Alan Saul
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Ophthalmology
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Culver Vision Discovery Inst
Bio
Prof. Saul is a neuroscientist whose work has focused on time. Current work involves electroretinography (ERG) in human patients and experimental subjects, and in animal models of retinal disorders.
Education
-
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, General.
Brown University, 1986
-
MS, Mathematics, General
West Virginia University, 1981
-
BS, Mathematics, General
California Institute of Techno, 1976
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
Teaching Interests
Neuroscience, quantitative methods
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Multifocal electroretinography in the presence of temporal and spatial correlations and eye movements, 2016
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Retinal ganglion cell loss and mild vasculopathy in methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase deficient mice: a model of hyperhomocysteinemia., 2015
Journal Article, Professional Journal
- (+)-Pentazocine ((+)-PTZ), a high affinity sigma 1 receptor (σ1R) ligand preserves cone function in the Pde6rd10 (Rd10) mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa., 2015
Other
- Mild hyperhomocysteinemia (Hhcy) leads to modest retinal ganglion cell (RGC) dysfunction and focal vascular leakiness in rd8-free methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (Mthfr) deficient mice., 2015
Other
- Neuroprotective effects of growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) in traumatic optic neuropathy., 2015
Other
Research Interests
Neuronal response timing, development and mechanisms of specificity, improved methodologies for ERG and other functional visual system testing
