Donald Jeffrey Zack MD
Glaucoma Related
Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Guerrieri Professor of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Ophthalmology
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600 N Wolfe StBaltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-955-5080
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 1985 - 1988
Greenwich Hospital/Yale UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1985
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 1988 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Myeloid lineage C3 induces reactive gliosis and neuronal stress during CNS inflammation.Thomas Garton, Matthew D Smith, Ajay Kesharwani, Marjan Gharagozloo, Sungtaek Oh
Nature Communications. 2025-04-12 - Ibuprofen reduces inflammation, necroptosis and protects photoreceptors from light-induced retinal degeneration.Ping-Wu Zhang, Zi-He Wan, Weifeng Li, Abhishek Vats, Kunal Mehta
Journal of Neuroinflammation. 2025-01-28 - Inherited Retinal Degenerations and Non-Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Progress and Unmet Needs.Jacque L Duncan, Angela Bowman, Amy Laster, Claire Gelfman, David G Birch
Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2024-12-02
Journal Articles
- Thyroid Hormone Signaling Specifies Cone Subtypes in Human Retinal OrganoidsJames Taylor, Donald J Zack, Derek S Welsbie, Science Magazine
Press Mentions
Gilbert Family Foundation Commits $23M to Vision Restoration and Brian Tumor InitiativesNovember 15th, 2022- Research to Prevent Blindness and Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology Announce 2022 Recipient of RPB David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision ResearchAugust 10th, 2021
UW-Madison Research Team Receives Grant to Study Reversal of BlindnessSeptember 6th, 2016- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Role of OPA1 in Retinal Ganglion Cell Differentiation and the Pathogenesis of Dominant Optic AtrophyJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Connecting AMD SNPs to Functions Using Allele-specific InteractionsJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2021–2025
- Visual Science Training ProgramJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY1995–2025
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/donald-zack
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