Meet the Principal Investigator
![Igor Butovich, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-07/igor-butovich.jpg?h=be92d312&itok=UPDKjteF)
Igor Butovich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Research Interests
- Biochemistry, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Ocular Surface
- Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biophysics of Lipids
- Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biophysics of the Tear Film and Meibum
- Drug Discovery
- Enzymology
- Genomics and Metabolomics of the Eye
- Meibomian Gland Studies
Current Lab Members
Seher Yuksel, Ph.D.
Assistant Instructor
![Seher Yuksel, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2024-07/SY_IBLab.jpg?h=deacfdbf&itok=192ggHfP)
Rohma Zaidi, B.A.
Student Intern
Amber Wilkerson, B.Sc.
Research Associate
![Amber Wilkerson](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/wilkerson-amber.jpg?h=be6c8aa2&itok=Jzj_0kGj)
Benjamin Ash, B.Sc.
Medical Student
![Benjamin Ash, med student](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2024-05/soph-ash-benjamin_0.jpg?h=6030b7eb&itok=XMbZaYMI)