Dean McGee Eye Institute Researcher Daniel J.J. Carr, PhD

Named University of Oklahoma George Lynn Cross Research Professor

Dr. Carr is world-renowned for his scientific achievements, his published works, and his exceptional credentials as an educator. We are extremely proud of Dan’s selfless contributions to the Institute and University and to the advancement of vision research,” sD, DMEI President and CEO and Edward L. Gaylord Professor and Chair of the OU Department of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Carr joined the faculty at the Dean McGee Eye Institute and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1999 and rose to the rank of Professor in 2008. He is the Stanton L. Young Professor of Ophthalmology and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology. He previously held a Presbyterian Health Foundation Presidential Professorship and served as Assistant Dean of Postdoctoral Affairs.

On the research front, Dr. Carr is one of the world’s leading authorities on herpes simplex virus type 1 and the eye. He holds two R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health and serves as the principal investigator for a prestigious T32 training grant from the National Eye Institute. His accomplishments garnered a Jules and Doris Stein Professorship and Senior Investigator Award from Research to Prevent Blindness. His published works number more than 125 peer-reviewed scientific publications and more than 50 book chapters and reviews. He has chaired the Immunology/Microbiology Program Committee for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

 

About the Dean McGee Eye Institute

The Dean McGee Eye Institute is dedicated to serving all Oklahomans and the global community through excellence and leadership in patient care, education and vision research. It is one of the largest and most respected centers for medical and surgical eye care in the United States and houses the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Its research and training programs are among the most highly regarded in the country. Twenty-two of the Institute’s ophthalmologists are listed in the Best Doctors in America and/or Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors; its Director of Vision Research is a Past President of the International Society for Eye Research, Past Vice President of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and a recipient of ARVO’s prestigious Proctor Medal; two members of the faculty are recent directors of the American Board of Ophthalmology; three serve or have recently served on the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); one was Vice Chair of the Residency Review Committee in Ophthalmology for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; one is President-Elect of the AAO; and another is a Past President of the AAO and Past President of the American Glaucoma Society. For more information, visit www.dmei.org.