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CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Karan R. Aggarwala (pronounced Kern or Curren Aggerwala) PERSONAL INFORMATION E-mail: [email protected] Phone: Cell: 347 506 8854; Landline (preferred): 212 879 4316 Nationality: U.S.A. OBJECTIVE To leverage my clinical and research training in optometry, clinical ophthalmology, vision science, nutrition, public health, statistics, epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology to work as a medical writer for for a pharmaceutical company. SUMMARY Worked as a scientist, senior analyst, executive, clinical and research consultant, writer and educator in various clinically applied areas of endeavor. Have significant experience writing reports and presentations for peer-reviewed journals, consumer journals, and proprietary reports for the pharmaceutical and consumer-health industry. Worked on an institutional review board and guided library acquisitions. Have experience interviewing key opinion leaders and regulatory professionals. Have significant experience in spectacle lens design, contact lenses, visual rehabilitation in amblyopia, strabismus and low vision, optics of eye and stimuli for accommodation, modeling of chromatic aberration, defocus and cone contrast, examining patients and coordinating clinical research in glaucoma, perimetry, instrumentation for the measurement of intraocular pressure, ultrasonography of the anterior segment, optical coherence tomography, dyslexia, public health, and eye care for the mentally challenged. Familiar with intellectual property including copyrights, trademarks and patents. WORK EXPERIENCE Nutritional Optometry Associates and Institute, Lake Hiawatha, NJ (May, 2009 to Present) Associate Scientist Helped organize the research data and research priorities of Dr. Benjamin Lane, Director of the Nutritional Optometry Institute. These include nutritional therapies for cataract, glaucoma and macular degeneration, eye focusing disorders such as myopia and accommodative insufficiency, the role of methylmercury In cataractogenesis, and the role of denatured protein supplements in pigmentary dispersion glaucoma. Became familiar with corneal topography, fundus photography, optical coherence tomography and frequency doubling perimetry. Used various statistical tests to analyze data including ANOVA, the Student's t-test, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and odds ratio estimation. Entered data in electronic medical records including ICD-9 codes. Enabled publication, presentation, promotion and fundraising. Lotus College of Optometry, Mumbai, India (August, 2006 to Present) Adjunct Professor Develop tests for and supervise Masters students' research remotely in the areas of dyslexia, accommodation, vision therapy, glaucoma and diabetes. SmartAnalyst, Inc., Gurgaon, India and New York, NY Senior Analyst (April 2006 to April 2009) Was responsible for quality control of secondary research reports produced by pharmaceutical, regulatory, and business analysts serving the international pharmaceutical and consumer health industry, including about 20% of the Fortune 500 names in pharmacology and consumer health. Worked mainly in the areas of epidemiology and pharmaco-epidemiology as well as disease reviews and prospecting for various drugs and OTC products (see list of publications). Utilized various subscription databases such as IMS Health, Hoovers, Biopharma Insight, ThomsonOne Banker, and Lexis Nexis; and numerous public domain sources such as MedScape, ClinicalTrials.gov, uspto.gov, and the European patent search database (espacenet). Interviewed key opinion leaders and regulatory professionals and managed a team of 5 professionals working on tight deadlines. Took the lead on several ongoing projects for key clients and exceeded expectations. Special Olympics Opening Eyes Program, India and Dublin, Ireland Clinical Coordinator/ Clinical Director (Oct 2002 to March 2006) Conducted and organized eye screenings and examinations, planned and executed continuing education for clinicians in the management of mentally challenged athletes in India and in Dublin, Ireland for the World Summer Games of 2003. The Special Olympics Opening Eyes Program Director is optometrist Dr. Paul Berman (New Jersey) and the program was established during the tenure of Eunice Kennedy Shriver (who passed away in August 2009). Shroff Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India (In Association with International Collaborators including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Cognitive Science). Consultant (Oct 2002 to March 2006) Helped rehabilitate children with low vision and disorders of binocular vision. Taught optometric methods; conducted performance evaluations; and provided continuing education lectures for a group of about 20 optometrists. Developed criteria for library acquisitions and protocols for clinical refraction associated with school visual screenings. Reviewed protocols as member of IRB for various study designs. Dr. Karan's Vision Care, Gurgaon, India Clinical Optometrist (May 2002 to March 2006) Conducted comprehensive eye examinations and pharmacological therapy for patients with clinical conditions in a private practice. All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Fellow in Ophthalmic Sciences (Nov 2000 to Sept 2002, and 2008-2009) Provided periodic honorary lectures and training to optometry students. Developed criteria for selecting candidates for various academic and clinical positions in optometry, ophthalmology, vision science, and alternative medicine. Nutritional Optometry Institute. Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey. Postdoctoral fellow (Feb 1998- Sept 2000) Conducted clinical research in human nutrition and biochemistry in relation to eye disorders in collaboration with Dr. Benjamin C. Lane. Interpreted open-panel research studies that permit reasonable conclusions about associations between nutritional variables and clinical disorders such as cataract associated with methylmercury from dietary intake of carnivorous fish. These and other data were presented at conferences in Reykjavic, Amsterdam, Fort Lauderdale, New York, Boston, Chicago, and Washington DC. Glaucoma Associates of New York New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, New York City Optometrist and Clinical Research Coordinator (Oct 1990- Dec 1997) Was certified by the National Eye Institute (NEI) for implementing protocols for the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study conducted at the Glaucoma Associates of New York. Was also involved in the clinical examination of patients associated with the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study. Reported adverse events in patient outcomes to the Principal Investigators. Conducted refraction, tonometry, visual field testing and Heidelberg Retinal Tomography. Became familiar with ultrasound biomicroscopy of the anterior segment and in Interpretation of images in glaucoma patients. Department of Psychology. Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Research Associate (1995-96) Helped develop vision research laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Israel Abramov and Dr. Louise Hainline including a remote optical system for studying infant vision. Discussed concepts in the development of color vision in infants. Gathered and analyzed data on the visually evoked cortical potential in children with dyslexia. SUNY State College of Optometry, New York, NY Research Assistant Professor (1994-1996) Applied for funding to develop a continuously recording video-based applanation tonometer. The application went through two stages of review each by the National Science Foundation and the Whitaker Foundation. Funding was denied due to inadequate association between the intraocular pressure pulsations and glaucoma. Cornell University Medical College, Department of Ophthalmology Research, New York City Research Associate (1994-95) Developed optical system to permit fixation and accommodative control to study biomechanics of the eye by ultrasound under the supervision of Drs. Ronald Silverman and D. Jackson Coleman. The optical system used a Badal stimulus system and prisms based on the AC/A ratio. Data revealed hysteresis in ciliary muscle tonus and anterior chamber volume during short term accommodation. This has applications in glaucoma. Drs. Farkas & Kassalow, O.D.s, P.C. Contact Lens Technician (1990-91) Served patients by training them in handling, insertion, and removal of contact lenses. Conducted lab modification of contact lenses to enhance comfort. EDUCATION State University of New York, State College of Optometry (1990 to 1996) Ph.D. in Vision Science (1996): My dissertation modeled the optics of the eye at various spatial scales and documented the processing of the optical image on the retina by retinal neurons including the effects of chromatic aberration and its use by the visual system for the control of the focusing mechanism of the eye (accommodation). Considerable evidence for the role of chromatic aberration and coloropponent mechanisms in the control of eye focusing was provided and published. In the supervision of my doctoral mentor, Philip B. Kruger, O.D., Ph.D., I demonstrated that spatially bandpass, chromatically opponent mechanisms in the retina, LGN and visual cortex are likely candidates for the processing of chromatic optical information and defocus associated with luminance borders. Master of Science Degree (1993): My curriculum in vision science included advanced statistics and experimental design, geometric optics, physical optics, optics of the eye, stimuli for accommodation, dynamics of accommodation, ocular anatomy and physiology, monocular sensory processes, spatial and temporal processes, ocular motility and systems theory, binocular vision, visual perception, retinal analysis by quantitative layer-by-layer perimetry, color vision, C programming for the vision science laboratory, carpentry and machining (lathe, mill, band saw). Social academic activities included visits to NYU Department of Psychology, Columbia University, City College CUNY, University of Rochester, University of Chicago. and UC Berkeley. The comprehensive examination committee awarded an overall grade of 4.1 out of 5, which was the highest score attained by any student since the inception of the college in 1971. Doctor of Optometry/ B.Sc. (Hons.) Ophthalmic Techniques (1986 to 1989 including summers) All-India Institute of Medical Science, Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, New Delhi This program included instruction on human anatomy and physiology, ocular anatomy, ocular pathology, ocular microbiology, ocular physiology and ocular biochemistry. Significant clinical exposure was provided in ocular disease, disorders of binocular vision, clinical refraction, tonometry, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy, slit-lamp examination, gonioscopy, orthoptics and vision therapy. Other exposure included eye-bank methods and maintenance, management of an eye casualty (emergency room), and introduction to surgical procedures in cataract, glaucoma, and retinal detachment, as well as community eye-care. Equivalence with the Doctor of Optometry degree in the US was certified by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. My transcripts were evaluated by the International Consultants of Delaware and my equivalent grade point average was 4.0. SHORT COURSES Managing a Small Business 1999, Bloomfield College, New Jersey Grade A+. Manufacturing of Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals 2004, New Delhi, Grade A. Microsoft Excel Course 2010 New York City PEER-REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL OPHTHALMIC PUBLICATIONS 1. Lane, BC and Aggarwala, KR (2010) How to Help Prevent Cataract: A review of the role of environment, antioxidants, carotenoids, nutrition, enzymes, diet, medications, metabolism and other factors on cataract. Review of Optometry Nov. 18. http://www.revoptom.com/content/d/nutrition/i/1266/c/23932/ 2. Kruger PB, Mathews S, Katz M, Aggarwala KR, Nowbotsing S. Accommodation without feedback suggests directional signals specify ocular focus. Vision Res. 1997 Sep;37(18):2511-26. PubMed PMID: 9373683. 3. Kruger PB, Aggarwala KR, Bean S, Mathews S. Accommodation to stationary and moving targets. Optom Vis Sci. 1997 Jul;74(7):505-10. PubMed PMID: 9293518. 4. Aggarwala KR (1995). Blurred Images: valuable information from the eye. Biophotonics International, Jan / Feb, 52-56. 5. Aggarwala KR, Nowbotsing S, Kruger PB. Accommodation to monochromatic and white-light targets. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1995 Dec;36(13):2695-705. PubMed PMID: 7499092. 6. Aggarwala KR. On the short-term variability of measurements of intraocular pressure. Optom Vis Sci. 1995 Oct;72(10):753-5. PubMed PMID: 8570165. 7. Kruger PB, Mathews S, Aggarwala KR, Yager D, Kruger ES. Accommodation responds to changing contrast of long, middle and short spectral-waveband components of the retinal image. Vision Res. 1995 Sep;35(17):2415-29. Erratum in: Vision Res 1996 Jul;36(13):2014. PubMed PMID: 8594811. 8. Kruger PB, Nowbotsing S, Aggarwala KR, Mathews S. Small amounts of chromatic aberration influence dynamic accommodation. Optom Vis Sci. 1995 Sep;72(9):656-66. PubMed PMID: 8532307. 9. Aggarwala KR, Kruger ES, Mathews S, Kruger PB. Spectral bandwidth and ocular accommodation. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 1995 Mar;12(3):450-5. PubMed PMID: 7891213. 10. Rosenfield M, Aggarwala KR, Raul C, Ciuffreda KJ. Do changes in pupil size and ambient illumination affect the duochrome test? J Am Optom Assoc. 1995 Feb;66(2):87-90. PubMed PMID: 7714317. 11. Kruger PB, Mathews S, Aggarwala KR, Sanchez N. Chromatic aberration and ocular focus: Fincham revisited. Vision Res. 1993 Jul;33(10):1397-411. PubMed PMID: 8333161. PUBLICATIONS: REVIEW PAPERS IN INDIAN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS 1.. Aggarwala KR (2007) Report on 33rd AIOC and 16th APOC Optometry Conferences. Optometry Today vol. 33 (4) 134-145. 2. Aggarwala KR (2006) Vision and development 2006—UNESCO-Essilor Forum. Optometry Today vol. 32 (4) 151-154. 3. Aggarwala KR (2004) Plasticity in the adult visual system. Netranjali (SCEH), Vol. 1, No. 2, Oct-Dec, p3. 4. Aggarwala KR (2004) Research agenda for low vision. Netranjali (SCEH), Vol. 1, No. 1, Jul-Sept, p2. 5. Aggarwala KR and Bhardwaj A (2003) Opening eyes at Special Olympics Optometry Today: vol. 29 (3) 79-81. 6. Aggarwala KR, Gogate AS, Bhardwaj A, and Wadhwa R (2003) New directions for optometry in India: observations at an international conference. Optometry Today: vol. 29 (1) p16-24. 7. Aggarwala, KR (1988). Ophthalmology and the optometrist. Optometry Today, 14(3), 18. PUBLICATIONS: REVIEW PAPERS IN CONSUMER JOURNALS 1. Aggarwala KR (2009) Informed consent in volunteering for clinical research. Consumer Voice X (4) April p27-29. 2. Aggarwala KR (2009) Self-care for older adults. Consumer Voice X (3) March p16-18. 3. Sinha N and Aggarwala KR (2009) Medical applications of aspirin. Consumer Voice X (2) February p10-12. 4. Aggarwala KR (2008) Diabetes and you— Lifestyle issues. Consumer Voice IX (11) November p18-21. 5. Aggarwala KR (2008) Locomotor disability: Physical inclusion, not exclusion. Consumer Voice IX (10) October p20-22. 6. Aggarwala KR (2008) Visual impairment—Design for the differently abled. Consumer Voice IX (8) August p 33-35. 7. Khurana A and Aggarwala KR (2008) The illusion of water abundance. Consumer Voice IX (2) February p 21-24. 8. Sinha N and Aggarwala KR (2007) Starvation: not in my backyard? Food security is still not a reality in India Consumer Voice VIII (12) December p14-15. 9. Aggarwala KR and Kunjeer G (2007) Spectacles: More than what meets the eye. Consumer Voice VIII (11) November p20-22. 10. Aggarwala KR and Lane BC (2007) What is `dry eyes’ syndrome? Consumer Voice VIII (10) October p18-20. 11. Aggarwala KR (2007) Myopia: Myths and facts. Consumer Voice vol. VIII (8) August p30-32. 12. Aggarwala KR (2007) Sunglasses: What you should know. Consumer Voice vol. VIII (7) July p12-14. 13. Aggarwala KR (2007) Wellness: Expand your comfort zone. Consumer Voice vol. VIII (6) June p2527. 14. Aggarwala KR (2007) Ageing eye. Consumer Voice vol. VIII (5) May p25-27. 15. Aggarwala KR (2007) Obesity: The new epidemic. Consumer Voice vol. VIII (4) April p24-25. 16. Aggarwala KR (2007) Movie review: Water business is good business. Consumer Voice vol. VIII (3) March p30. 17. Aggarwala KR (2007) Movie review: Thirsty planet. Consumer Voice vol. VIII (3) March p30-31. 18. Aggarwala KR (2007) Movie review: Surplus—Terrorised into being consumers. Consumer Voice vol. VIII (3) March p30. 19. Aggarwala KR (2007) Television: It’s all about eyeballs. Consumer Voice vol. VIII (3) March p 16-17. 20. Aggarwala KR (2006) Colours: enticing you to buy. Understanding the psychology of colourmarketing. Consumer Voice vol 7 May-Jun (3) p 32-33. 21. Aggarwala KR and Kapoor S (2006) Why do you need an optometrist? Consumer Voice vol 7 (1) July p 26-27. 22. Aggarwala KR (2005) Self-reflection in the creation of consumer identity. Consumer Voice vol 6 (4)Jul-Aug p32-33. 23. Aggarwala KR (2005) Nutritional therapy in cognitive disorders. Consumer Voice vol 6 (2) Mar-Apr. p29-30. 24. Aggarwala KR (2005) Toxic waste: Industry to clean up its act. Consumer Voice vol 6 (1) Jan-Feb. p34-35. 25. Aggarwala KR (2004) Eye injuries and emergencies. Consumer Voice vol 5 (6) Nov-Dec. p36-37. 26. Aggarwala KR (2004) Eye focus, eye health, and your eyeglasses. Consumer Voice.vol 5 (5) Sept.October p21-22. 27. Aggarwala KR (2004). Preventive nutrition for eyes. Consumer Voice.vol 5 (4) July-August, p30-31. PUBLICATIONS: WEBSITES 1. Aggarwala KR (2009) Achieve more than they expect of you. SETU website: providing employment for the visually impaired and differently abled. 2. Aggarwala KR (2008) Being a consumer in the 21st century. The Viewspaper, 7 November, 2008, www.theviewspaper.net PUBLICATIONS: PRESS RELEASES AND SURVEYS 1. Khurana, C (2008) Contact Information: Interview on trends in contact lenses. Mint Health, November 25 (www.livemint.com) 2. Aggarwala, KR (2005) Survey of optometric practice in India in different settings. Optometry Today 31 (1), p 32-33. 3. Aggarwala, KR (2005) Results of survey of optometric practice in India in various settings. Optometry Today 31(4), 138. 4. Kumar, R. (2004) Special Olympics salutes the spirit of special athletes. The Indian Optician, Mar-Apr 2004, 52-54. 5. Moon, MA (1999) Vitamin C interferes with chromium absorption. Internal Medicine News, 32 (2), 24. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (non-redundant, i.e. not yet written-up as full papers) 1. Lane BC and Aggarwala KR (2011) Pigmentary dispersion glaucoma may be promoted in athletic adults by excessive use of mega-protein supplements lacking vitamin B6.ARVO abstract (Submitted) 2. Lane BC and Aggarwala KR (2011) Nutrition as a major oral therapy for the glaucomas. Meeting of the Glaucoma Foundation Patient Support Group, New York Chapter. Saturday, January 15. 3. Lane B and Aggarwala K (2010) Defining stages of fish-methylmercury induced cataract and lens vacuoles. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. Vol. 29, No. 5, p 521 Abstract # 65. 4. Aggarwala, KR (2008) Active Vision Therapy—Is it for real? Annual Meeting of the Delhi Ophthalmological Society, March 29, Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. 5. Vora U and Aggarwala KR (2007) Vision therapy for children with dyslexia. 16 th Asia-Pacific Optometric Congress, Goa, India, 3-7 October. 6. Aggarwala KR (2007) Directions for research in vision and eye care in India. 33rd All-India Optometric Conference, Goa, India, 3-7 October. 7. Aggarwala KR (2006) Asthenopia and pulsations of intraocular pressure. Fifth Dr. E. Vaithilingam Memorial Scientific Symposium for optometry and vision science research on 19th March, 2006 in Chennai at Sankara Nethralaya. 8. Aggarwala KR (2005) Active accommodation in a 67 year-old Caucasian woman. ESO International Vision Science and Optometry Conference, Elite School of Optometry, Chennai, August 13-15. 9. Aggarwala KR (2004) Standardizing competency in optometry. Joint conference of World Council of Optometry, Indian Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry and National Association of Indian Optometrists, Pune, Maharashtra, India. 10. Aggarwala KR (2004) How to prescribe subjective refraction. Delhi Ophthalmological Society, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 3rd April. 11. Lane BC and Aggarwala KR (1999) Myopiagenesis: Significance of binocular accommodation diopterhours stimulus compared to nutrition support indices as risk factors. [127th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Chicago, November 8, 1999]. 12. Lane BC and Aggarwala KR (1999) Dietary risk factors associated with exudative maculopathy progression. Vision, '99. Lighthouse International. [Waldorf Astoria, New York City, July 16th]. 13. Aggarwala KR, Gupta S, and Lane BC (1998) Ascorbic acid supplementation prevents uptake of supplemental chromium when taken conjointly. American Public Health Association. [Washington D.C., November 18th]. 14. Lane BC, Aggarwala KR, and Gupta S (1998) Vitamin C- how much is too much? American Public Health Association. [Washington D.C., November 18th]. 15. Lane BC, Gupta SK, and Aggarwala KR (1998) Fish methylmercury as a risk factor for human subcapsular and nuclear cataractogenesis. XXVIIIth International Congress of Ophthalmology [RAI Congress Center, Amsterdam, June 21 to 26; Section title: Metabolic Cataract; p 89]. 14. Aggarwala KR, Silverman RH, Rondeau MJ, Aslanides IM and Coleman DJ (1996) Depth of the anterior chamber changes progressively with accommodation. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Suppl.). 776-B688, [Fort Lauderdale, FL]. 15. Rondeau MJ, Aggarwala K, Silverman RH, Aslanides IM, Lloyd HO, Lizzi FL and Coleman DJ (1996) Accommodative hysteresis and ciliary muscle function: an ultrasound backscatter study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Suppl.). 775-B687, [Fort Lauderdale, FL]. 16. Kempner F, Aggarwala KR, Zemon V, Gordon J, Hainline L, and Riddell, PM (1996): Visually evoked potentials of adult specific reading disabled and control subjects to isoluminant stimuli. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Suppl.). 4948-B558, [Fort Lauderdale, FL]. INVITED PAPER PRESENTATIONS 1. Aggarwala KR (2008) Chromatic cues for ocular accommodation. National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, Haryana. 18th September. 2. Aggarwala KR & Kruger PB (2008) Neural sensory mechanisms analyze longitudinal chromatic aberration to control accommodation in the human eye. International conference on nano-medicine and recent advances in ophthalmic research. Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, 4 th September. 3. Aggarwala KR (2008) Introduction to wellness. Vasant Valley School, New Delhi. 25 th July, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL AND CONSUMER-HEALTH INDUSTRY (2006-2009) 1. Proprietary report on heartburn, GERD and antacid use. 2. Proprietary report on fiber therapy. 3. Proprietary report on potassium in health and disease. 4. Proprietary report on gastrointestinal disease landscape and quarterly tracking. 5. Proprietary report on glaucoma disease diagnosis and management. 6. Proprietary report on gingivitis, periodontal disease and aging. 7. Proprietary report on patient adherence market. 8. Proprietary report on porosity measurement methods. 9. Proprietary report on zinc in health and disease. 10. Proprietary report on prostate cancer. 11. Proprietary report on probiotics. 12. Proprietary report on diabetes. 13. Internal report on internet resources for the life sciences. 14. Proprietary report on management of dry eye. 15. Proprietary report on epidemiology of rare eye diseases. 16. Proprietary report on projected OTC switches among eye care medications. 17. Proprietary report on key opinion leaders in sleep-disordered breathing. 18. Proprietary report on trends in ambulatory surgical centers for cataract and vitreoretinal surgery. 19. Proprietary report on perception audit of oncology division of a major pharmaceutical company. 20. Proprietary report on myeloproliferative disorders. 21. Proprietary report on cognitive performance market. 22. Proprietary report on choline as a dietary supplement. 23. Proprietary report on nail mycoses. 24. Key Opinion Leader (KOL) Interviews on cholesterol lowering agents. 25. Key Opinion Leader (KOL) interviews on primary aldosteronism. 26. Key Opinion Leader (KOL) interviews for positioning of an anti-hypertensive drug. 27. Literature review on epidemiology of diabetes, hypertension and heart failure. SKILLS (COMPUTER) Publication and Presentation Proficient in the use of most Microsoft Office applications. Proficient in the use of Reference Manager for managing citations for scientific publication. Familiar with the use of scientific software for statistics, graphics, illustration, image processing, and mathematical modeling. Computer Programming Familiar with computer programming for the vision science laboratory using the C programming language. Familiar with image processing for ultrasound applications. Used MathCad for mathematical modeling of equations involving optical models of the eye. Used proprietary software for vision science research to control color monitors, servo motors, stepper motors, and to perform time series analyses including the Fourier transform. SKILLS (LABORATORY AND THEORETICAL) Epidemiology, Experimental Design, Research Methods and Statistics Proficient in concepts, graphical and mathematical grounds for various clinical and experimental designs (including case-control and cohort studies) and their statistics for psychology and medical applications. Able to conduct descriptive statistics such as mean, median mode, range, standard deviation, variance, correlation coefficient, contingency table and odds ratio; and inferential statistics including confidence Intervals, hypothesis testing, ANOVA and comparisons between means for parametric and nonparametric data, linear regression, logistic regression, the effect of confounding variables, and power analysis for estimating sample size. Glaucoma and Intraocular Pressure Familiar with methods used in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma and in the physiology of production and drainage of aqueous humor. Proficient in the theory of design of instruments used for the measurement of intraocular pressure. Optical and Neural Modeling Familiar with indices such as Michelson and Weber cone contrast, and their incorporation into models of sensory neurons in the retina, LGN and primary visual cortex. Familiar with lens design principles for aspheric and achromatic lenses and progressive addition lenses. Optical Systems for Stimulating and Monitoring Ocular Accommodation Assisted in maintenance, calibration and testing of a 3-channel Maxwellian-view optical system incorporating a Badal stimulus system, computer-controlled moving prisms and an infrared recording optometer. Photometry and Spectral Radiometry Proficient in the use of the `Pritchard 1980A' photometer and the Spectra Pritchard photometer for assessment of luminance and its transposition to CIE chromaticity coordinates. Proficient in the calibration of color monitors including gamma correction. Psychophysics of Vision Generated sinusoidal grating targets for use in experiments on stimuli for accommodation using the Visual Stimulus Generator by Cambridge Research Systems, UK. Proficient in the interpretation of contrast sensitivity functions both (chromatic and luminance based) in relation to retinal and cortical function. Refraction Critically evaluated the duochrome test and internationally recognized subjective refraction methods. Proficient in the role of instruction, target size and order of presentation of test stimuli during clinical and experimental refraction in humans. Spatial Vision, Temporal Vision, Color Vision, and Visual Perception Proficient in various models and theories of visual perception based on clinical and experimental data. Systems Theory Proficient in systems theory in relation to the 3-neuron arc of the vestibulo-ocular system. SKILLS (MANAGEMENT/ORGANIZATIONAL AND WRITING) Management/ Organization I am a excellent communicator, coordinator, team player and team leader in clinical, experimental, public health, and cultural environments. I have significant experience managing projects for clinical and experimental research. Writing I am an excellent writer for scientific, technical, medical, and consumer journals. TEACHING AND MENTORING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (2006-2008) Course Title: Health and Wellness by way of Personal, Social, and Environmental Responsibility: I developed and conducted this 3 credit course for North Dakota State University, Fargo. TEACHING AND MENTORING TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS (1991-1993) Course Title: Optics of the Eye and Clinical Refraction: I developed and conducted this 4 credit course for a class of about 20 licensed opticians at the New York City Technical College in Brooklyn. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO) Member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Member of the Indian Optometric Association (IOA) Member of Public Health Committee of the World Council of Optometry (WCO) Member of the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) Passed NBEO test Part I (Basic Science) for licensing in Optometry HONORS & AWARDS Proficiency in Physics, High School, 1985 Proficiency in Music, High School, 1985 Best Student Award, Ophthalmic Research Association, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, 1989 National Research Service Award ($96,000), National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, USA, 1992-1995 Graduate Curriculum Committee Service Award, State University of New York, 1995. UKIERI Award ($75,000) to collaborator NSHM College of Optometry, 2005. COMMITTEES Graduate Curriculum Committee, SUNY College of Optometry, New York City, 1992-1995 Special Interest Conference Chairperson, European Optical Society Meeting, Wroclaw, Poland, 1999 Conference Scientific Review Committee, Indian Optometric Association, 2001-2005.