Welcome to Dr. Simon Kaja's Research Pages

 

Simon Kaja, Ph.D.

Associate Director Preclinical Research,

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology,

University of Missouri - Kansas City,

School of Medicine, Vision Research Center

 

Dr. Kaja is a neurobiologist with a long-standing research interest in human neurological and neurodegenerative diseases and visual disorders.

His primary expertise lies in basic and translational research with a focus on migraine, cerebellar ataxia as well as dry-eye disease.

 

Using a broad experimental approach ranging from molecular biology to electrophysiology and imaging, Dr. Kaja and his team are working on novel cures for these devastating diseases.

 

Dr. Kaja regularly consults in his area of expertise, please see here for further information.