Colleen McDowell

I received my undergraduate degree (B.S) from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in 2004 with a double major in Cell and Molecular Biology/Biochemistry. I then went on to receive my PhD in 2009 from the University of Iowa in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. I did post-doctoral training in the Visual Sciences at University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) from 2010-2013. As a Research Assistant Professor (2013-2015) and Assistant Professor (2015-2019) at UNTHSC my laboratory focused on intraocular pressure regulation and ocular hypertension. I am currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2019-present) where my laboratory continues to study the complex molecular pathways involved in ocular hypertension, trabecular meshwork damage, and the relationship of these mechanisms to retina and optic nerve damage.