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CURRICULUM VITAE

Janis Eells PhD
Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences

OFFICE ADDRESS:
2400 E. Hartford Ave
Enderis Hall Room 477
Milwaukee, WI 53201

AWARDS AND HONORS:
Wisconsin Distinguished Professorship, 2004 - 2009
Scientific Advisory Panel - Multiradiance Medical 2015 - present. Multiradiance Medical is medical device company developing, testing and marketing light therapy devices for medical and sports therapy http://www.multiradiance.com/
COMMUNITY, REGIONAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of International Research Team of Ophthalmologists and Neurobiologists investigating the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the epidemic of optic neuropathy that resulted in 50, 000 cases of blindness in Cuba from 1992 - 1994. (Research visits to Cuba in 1994 and 2000).
Toxicology Consultant for the Dean Clinic in Madison, Wisconsin assisting in the investigation and analysis of serum samples from pediatric patients given antibiotics accidentally compounded with 6% formaldehyde instead of distilled water. (1995)
Ocular Toxicology Consultant for Alcon Laboratories in Fort Worth, Texas (1999 - present).
Laboratory testing and evaluation of ocular pharmaceutical preparations
Ocular Toxicology Consultant for Pfizer Central Research in Groton Connecticut (2001).
Review and evaluation of ocular toxicology research facilities
Ocular Toxicology Consultant for Nephro-Tech-1 LLC in Kansas City, Kansas. Assisting in Product Development (2002 - present).
Consultation in the development and testing of calcium dietary supplement.
Toxicology testing
Product developed and marketed.
Consultant on the Treatment of Human Methanol Intoxication Medical College of Wisconsin for Midwest Regional Poison Control Centers (1995 - present).
Provision of advice and consultation in the treatment of clinical cases of methanol intoxication.
Member of Comparative Ophthalmic Research Laboratories (CORL) in Madison Wisconsin. CORL is a collaborative team of internationally recognized vision scientists assisting industry in vision research
Ocular Toxicologist for CORL http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/research/CORL/contact.php
Provision of advice and consultation on the toxicological aspects of development and testing of drugs for retinal and optic nerve diseases. .
Member of International Research Team of Ophthalmologists, Geneticists, Molecular Biologists and Neurotoxicologists investigating potential therapeutic interventions in the treatment of Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy in a large pedigree in Brazil (2003 - present).
Collaborating Investigator at the ARC Center of Excellence in Vision Science The Centre brings together major research programs in vision sciences at four Australian universities (The Australian Natio, and whose breakdown causes blindness.
Sabbatical in Laboratory of David Gamm at UW-Madison 2012: Collaborative research investigation into the role of mitochondrial function in retinal stem cells, retinal progenitor cells and differentiated RPE cells. I continue to work with the Gamm lab during the summer and 1-2 days per week during the academic year.
Wisconsin Distinguished Professorship, 2004 - 2009
The Wisconsin Distinguished Professorship Program, established in 1987, supports 20 individuals in the University of Wisconsin System whose scholarship and service demonstrate potential impact on Wisc, and who would be judged as outstanding by peers and the public alike.
COMMUNITY, REGIONAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of International Research Team of Ophthalmologists and Neurobiologists investigating the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the epidemic of optic neuropathy that resulted in 50, 000 cases of , 2000 and 2010).
Toxicology Consultant for the Dean Clinic in Madison, Wisconsin assisting in the investigation and analysis of serum samples from pediatric patients given antibiotics accidentally compounded with 6% formaldehyde instead of distilled water. (1995)
Ocular Toxicology Consultant for Alcon Laboratories in Fort Worth, Texas
Laboratory testing and evaluation of ocular pharmaceutical preparations, 1999 - 2003
Ocular Toxicology Consultant for Pfizer Central Research in Groton Connecticut
Review and evaluation of ocular toxicology research facilities, 2001-2002
Consultant on the Treatment of Human Methanol Intoxication Medical College of Wisconsin for Midwest Regional Poison Control Centers Provision of advice and consultation in the treatment of clinical ca, 1995-present
Member of Comparative Ophthalmic Research Laboratories, CORL in Madison Wisconsin. CORL is a collaborative team of internationally recognized vision scientists assisting industry in vision research O, 2003-present
International LHON Research Team. Team of Ophthalmologists, Geneticists, Molecular Biologists and Retinal Toxicologists investigating pathogenesis of Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) and potential therapeutic interventions for LHON in a large LHON pedigree in B
Collaborating Investigator at the ARC Center of Excellence in Vision Science The Centre brings together major research programs in vision sciences at four Australian universities (The Australian Natio, and whose breakdown causes blindness. (2004-2012)
Sabbatical in Laboratory of Dr. David Gamm at UW-Madison 2012: Collaborative research investigation into the role of mitochondrial function in retinal stem cells, retinal progenitor cells and differentiated RPE cells.
Visiting Research Scholar in Waisman Center at UW-Madison 2012-present - working in Collaboration with Dr. David Gamm on retinal stem cell biology
Member of McPherson Eye Research Institute at UW-Madison 2013 - present: The McPherson Eye Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin is a multidisciplinary community of scholars working to gai
Scientific Advisory Panel LumiThera Inc. 2013 - present: LumiThera is a new medical device Company created by a team of founder physicians, scientists and engineers with extensive expertise in non-invasive LED and laser treatments for eye disease. http://lumithera.com/
The Wisconsin Distinguished Professorship Program, established in 1987, supports 20 individuals in the University of Wisconsin System whose scholarship and service demonstrate potential impact on Wisc, and who would be judged as outstanding by peers and the public alike.