Adrian Glasser ,
Ph.D. - Resume
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth date/Place: 19 June 1964; Johannesburg, South Africa
Citizenship: South African and Australian
Associate Professor
College of Optometry
University of Houston
4901 Calhoun Rd
Houston, TX, 77004
Tel: (713) 743-1876
Fax: (713) 743-2053
EMAIL: aglasser@uh.edu
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Aug 1996 to October 1998
Postdoctoral Fellow under Dr. Paul L. Kaufman, M.D.
Intstitution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Madison, WI, 53792, U.S.A.
Research: Studying the pathophysiology of accommodation in relation to
presbyopia
Aug. 1994 to Aug. 1996
NSERC International Postdoctoral Fellow under Dr. M.C. Campbell and Dr. J.
Sivak
Institution: School of
Optometry, University of Waterloo,
Waterloo, Ont., Canada
Funding: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
International Postdoctoral Fellowship, August 1994-August 1996.
Research: 1) Changes in the optics of the human crystalline lens with
accommodation and aging
2) Accommodation in birds of prey and 3) Visual optics of echolocating bats
EDUCATION
University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Dates: Feb. 1983 to Dec. 1985
Completed three years towards a four year B.S. degree
Majors: Computer Science and Physiology
State University of New York at Albany,
Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Dates: Aug. 1987 to May 1989
Completion of Bachelors of Science (B.S./M.S. program)
Major: Biology
State University of New York at Albany,
Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Dates: Fall 1989 to Spring 1990
Master's degree in Neurobiology, Spring, 1992
Thesis Advisor: Dr.
Helmut V. B. Hirsch, PhD.
Department of Biological
Sciences
Thesis topic: Experience dependent development of the visual system of
Drosophila melanogaster.
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.
Dates: Fall 1990 to Fall 1994
Field of Physiology
Supervisor: Dr. Howard C.
Howland, PhD.
Section of
Neurobiology and Behavior
PhD topic: The mechanism of accommodation in chicks and pigeons.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Programmer under Dr. L. Glasser, PhD.
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dates: Jan. 1983 to Dec. 1986
Duties: Development and implementation of a computer aided instruction program
for undergraduate chemistry.
Research Assistant under Dr. Howard C. Howland, PhD.
Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior,
Dates: Spring 1986 to Spring 1987
Duties: Image processing software development for research and teaching.
Research Assistant under Dr. John Hannigan, PhD
Center for Behavior Teratology, Dept. of Psychology, SUNY at Albany, N.Y.
Dates: Fall 1987 to Spring 1989
Duties: Independent research on behavioral effects of prenatal ethanol
exposure in rats.
Programmer under Dr. Edward B. Blanchard, PhD.
Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, SUNY at Albany, N.Y.
Dates: Fall 1987 to Spring 1990
Duties: Data acquisition software development for controlling
experimental biofeedback sessions on human subjects.
Research Assistant under Dr. Helmut V.B. Hirsch, PhD.
Dept. of Biology, SUNY at
Dates: Fall 1987 to Spring 1990
Duties: Independent M.S. research on visually guided behavior in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Teaching Assistant under Dr. John T. Schmidt, PhD.
Bio 411: Mammalian Physiology
Dept. of Biology, SUNY at
Dates: Fall Semester, 1989
Duties: Teaching a systemic physiology lab. to undergraduate seniors.
Teaching Assistant under Dr. Greg A. Lnenicka, PhD.
Bio 342: Neurobiology
Dept. of Biology, SUNY at
Dates: Spring Semester, 1990
Duties: Teaching a neurobiology lab. to undergraduate seniors.
Teaching Assistant under Dr. Howard C. Howland, PhD., and
Dr. Bruce Halpern, PhD.
Bio 492: Sensory Function
Neurobiology and Behavior,
Dates: Spring Semester, 1991
Duties: Leading a discussion section for undergraduate seniors.
Teaching Assistant under Dr. Howard C. Howland, PhD.
Bio 326: The Visual System
Spring Semester, 1992
Dates: Neurobiology and Behavior,
Duties: Leading a discussion section for undergraduate seniors.
Research Assistant under Dr. Howard C. Howland, PhD.
Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Dates: fall 1990 to Aug. 1994
Duties: Independent Ph.D. research on avian mechanisms of accommodation.
AWARDS AND HONORS
-Deans list Fall 1987, SUNY Albany
-Deans list Fall 1989, SUNY Albany
-B.S. degree Cum Laude, May 1989, SUNY Albany
-Elected as an associate member of the Cornell University Chapter of the Sigma
Xi Scientific Research Society, March 1991
-Fuertes Memorial Prize Essay Competition, 2nd place, 1993
-Elected as a member of the Cornell University Chapter of The Honor Society of
Gamma Sigma Delta, March 1994
-Elected as a member of the Cornell University Chapter of The Honor Society of
Phi Kappa Phi, March 1994
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
-Summer Scholarships from
-Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research, Spring 1992
-1994-1996 International Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Natural Science and Engineering
Research Council of
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Cornell Chapter of Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Cornell Chapter of Sigma Gamma Delta Honors Society
Cornell Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
INVITED LECTURES
March 1993, State University of New York at Albany, Department of Biology
Jan 1996, Eye Research Institute, Ophthalmology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 1996, Pharmacia & Upjohn Gullstrand Workshop on Accommodation,
Capri, Italy
May 1997, College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
May 1997, School of Optometry, University of Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana
May 1997, Department of Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K
July 1997, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
October 1997, American Academy of Ophthalmology Subspecialty Day, San
Francisco, CA
November 1997, Biomedical Optics Meeting, Tubingen, Germany
June 1998, Center for Contact Lens Research Anniversary, Waterloo, Canada
November, 1998, Visionary Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
November 1998, Pharmacia & Upjohn 2nd Gullstrand Workshop on Accommodation,
November 1998, American
PEER REVIEWS PROCESS
Vision Research, Neurobiology of Aging, Optometry and Vision Science,
Journal of the Optical Society of
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Computer programming, research, photography and darkroom work, machine shop experience, fly-fishing, theater, yachting, tennis, cycling, winter sports, travel.
REFERENCES
Melanie C. W. Campbell (PhD, Joint Postdoc. Supervisor),
Jake Sivak (PhD, Director, Joint Postdoc. Supervisor)
N2l 3G1, Tel: (519) 885-1211 ext. 6273
Howard C. Howland (PhD supervisor), Section of Neurobiology
and Behavior, Seeley G. Mudd Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY, 14853, Tel: (607) 255-4716
Barb Finlay (PhD committee member), Psychology, Uris Hall,
Ellis Loew (PhD committee member), Physiology, Schurman Hall,
David Robertshaw, Chair, Section of Physiology, Vet.
Helmut V.B. Hirsch (MS supervisor), Biology, State University of
New York at
PUBLICATIONS
ABSTRACTS
Glasser, A. & Kaufman, P.L. (1998) The accommodative mechanism of primate eyes revisited. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, (Supplement), 39, S311.
M.A. Croft, A. Glasser, G.A. Heatley & P.L. Kaufman (1998) The relationship between ciliary muscle function and the lens. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, (Supplement), 39, S312.
Glasser, A. & Kaufman, P.L. (1998) Dynamics of Refractive Changes and Lens and Ciliary Body Movements in Rhesus Monkey Eyes During Edinger-Westphal Nucleus Stimulated Accommodation. Vision Sciences and its Applications, OSA Technical Digest Series, 172, SuB1-1
Glasser , A. & Kaufman, P.L. (1997) In vitro electrical stimulation of intact enucleated monkey eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Supplement), 38, S393.
Piers, P.A., Glasser, A. & Campbell, M.C.W. (1997) Comparison of optical characteristics of current eye and lens models with experimental measurements. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, (Supplement), 38, S1020.
Glasser, A. & Campbell, M.C.W. (1996) Physical and optical changes in the human crystalline lens with age and their relationship to presbyopia. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, (Supplement), 37, S757.
Pardue, M.T.,
Fenton, M.B., Glasser, A., Portfors-Yeomans, C.V. and
Glasser, A. and Campbell, M.C.W. (1996) Changes in focal length and spherical aberration of the human crystalline lens with ageing. Vision Science and its Applications, Technical Digest Series, 1, 246-249.
Glasser, A. and Campbell, M.C.W. (1995) Resting back vertex distance in
human lenses increases with ageing: An in vitro scanning laser study on Eye
Bank eyes. Optical Society of
Bullock, B., Glasser, A. and Campbell, M.C. (1995) Does lens suture position influence optimal visual axis tilt in vivo? Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, (Supplement) , 36.
Glasser, A. and Howland, H.C. (1994) Presbyopia in the pigeon eye: An in
vitro scanning laser study. Optical Society of
Glasser, A. and Howland, H.C. (1994) In vitro changes in focal length of chick and pigeon lenses: Species differences and the effects of aging. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Abstracts), (35)4, 1799.
Glasser, A. and Howland, H.C. (1993) The history of studies of avian accommodation. Society for Neuroscience, Supplement, 19(1), 205.
Glasser, A. and Howland, H.C. (1993) Lenticular accommodation in chicks is mediated primarily by a contraction of the iris muscle. Society for Neuroscience, 19(1), 47.
Glasser, A., Troilo, D., and Howland, H.C. (1993) The mechanisms of corneal and lenticular accommodation in the chick eye. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Supplement, 34(4), 559.
Murphy, C.J. and Glasser, A. (1993) The anatomy of the ciliary region of the chicken eye. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Supplement, 34(4), 558.
Glasser, A., Troilo, D., and Howland, H.C. (1992) Intraocular pressure changes during Edinger-Westphal stimulated accommodation in chicks. Society for Neuroscience, abstract, 18(1), 704.
Troilo, D., Glasser, A., Li, T., and Howland, H.C. (1992) Different strains of chick have different eye growth responses to visual deprivation. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Supplement, 33(4), 711.
Li, T., Troilo, D., Glasser, A., and Howland, H.C. (1992) Constant light produces severe corneal flattening and hyperopia in chickens. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Supplement, 33(4), 1188.
Howland, H.C., Glasser, A., and Applegate, R. (1992) Polynomial approximations of corneal surface and corneal curvature topography. Ophthalmic and Visual Optics, Technical Digest Series, OSA, 3, 34-37.
Glasser, A. and Howland, H. C. (1991) Changes in hydrostatic pressure behind chick and pigeon corneas are insufficient to account for corneal accommodation. Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America, abstract, 2(9), 57.