CONTACT INFORMATIONCREDENTIALSAWARDSPATENTSPUBLICATIONSCollynn Woeller, Ph.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersOffice: (585) 275-3851Research LabsVisit Lab WebsiteLocationsUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterSchool of Medicine and Dentistry601 Elmwood Ave, Box 659Rochester, NY 14642Faculty AppointmentsAssistant Professor - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD) Assistant Professor - Department of Environmental Medicine (SMD) - JointAssistant Professor - Center for Visual Science A&S (RC) - JointBiographyResearchDr. Woeller's current research interest is understanding the key molecular and cellular pathways involved in eye disease, with a particular focus on Thyroid Eye Disease (TED). In TED a degenerative autoimmune response results in the formation of unwanted scar tissue behind the eye. This can cause cosmetic disfigurement resulting in double vision, eyelid retraction and, in some cases, blindness related to excess pressure on the optic nerve. Woeller and his collaborators have already discovered and patented promising new therapies that may arrest this process and could be used in treating diseases that manifest with excessive scar formation and/or excessive fat tissue, like TED. Woeller also has interests related to other vision disorders and the effect of environmental exposures (like airborne contaminants) on the eyes. Woeller has authored, or co-authored, nearly 50 publications in scientific journals and Is a primary investigator or co-investigator om multiple grants from the National Institute’s for health and other funding sources.CredentialsEducation2001B.Sc. | SUNY GeneseoBiochemistry2007Ph.D. | Cornell UniversityBiochemistry, Cellular and Molecular BiologyPost-doctoral Training & Residency2009 - 2011University of Rochester, Dept. of Environmental Medicine2007 - 2009University of Rochester, Dept of Biochemistry and BiophysicsAwards2008 - 2009F32 Postdoctoral FellowshipSponsor: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)2004Experimental Biology Annual Meeting Graduate Student Research AwardSponsor: ASNS/Procter & GambleLocation: Washington DC2004Experimental Biology Gene-nutrient interaction RIS Student wardLocation: Washington, DC2001Jackson-Ulmer Award Biochemistry GraduateSponsor: SUNY Geneseo, Dept. of ChemistryVIEW ALL expand_morePatentsPatent Title: Thy-1 (CD90) As a Novel Therapy to Control Adipose Tissue Accumulation Patent #: 2908853 Issue Date: Dec 05, 2018 Country: Europe Invented By: Steven E Feldon, Richard P Phipps, Collynn F WoellerPatent Title: Thy-1 (CD90) As a Novel Therapy to Control Adipose Tissue Accumulation Patent #: FR2908853 Issue Date: Dec 05, 2018 Country: France Invented By: Steven E Feldon, Richard P Phipps, Collynn F WoellerPatent Title: Thy-1 (CD90) As a Novel Therapy to Control Adipose Tissue Accumulation Patent #: DE2908853 Issue Date: Dec 05, 2018 Country: Germany Invented By: Steven E Feldon, Richard P Phipps, Collynn F WoellerPatent Title: Thy-1 (CD90) As a Novel Therapy to Control Adipose Tissue Accumulation Patent #: GB2908853 Issue Date: Dec 05, 2018 Country: United Kingdom Invented By: Steven E Feldon, Richard P Phipps, Collynn F WoellerPatent Title: Thy-1 (CD90) As a Novel Therapy to Control Adipose Tissue Accumulation Patent #: 9,694,050 Issue Date: Jul 04, 2017 Country: United States Invented By: Steven E Feldon, Richard P Phipps, Collynn F WoellerPatent Title: Small Molecule Anti-Scarring Agents Patent #: 10,548,911 Issue Date: Feb 04, 2020 Country: United States Invented By: Richard P Phipps, Collynn F WoellerPatent Title: Hernia Repair Device and Methods Patent #: 10,285,794 Issue Date: May 14, 2019 Country: United States Invented By: Lipton Laverne Martin, Richard P Phipps, Collynn F Woeller, E. Aubrey WoodroofVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsJournal Articles2/25/2022Shahlaee A, Woeller CF, Philp NJ, Kuriyan AE. "Translational and clinical advancements in management of proliferative vitreoretinopathy." Current opinion in ophthalmology.. 2022 Feb 25; Epub 2022 Feb 25. 1/5/2022Rackow AR, Judge JL, Woller CF, Sime PJ, Kottmann RM. "miR-338-3p Blocks TGF?-Induced Myofibroblast Differentiation through the Induction of PTEN." American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology.. 2022 Jan 5; Epub 2022 Jan 05. 2022Hammond CL, Roztocil E, Gupta V, Feldon SE, Woeller CF. "More than Meets the Eye: The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor is an Environmental Sensor, Physiological Regulator and a Therapeutic Target in Ocular Disease." . 2022 4:791082. Epub 2022 Mar 03. 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