Benjamin Frankfort
M.D./Ph.D. Program Co-Director · Baylor College of Medicine
Credentials: · · · · · ·
History
- Present
PresentOphthalmology Department · University of North Carolina Hospitals
- 2009–2010
- 2006–2008
- 2005–2006
University of Texas Health Sciences Center
- 2001–2005
Research
Eyes absent represents a class of protein tyrosine phosphatases
Nature · 2003 · 195 citations
JAMA · 1997 · 138 citations
Neuron · 2001 · First of 5 authors · 109 citations
7 papers
4 papers
- DN
3 papers
3 papers · 2 as a resident
3 papers
- KS
3 papers
3 papers
3 papers · 2 as a resident
Grants
- 2020–2030
Medical Scientist Training Program
National Institute of General Medical Sciences · T32
PI · $5.7M · Baylor College of Medicine
- 2026–2030
Detection and Noninvasive Monitoring of Early Stage RGC Gene Expression Changes in Glaucoma
National Eye Institute · R01
Contact PI · $580.3K · Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- 2024–2029
Mechanisms of Serotonin and Serotonin Receptor Biology in Normal and Glaucomatous Retinas
National Eye Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.5M · Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- 2022–2025
Acoustically Targeted, High-Resolution, Site-Specific, Transretinal Delivery of Macromolecules
National Eye Institute · R21
PI · $434.6K · Rice University
Clinical trials
- 2015–2017
Principal investigator · Terminated
Benjamin Frankfort, MD, PhD