Dr. Caroline Zeiss

Biography

Caroline Zeiss is a Professor of Comparative Medicine with a joint appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Yale School of Medicine. She has served as the Chief of Pathology in Comparative Medicine, where she directed the Pathology Research Core from 2005 to 2019. An anatomic pathologist and laboratory animal veterinarian by training, Dr. Zeiss specializes in comparative neuropathology and ophthalmic pathology, particularly in non-human primates. Her work addresses the intersection of neuropathology and translational research in animal models of neurological diseases. As an educator, she teaches comparative neuroanatomy at the graduate level. Dr. Zeiss is also involved in industry collaborations to perform safety and efficacy studies for ophthalmic interventions. Her current research focuses on understanding the challenges that animal model use presents during the translation of research findings to human applications, particularly in the context of progressive neurodegenerative disorders. She has published widely on ocular diseases in laboratory and domestic animals and is a co-director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Yale. In addition, Dr. Zeiss has contributed significantly to veterinary education and serves on various professional committees and organizations.

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