David Zacks

David Zacks, MD, Ph.D.

Cell and systems Biology
Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Molecular mechanisms of Disease
Research Interests:
Dr. Zacks is a vitreo-retinal specialist and clinician-scientist at the University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center.

Dr. Zacks is a vitreo-retinal specialist and clinician-scientist at the University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center. He has an NIH-funded research effort focusing on the molecular regulatory mechanisms controlling photoreceptor death or survival during periods of retinal disease. He is a member of the University of Michigan Vision Training Program and the Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology. He is also Co-Director of the Center for Gene and Molecular Therapy at the Kellogg Eye Center.