Associate Professor of Surgery (Gross Anatomy) and of Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Director of Medical Studies

Departments & Organizations
Surgery | Ophthalmology and Visual Science: Research - Secondary | Stem Cell Center, Yale
Research Interests
Retinal disease, tight junctions, outer blood-retinal barrier, medical education
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Education
- Ph.D., Duke University, 1977
Selected Publications
- Peng, S., Adelman, R., and Rizzolo, L.J., (2010) Minimal effects of VEGF and Anti-VEGF drugs on the permeability or selectivity of RPE tight junctions. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. in press
- Sun R., Peng, S., Chen X., Zhang H. and Rizzolo L.J. (2008) Diffusible retinal secretions regulate the expression of tight junctions and other diverse functions of the retinal pigment epithelium. Mol. Vis. 14:2237-2262.
- Cong, L., Sun, D., Zhang, Z., Jiao, W., Rizzolo, L.J., Peng S. (2008) A novel
rabbit model for studying RPE transplantation. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.
49:4115-4125.
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