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Lily Wong, PhD

Univ of Oklahoma Hlth Sci Ctr & DMEI

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Univ of Oklahoma Hlth Sci Ctr & DMEI

Bio

Current Positions

 Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC)
 Systems Manager, NEI/ DMEI Cellular Imaging Core Module, Vision Core Grant at OUHSC (aka OU Vision Imaging Core Facility)

Past Position
Research Instructor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC)

Education and Postdoctoral Training

University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Postdoctoral 2000-2003 Dev. Neurobiol.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Postdoctoral 1998-2000 Dev. Biol.
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Postdoctoral 1994-1995 Biology
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Ph.D. 1987-1994 Biology
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada B.Sc. Hon (I) 1983-1987 Biology

Research Focus

Developing Cerium oxide nanoparticles as ophthalmic therapeutics to preserve vision using rodent retinal degeneration models.

Expertise
Microscopy, Imaging, animal models, Nanotechnology in medicine