Ethan Buhr

Research Associate Professor

Overview

Undergraduate Education: BA, Biology, University of St. Thomas, 2000

Graduate Education: Ph.D., Neuroscience, Northwestern University, 2008

Post-Doctoral Education: Senior Fellow, Dept. Ophthalmology University of Washington 2009-2014       

Memberships: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); Optical Society of America (OSA); Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR)

Biography

Dr. Buhr earned his Ph.D. in 2008 studying neuroscience at Northwestern University in the laboratory of Dr. Joseph Takahashi. He completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Washington with Dr. Russell Van Gelder from 2009-2015.

Dr. Buhr earned his Ph.D. in 2008, studying neuroscience at Northwestern University in the laboratory of Dr. Joseph Takahashi.  He completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Washington with Dr. Russell Van Gelder from 2009-2015.

He joined the Vision Science Center at the University of Washington in 2009 and the faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Washington in 2015.  Dr. Buhr lives in Seattle with his wife and two children.

Primary office

UW Medicine - Vision Science Center

Location:

South Lake Union 750 Republican Street, Bldg. E Seattle, WA 98109 Phone: 206-221-3262 Fax: 206-685-9315

Mailing Address:

Vision Science Center Box 358058 750 Republican Street Seattle, WA 98109

Research focus

Research in the Buhr laboratory focuses on circadian rhythms of the retina and other ocular tissues.  A major focus area is the mechanisms by which circadian clocks within the eye become synchronized by light.

Lab

Publications

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Specialty:
Vision Research Scientist

UW Department of Ophthalmology

908 Jefferson Harborview Medical Center
Box 359608, 325 Ninth Avenue Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206.543.7250
Fax: 206.897.4320

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