Rosa Ayala-Lugo, MD Post Doctoral Fellow Researcher Phone: (734) 764-0059 Fax: (734) 647 0228 E-mail: rositaya@umich.edu

Research Interests

My work in Dr. Richard's Lab has been a new experience and a new challenge because research opportunities in opthalmology are quite limited in my home country of Paraguay.

I am currently working on mutation screening in genes that cause glaucoma including TIGR/MYOC , OPTN , and LMX1B, in several study populations. I am particularly interested in Latin American populations. We have already found a novel mutation in one Colombian individual and hope to find additional mutations as we continue our screening studies in Latin Americans.

I am also increasing my knowledge and skills in cell culture techniques.

Education

• Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay, Doctor in Medicine and Surgery, 1998.
• Colegio Cristo Rey, Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras, 1991.

Publications

• R.M. Ayala-Lugo, A. Aledavood, S.E. Moroi, P.R. Lichter, M. Higashi, C.A. Downs, E. Obeng-Nyarkoh, W.Bromley, C. N'tim-Amponash, J.E. Richards (2002) A novel mutation in TIGR/MYOC gene in a Colombian individual with juvenile glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (ARVO Abs #3401).
• D.A. Mackey, M. Zahart, J.E. Craig, J.R. MacKinnon, D.L. Healey, K.M. Rattray, J.L. Rait, J.E. Richards, R. Ayala, D. Vollrath (2002) A review of 8 families with Nail-Patella syndrome and its association with glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (ARVO Abs #3381).
• H.V. Tran, C. Downs, M. Naganuma, R. Park, B. Chang, J.M. Liebmann, R. Ritch, J.E. Richards, R. Ayala-Lugo (2002) Microphthalmia, congenital cataract, and secondary glaucoma in a family. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (ARVO Abs #484).

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