{"id":2744,"date":"2008-08-20T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-20T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?page_id=2744"},"modified":"2018-07-24T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T18:11:16","slug":"researchers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/meet-our-faculty-2\/researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Research Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container \">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2024\/11\/Jackie-Bower-2024.jpg\" alt=\"Jacquelyn J. Bower, PhD\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2024\/11\/Jackie-Bower-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/jacquelyn-j-bower-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Jacquelyn J. Bower, PhD                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Research Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas of Interest<\/strong><br \/>\nMechanisms of ocular tumorigenesis<br \/>\nDNA-damage related pathogenesis<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2020\/03\/Beth-Friedland-headshot-e1758822764220.jpg\" alt=\"Beth R. 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Friedland, MD                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology<br \/>\nDirector - Clinical Trials<\/p>\n<p><b>Areas of Interest<\/b><br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Comparative Ocular Physiology<br \/>\nOcular Public Health<br \/>\nClinical Trials<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Ocular Surface Disease<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Ocular Pharmacology<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2018\/07\/Gower.jpg\" alt=\"Emily W. 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Gower, PhD                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Associate Professor<br \/>\nOcular Epidemiology and Diabetic Retinopathy<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/03\/Zongchao-Han-square-e1679877893108.png\" alt=\"Zongchao Han, MD, PhD\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" 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                                             <p>Associate Professor<br \/>\nCorneal Gene Therapy<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2018\/07\/Jean-Claude-Mwanza.png\" alt=\"Jean-Claude Mwanza, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2018\/07\/Jean-Claude-Mwanza.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div 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