Kimberly K Gokoffski

Kimberly Kinga Gokoffski received the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in cell and developmental biology from the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of California, Irvine, CA, USA. She is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, USA, and the Director of Research for the Institute for Technology and Medical Systems, USC. After the M.D. and Ph.D., she completed residency training in ophthalmology with the University of California, Davis, CA, USA, and fellowship training in adult and pediatric neuro-ophthalmology with USC. In addition to her clinical practice, she directs a multidisciplinary Research Group, whose goal is to develop therapies to help regenerate the optic nerve. Her most of research effort is currently supported by a K08 Career Development Award (K08EY031797) from the NIH/NEI. She was the recipient of number of distinctions, including the Young Investigator Award from the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.