Principal Investigator

Associate Professor

Brief Bio

Dr. Khanna, Ph.D. obtained his graduate degree from University of Delhi, India. He then joined University of Michigan as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Ophthalmology, Kellogg Eye Center. After his postdoctoral training, he started his own laboratory in 2008 and moved to UMMS in 2010.

Research Interest

• Understanding the pathogenesis of inherited blindness disorders and developing treatment strategies using animal models and patient-derived stem cells

Academic Rank

• Principal Investigator & Associate Professor
• University of Massachusetts Medical School

Education/Medical School

• Graduate degree: University of Delhi, India
• Postdoc: University of Michigan, USA

Professional Societies and Affiliations

• Societies: ARVO, AAAS, FASEB, ISER
• UMMS Faculty Mentor: Program in Neuroscience, IGP, Program in Cell biology

Honors and Awards

• University of Michigan Celebrate Invention Award
• Young Investigator Award, Retinal Degeneration Symposium, 2008
• Best Scientific Presentation Award, International Society for Genetic Eye Diseases and Retinoblastoma, 2011
• Plenary Lecture, ARVO-India, 2015