Principal Investigator
Laboratory Manager
Dr. Akshay Parchure completed bachelor's and master’s degrees from the University of Central Lancashire and Newcastle University, both in the United Kingdom. While working as a graduate teaching assistant, he completed a master’s degree in psychology and a doctorate in experimental psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington. He gained valuable experience working as a research associate/lab manager at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas before joining the Davis Laboratory at the John A. Moran Eye Center. He firmly believes that the business and economics of science must work in tandem with research to create innovative products leading to groundbreaking therapeutic interventions.