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University of Rochester Eye Institute

Krystel Huxlin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Neurobiology and Anotomy
Center for Visual Science
Brain & Cognitive Science

Ph.D. (1994)
University of Sydney, Australia

B.Sc.Med (1991)
University of Sydney, Australia

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E-Mail: huxlin@cvs.rochester.edu
University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 314
Rochester, New York 14642
Phone: (585) 275-5495
Fax: (585) 473-3411

 

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Honors & Grants

Honors and Awards

  • 2006 - 2008:  Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and                          Healthcare, Who's Who of American Women
  • 2005:               Robert McCormick Special Scholars Award from                          Research to Prevent Blindness.
  • 1995-1997:    C.J. Martin Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award from the                          Australian NH&MRC.
  • 1994:               Medical Foundation Medical Research Fellowship
  • 1992:               Herbert Johnson Travel Grant and British Council
                              Post Graduate Bursary for 3 months collaboration
                             with Professor R.D. Lund at the University
                              of Cambridge, U.K.
  • 1991-1994:    Australian Postgraduate Research Award
  • 1991:               H.G. Chapman Prize and P.A. Bishop Medal for B.Sc.(Med) thesis, first class honors
  • 1990:               Australian National Health & Medical Research Council Undergraduate Scholarship
  • 1990:               J.G. Hunter Undergraduate Research Scholarship
  • 1988:               Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Summer Research Scholarship
  • 1987:               Beverly Steward Memorial Prize for academic achievement in undergraduate Medical                           course, University of Sydney, Australia

Extramural Funding

  • 2008-2009:    PI, Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation grant, "A novel Method of                          Retraining and Evaluating Vision After Stroke - a Functional MRI Study of Brain Activity                          During Retraining".
  • 2007-2008:    Contributing investigator (Dina Markowitz, PI), R25 RR023285 from NIH National                          Center for Research Resources - Science Education Partnership Award "Life
                             Sciences Learning Center: Strengthening Connections Between Scientists
                             and Classroom
  • 2006-2007:    PI, Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation grant, "A novel Method of                          Retraining and Evaluating Vision After Stroke".
  • 2005-2008:    Robert E. McCormick Special Scholars Award from Research to Prevent Blindness.
  • 2004-2009:    PI, RO1 EY015836, "Effect of corneal wound healing on ocular optics after laser                          refractive surgery".
  • 2004-2005:    Co-PI on Eye Bank Grant (Jianhua Wang, PI), "An eye model for better predicting                          intraocular pressure".
  • 2001-2007:    PI, Bausch & Lomb grants, "Developing an animal model to improve refractive
                             surgical techniques and correct optical aberrations"
  • 2000-2004:    PI, McDonnell Pew Grant in Cognitive Neuroscience, “Mechanisms of perceptual                          recovery after visual cortical lesions”. Dr. Tatiana Pasternak, co-PI.
  • 1996-1997:    Co-PI, pilot project component of a LEAD award, Department of Neurobiology &                          Anatomy, University of Rochester. Dr. Tatiana Pasternak, PI.

Intramural Funding

  • 2007-2008:    Co-PI, collaborative grant from the Schmitt Program on Integrative Brain Research,                          "Visual learning in naturalistic environments". Drs. Robbie Jacob (PI) and Daphne                           Bavelier (co-PI),
  • 2007-2008:     PI, CEIS grant, "Non-invasive femtosecond micromachining surgery for corneal                           applications". Dr. Wayne Knox, co-PI.
  • 2006-2007:     PI, CEIS grant, "Developing a new method for the simultaneous measurement of                           optical and biomechanical changes in the intraocular lens during accommodation".
                              Dr. Geunyoung Yoon, co-PI.
  • 2006-2007:     CVS/RCBI grant "Training-induced changes in cortical activation following visual
                              stroke in humans – an fMRI study"
  • 2005-2007:     PI, collaborative grant from the Schmitt Program on Integrative Brain Research,
                              "Effect of visual training on motion perception after V1 damage in humans". Drs.
                              Mary Hayhoe, Deborah Friedman and Scott Burgin co-PIs,
  • 2005-2006:     PI, CEIS grant, "Inhibiting myofibroblast differentiation – controlling the wound
                              healing response to improve refractive outcome after laser refractive surgery".
                              Drs. Richard Phipps, Patricia Dimanlig and Scott MacRae, co-PIs.
  • 2004-2005:     PI, CEIS grant, "Establishing biomechanical limits for tissue removal during laser                           refractive surgery". Drs. Jay Wang, Geunyoung Yoon, Scott MacRae and David                           Williams, co-PIs.
  • 2003-2005:     PI, collaborative grant from the Schmitt Program on Integrative Brain Research,                           "Molecular substrates of training-induced visual recovery after visual cortical lesions
                              in the adult cat". Dr. David Calkins, co-PI.
  • 2003-2004:     PI, CEIS grant, "Further development of wavefront sensing in an awake-behaving cat                           model for refractive surgical applications". Drs. Geunyoung Yoon, Scott MacRae and                           David Williams, co-PIs.
  • 2002-2003:     PI, CEIS grant, "Developing wavefront sensing of optical aberrations in an awake,                           behaving cat model for refractive surgical applications". Dr. Geunyoung Yoon, co-PI.