Scholars@Duke
Ponugoti Vasantha Rao

Ponugoti Vasantha Rao

Richard and Kit Barkhouser Distinguished Professor
Ophthalmology, Glaucoma
Box 3802 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Wadsworth Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants

Role of Glypicans in Aqueous Humor Outflow, IOP and Glaucoma

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2028

Role of the S100 Family of Proteins in Lens Physiology and Cataract

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028

Role of Septin Cytoskeleton in Trabecular Meshwork, IOP and Glaucoma

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by BrightFocus Foundation · 2023 - 2025

The Role of GDF-15 in Aqueous Humor Outflow and Glaucoma

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Trabecular Meshwork Cytoskeletal Signaling-Regulation of Aqueous Humor Outflow

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2024

Fiber Cell Membrane Organization-Role in Lens Architecture and Function

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2020

Targeting Autotaxin for the treatment of glaucoma

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd · 2014 - 2017

Evaluation of anti-fibrotic response of AR-13324 in human trabecular meshwork primary culture model system

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2014 - 2015

Fiber Cell Cytoskeletal Scaffolds-Role in Lens Architecture and Function

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2013

Role of Rho Kinase in Aqueous Humor Outflow Pathway

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2007