Professor Andrew J. Zele
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences,
Optometry and Vision Science
Biography
Dr Andrew J. Zele is an ARC Future Fellow and QUT Professor of Optometry and Vision Science. His Doctoral research at the University of Melbourne was followed by Post-Doctoral appointments in the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences at the University of Melbourne and in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the University of Chicago USA, where he also held a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Illinois College of Optometry. Dr Zele has been awarded two Australian Research Council (ARC) Fellowships; an ARC Australian Post-Doctoral (APD) Fellowship and an ARC Future Fellowship. His research in the Melanopsin Photoreception and Visual Science Laboratories at the QUT Centre for Vision and Eye Research focuses on developing optical instrumentation and methodologies to uncover the retinal mechanisms controlling visual function and performance, including clinical investigations of the ageing human eye. He is recognised for his study of the biological effects of light on human behaviour mediated via melanopsin expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGC), its role in image-forming visual perception and non-image forming control of the pupil light reflex, for his key contributions to understanding the retinal processes modulating human vision under dim (mesopic) lighting conditions, and his attention to novel human centric lighting modalities for enhancing visual performance in the built environment.Personal details
Positions
- Principal Research Fellow
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences,
Optometry and Vision Science
Keywords
Melanopsin, Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells, Visual function, Mesopic, Rod-cone interaction, Pupil control pathways, Colour vision, Retina
Research field
Ophthalmology and Optometry
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (The University of Melbourne)
Publications
QUT ePrints
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