Bhavana Chhunchha, PhD
Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Dr. Chhunchha is a molecular biologist who is interested in basic and translational research. She received her PhD in 2010 from India. She joined the University of Nebraska Medical Center and made several significant contributions in the field of environmental stresses-induced etiopathology of ocular cells/tissues in vitro and in vivo.
Dr. Chhunchha’s major goal is to unveil the molecular mechanism underlying in initiation and progression of age-related pathologies. To this end, her research focuses on identifying the pathogenic molecule(s) and thereby, to develop the pathogenic molecule(s)-based therapeutic agents in preventing or delaying age-related blinding disease, including age-related cataract, glaucoma, corneal disease, and neurological disorders.
- BS: Biology, M.G. Science Institute, Gujarat University, India, 2003
- MS: Zoology, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, India, 2005
- PhD: Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, India, 2010
- Post-doctoral research fellowship: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Molecular biology of ocular aging, Age related Degenerative Disorder, Cataractogenesis, Glaucoma, Corneal diseases, Aging and inflammatory response, and neurodegenerative diseases.
- 2022: UNeMed research and Innovation Award for New Invention
- 2019: UNeMed research and Innovation Awards for two New Invention
- 2015: Travel Award – International conference on the Lens (ICL 2015) Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA. Dec 6-11.
- 2009: Travel Award – The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO 2009), FL, USA. May 3-7.
- 2009: Young Scientist Award – Science Excellence, Gujarat University & Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST) Gandhinagar, Gujarat University.
- 2008: Young Scientist Award – Science Excellence, Gujarat University & GUJCOST, Gandhinagar, Gujarat University.
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- Society of Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences (IOVS)