarHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Bethesda, 2006
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Center MemberCenter for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
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Center MemberGlobal REACH
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Center MemberBiosciences Initiative
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Center MemberTaubman Institute
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Center MemberCenter for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design
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Center MemberRogel Cancer Center
Stem cells for regeneration of retina and central nervous system
Epigenetics and chromatin modifying enzymes
Retinal development
Hereditary and age-related retinal degenerations
Retinal Detachment
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Tumors of the eye/orbit
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Giacalone JC, Parkinson DH, Balikov DA, Rao RC. Int Ophthalmol Clin, 2024 Jan 1; 64 (1): 21 - 33.Journal ArticleAMD and Stem Cell-Based Therapies.
DOI:10.1097/IIO.0000000000000510 PMID: 38146879 -
Khoa LTP, Yang W, Shan M, Zhang L, Mao F, Zhou B, Li Q, Malcore R, Harris C, Zhao L, Rao RC, Iwase S, Kalantry S, Bielas SL, Lyssiotis CA, Dou Y. Nat Commun, 2024 Mar 12; 15 (1): 2215Journal ArticleAuthor Correction: Quiescence enables unrestricted cell fate in naive embryonic stem cells.
DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-46566-4 PMID: 38472240 -
Khoa LTP, Yang W, Shan M, Zhang L, Mao F, Zhou B, Li Q, Malcore R, Harris C, Zhao L, Rao RC, Iwase S, Kalantry S, Bielas SL, Lyssiotis CA, Dou Y. Nat Commun, 2024 Feb 26; 15 (1): 1721Journal ArticleQuiescence enables unrestricted cell fate in naive embryonic stem cells.
DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-46121-1 PMID: 38409226 -
Xu J, Sivakumar C, Ryan CW, Rao RC. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2024 Nov 12; 733: 150668Journal ArticleA novel interaction between RNA m6A methyltransferase METTL3 and RREB1.
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150668 PMID: 39278095 -
Balikov DA, Brown NA, Elner VM, Wubben TJ, Rao RC, Demirci H. Ocul Oncol Pathol, 2024 Jun; 10 (2): 103 - 113.Journal ArticlePosterior Uveitis in Ocular-Involving Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and the Utility of Negative MYD88 L265P Testing in the Diagnosis.
DOI:10.1159/000535951 PMID: 38882022 -
Haliyur R, Parkinson DH, Ma F, Xu J, Li Q, Huang Y, Tsoi LC, Bogle R, Liu J, Gudjonsson JE, Rao RC. Ophthalmol Sci, 2024 4 (6): 100539Journal ArticleLiquid Biopsy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Single-Cell Transcriptomics of Human Vitreous Reveals Inflammatory T-Cell Signature.
DOI:10.1016/j.xops.2024.100539 PMID: 39220810 -
Brown NA, Rao RC, Betz BL. J Vis Exp, 2024 Jan 12; (203):Journal ArticleCell-Free DNA Extraction of Vitreous and Aqueous Humor Specimens for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Vitreoretinal Lymphoma.
DOI:10.3791/65708 PMID: 38284545 -
Haliyur R, Portney DS, Pan WW, Mian SI, Rao RC. J Vitreoretin Dis, 2024 Oct 10; 24741264241279624Journal ArticleCost Drivers of Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis.
DOI:10.1177/24741264241279624 PMID: 39539821
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