David Gamm, Md, Phd

Biography

 Dr. Gamm is a practicing pediatric ophthalmologist at the University of Wisconsin, and a leader in the field of retinal cell differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dave holds positions as RRF Emmett A. Humble Distinguished Director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Sandra Lemke Trout Chair in Eye Research, and Principal Investigator in the Waisman Center Stem Cell Research Program and the UW Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center. His laboratory at the Waisman Center utilizes stem cell technology to 1) investigate the cellular and molecular events that occur during human retinal differentiation and 2) generate cells for use in human retinal disease modeling and cell-based rescue or replacement strategies. Three-dimensional optic vesicle-based differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into retinal cells, including photoreceptors, was first described in Dr. Gamm's laboratory.

Research Interest

 Ophthalmology