Bärbel Rohrer
Medical University of South Carolina
Professor (Associate, Full, Senior Lecturer or above)
age-related macular degeneration
complement activation in AMD
mitochondrial metabolism and retinal degeneration
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I am Professor and Endowed Chair and an academic and innovative leader in diseases of the retina. My lab is investigating mechanism of photoreceptor degeneration and neuroprotection, focusing on two areas: targeting complement activation in models of age-related macular degeneration and improving mitochondrial metabolism as a means to promote life-span in neurons. I hold 11 patents, and my IP provided the foundation for four start-up companies, one of which I co-founded. I have published >100 manuscripts; PI’d or Co-PI’d 50+ grants; and mentored 70+ trainees. In addition to the numerous intramural committees on which I serve, I am a Foundation Fighting Blindness Scientific Advisory Board member, member of multiple professional societies, including the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, an elected member of the National Academy of Inventors, Silver Fellow in the ARVO Fellows Class of 2019 and nominated to the Ophthalmologist’s Power List 2019 in the Inventor Category.