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Stewart Bloomfield

Stewart Bloomfield, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor
Graduate Center for Vision Research
Vice President of Research
  • General
  • Credentials
  • Scholarship

Bio

Dr. Bloomfield is Vice President for Research, Director of the Graduate Center for Vision Research, Operation Manager for the Research Foundation of SUNY, and Distinguished Professor of Biological and Vision Sciences at the SUNY College of Optometry. After he received his PhD in neural science, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. John Dowling’s lab at Harvard University studying neuropharmacology of the retina. Dr. Bloomfield was recruited by New York University School of Medicine where he was Professor of Ophthalmology, Physiology and Neuroscience and Director of Ophthalmic Research and the Neuroscience Graduate Program for 28 years. Dr. Bloomfield’s research has focused on information processing in the vision system, including the retina, lateral geniculate nucleus and visual cortex. His work has directed mainly on signaling in the retina, particularly the roles of gap junctions and electrical synaptic transmission in encoding and propagating visual information. His work has most recently focused on the role of gap junctions on cell death, revealing them as unique targets for treatment of degenerative retinal diseases. Dr. Bloomfield’s research has been funded by numerous government and foundation agencies, including nearly 40 years of grant support from the National Eye Institute. Dr. Bloomfield has received numerous awards, including the Research to Prevent Blindness Manpower, Special Scholar, and Benedict and Miriam Wolf Scholar Awards. He received the Service Citation Award and Award for Excellence in Medical Education from NYU School of Medicine. He received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities and was recently named Distinguished Professor by the SUNY Board of Trustees. Dr. Bloomfield is a Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and is a member of the Dowling Society of the ARVO Foundation. He is co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Connexin Therapeutics, Ltd., a company focusing on development of treatments for degenerative retinopathies, such as glaucoma, and anterior eye diseases. Dr. Stewart Bloomfield received his PhD in Neural Science at Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine.

Education

  • Ph.D., Neural Science, Washington University St. Louis, MO, 1981
  • B.S., Biology/Mathematics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1976
  • M.S., Biology/Mathematics, SUNY at Stony Brook, 1976

Residency/Other Post Graduate Training

  • Post-Doctorate Fellow - Harvard University, 1981 - 1983

Awards/Honors

  • Chancellor Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, 2020
  • Brian B. Boycott Award for Achievement in. Vision Research FASEB, 2006
  • Dean's Recognition Citation for Excellence in Medical Education, New York University School of Medicine, 1999
  • Research to Prevent Blindness Benedict and Miriam Wolf Special Scholar Award, 1993
  • Research to Prevent Blindness Research Manpower Award, 1989
  • NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1981
  • NIH Predoctoral Fellowship National Research Service Award, 1978
  • New York State Regents Scholarship, 1972

Professional Experience

  • Co-founder and Principal, Connexin Therapeutics, Ltd., 2018 - Present
  • Associate Dean, State University of New York College of Optometry, 2013 - Present
  • Director, State University of New York College of Optometry, 2013 - Present
  • Operations Manager, State University of New York College of Optometry, 2013 - Present
  • Professor, State University of New York College of Optometry, 2013 - Present
  • Coordinator, New York University School of Medicine, 2009 - 2013
  • Professor, New York University School of Medicine, 2008 - 2013
  • Professor, New York University School of Medicine, 2002 - 2013
  • Director, New York University School of Medicine, 1999 - 2013
  • Director of Research, New York University School of Medicine, 2003 - 2008
  • Associate Professor, New York University School of Medicine, 1995 - 2002
  • Assistant Professor, New York University School of Medicine, 1988 - 1995
  • Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1983 - 1988
  • Head Teaching Fellow, , 1982 - 1983
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 1981 - 1983

Publications

  • A Robust Microbead Occlusion Model of Glaucoma for the Common Marmoset, Transl Vis Sci Technol 11 (1): 14 14, 2022
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