Jorge Fischbarg, M.D., Ph.D. Laszlo Z. Bito Professor of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics (in Ophthalmology) Director of Membrane Biology Laboratory Mail Address: Dept. of Ophthalmology Columbia University 630 West 168th Street New York, NY 10032 Telephone: 212-305-9092 Fax: 212-305-2461 Email: jf20@columbia.edu Office Location: Eye Research Addition 6th Floor, Room 612 160 Fort Washington Avenue New York, NY 10032 Research Areas Elucidation of the mechanism by which ocular epithelial layers, particularly corneal endothelium, transports fluid. For this we employ a variety of biophysical, molecular biological and cell biological techniques. Investigation of the structure and function of membrane proteins. Examination of the facilitative glucose transporter Glut1 utilizing modeling techniques and molecular dynamics. Awards and Honors Alcon Research Institute Award for outstanding contributions in the field of vision research , 1986 Senior Investigator Award of Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., 1991 Associate Editor, American Journal of Physiology, 1993-96 Managing Editor, Frontiers of Bioscience 2002. Research Statement Publications Staff