Cagri Besirli
Skillman Foundation Research Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology · University of Michigan
Credentials: · · · ·
History
Present
- 2011–2012
- 2006–2010
2006–2007
Research
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)1
Autophagy · 2021 · 2,291 citations
JNK-mediated BIM phosphorylation potentiates BAX-dependent apoptosis
Neuron · 2003 · 436 citations
Ophthalmology Retina · 2022 · 133 citations
31 papers · 5 as a resident
- DZ
24 papers
13 papers
13 papers · 7 as a fellow
- MJ
12 papers
- OM
12 papers · 12 as a resident
- KD
10 papers
9 papers
Grants
- 2025–2030
Curing Chronic Toxoplasma Infection with Novel and Potent Protease Inhibitors
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R01
PI · $1.2M · University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- 2019–2024
Metabolic Reprogramming for Photoreceptor Neuroprotection
National Eye Institute · R01
Contact PI · $2.1M · University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- 2014–2019
Neuroprotection in Pediatric Retinal Detachment
National Eye Institute · K08
Contact PI · $924.8K · University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Clinical trials
- 2019
Multimodal Ocular Imaging in Neurodegeneration
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Michigan
- 2015–2020
VISmodegib for ORbital and Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 4
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center