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Katy Liu

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Glaucoma
2351 Erwin Road, Box 3802, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Grants


Tissue Resident Macrophages in Outflow Homeostasis and Glaucoma

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Research To Prevent Blindness, Inc. · 2024 - 2028

Paradigms of maintaining anterior segment homeostasis

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Thomas Jefferson University · 2023 - 2026

Role of Tissue Resident Macrophages in the Conventional Outflow Function

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2025

Characterization of the Immune Cell Response to Topical Glaucoma Medications

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Glaucoma Society · 2023 - 2025

Measurement of Episcleral Venous Pressure in Mice

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Glaucoma Society · 2024 - 2025

Macrophages in the Conventional Outflow Tract

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Chandler-Grant Glaucoma Society · 2024 - 2025

Abnormal Extracellular Matrix Homeostasis of Trabecular Meshwork Cells in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Glaucoma

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by The Glaucoma Foundation · 2020 - 2022

The Role of Macrophages in Conventional Outflow Homeostasis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Glaucoma Society · 2020 - 2021

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Duke Physician-Scientist Strong Start Award · July 2021 Awarded by: Duke School of Medicine
Heed Fellowship · 2019 - 2020 Awarded by: Heed Ophthalmic Foundation