IRVING H. LEOPOLD PROFESSOR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, UCI
WHY: World-renowned scientist focused on vision. Donald Bren Professor of Ophthalmology at UCI’s School of Medicine, and director of the Center for Translational Vision Research at UCI’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute.
IN THE NEWS: Palczewski was one of several scientists from UCI who published a study this year about discovering a special antibody which may lead to treatment for loss of central vision, called Retinitis Pigmentosa, in Nature Communications.
NOTABLE: Won a Business Journal Innovator of the Year Award in 2022.
QUOTABLE: “Science and education are investments.”
