Irazoqui On Howard Hughes Medical Institute Team
Pedro Irazoqui, an assistant professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, is one of three Purdue University researchers selected to be a part of collaborative research teams with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Irazoqui and William Chappell, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, will work with HHMI investigator Simon John of the Jackson Laboratory on glaucoma research. his is the first time HHMI has provided direct funding for specific research projects.
They will work to develop an ultra-miniature, pressure-sensing device that can be implanted into the eyes of mice. Such a device would permit scientists to monitor intraocular pressure around the clock to learn more about how glaucoma progresses.
If successful, the device could lead to a prototype for use in monitoring intraocular pressure and perhaps even blood pressure in humans.
For more information, please see the UNS news release and the story at Howard Hughes Medical Institute.