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Joseph Carroll, PhD

Joseph Carroll, PhD

Richard O. Schultz, MD / Ruth Works Professor of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Biophysics, and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy Director, Advanced Ocular Imaging Program

Locations

  • Eye Institute
  • 925 N. 87th St.
    Milwaukee, WI 53226

Contact Information

Education

BS, Human Biology, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
PhD, Cell & Developmental Biology, 91ɫƵ

Biography

I was born in Milwaukee and attended high-school in Tigerton, Wisconsin. It was here that my interest in science was sparked, thanks in large part to my science teacher, Gary Kuchenbecker. He encouraged me to attend the pre-college program sponsored by the Regional Center for Math and Science at UW Green Bay. As part of this program, we toured the 91ɫƵ and were exposed to the various career options in math and science. While I always knew I was good at science, until that point, I was unaware of what one could do with such a skill set. After some false starts pursuing pharmacy and optometry, I decided to go to graduate school at 91ɫƵ, under the guidance of Dr. Jay Neitz. During this time, I found that there were many questions that I wanted to answer, yet didn’t have the right tools to do so. Thus, after receiving my PhD in 2002, I did a postdoctoral fellowship in the lab of Dr. David Williams at the University of Rochester. There I was trained in the technique of adaptive optics retinal imaging, which has opened numerous new avenues for research and discovery. I started as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at 91ɫƵ in 2006, and am currently a Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology, Biophysics, and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy.

Research Interests

I take a multidisciplinary approach to study the human visual system. I am interested in developing a better understanding of the relationship between structure and function in the visual system – both in health and disease. My primary focus is on applying high-resolution imaging tools (adaptive optics and optical coherence tomography) to the study of the human retina. In addition, I have broad interests in comparative color vision, foveal development, visual neuroscience, and behavioral aspects of human color vision (normal and aberrant).

  • Developing a better understanding of the relationship between structure and function in the visual system — both in health and disease
  • Applying high-resolution imaging tools (adaptive optics and optical coherence tomography) to the study of the human retina
  • Comparative color vision
  • Foveal development
  • Visual neuroscience
  • Behavioral aspects of human color vision (normal and aberrant)  

Research in the AOIP is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), various research foundations, as well as individual donors. 

  

Publications

  • (Bowie OR, Follett HM, Yu CT, Guillaume C, Summerfelt PM, Manfredonia N, Grieshop J, Merriman DK, Tarima S, Carroll J.) Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2024 Nov 04;13(11):5 PMID: 39508776 PMCID: PMC11547255 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85209160697 11/13/2024

  • (Cideciyan AV, Roman AJ, Warner RL, Sumaroka A, Wu V, Jiang YY, Swider M, Garafalo AV, Viarbitskaya I, Russell RC, Kohl S, Wissinger B, Ripamonti C, Barbur JL, Bach M, Carroll J, Morgan JIW, Aleman TS.) Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Oct 02;25(19) PMID: 39408969 PMCID: PMC11477341 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206286884 10/16/2024

  • (Katta M, Georgiou M, Singh N, Kalitzeos A, Dubra A, Carroll J, Michaelides M.) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Oct 01;65(12):6 PMID: 39365261 PMCID: PMC11460564 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205606032 10/04/2024

  • (Adhan I, Warr E, Grieshop J, Kreis J, Nikezic D, Walesa A, Hemsworth K, Cooper RF, Carroll J.) Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2024 Jun 03;13(6):18 PMID: 38913007 PMCID: PMC11205225 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196982159 06/24/2024

  • (Duwell EJ, Woertz EN, Mathis J, Carroll J, DeYoe EA.) bioRxiv. 2024 May 31 PMID: 38853944 PMCID: PMC11160651 06/10/2024

  • (Follett HM, Warr E, Grieshop J, Yu CT, Gaffney M, Bowie OR, Lee JW, Tarima S, Merriman DK, Carroll J.) Vis Neurosci. 2024 May 10;41:E002 PMID: 38725382 PMCID: PMC11106521 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85192851796 05/10/2024

  • (Brennan BD, Heitkotter H, Carroll J, Tarima S, Cooper RF.) Biomed Opt Express. 2024 May 01;15(5):2849-2862 PMID: 38855680 PMCID: PMC11161361 06/10/2024

  • (Brennan BD, Heitkotter H, Carroll J, Tarima S, Cooper RF.) Biomedical Optics Express. 1 May 2024;15(5):2849-2862 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85192472866 05/01/2024

  • (Kreis J, Carroll J.) Annu Rev Vis Sci. 2024 Apr 18 PMID: 38635871 04/18/2024

  • (Grissim G, Walesa A, Follett HM, Higgins BP, Goetschel K, Heitkotter H, Carroll J.) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Apr 01;65(4):16 PMID: 38587442 PMCID: PMC11005076 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190397639 04/08/2024

  • (Untaroiu A, Reis LM, Higgins BP, Walesa A, Zacharias S, Nikezic D, Costakos DM, Carroll J, Semina EV.) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Apr 01;65(4):20 PMID: 38587439 PMCID: PMC11005067 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190399640 04/08/2024

  • (Warr E, Grieshop J, Cooper RF, Carroll J.) Front Ophthalmol (Lausanne). 2024;4:1348950 PMID: 38984138 PMCID: PMC11182112 07/10/2024

Advanced Ocular Imaging Program

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The Advanced Ocular Imaging Program (AOIP), located in the Eye Institute, serves as a local, national, and international resource for advancing the field of ocular imaging and for translating adaptive optics technology into a clinically relevant imaging tool.