Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Dr. John P. and Therese E. Mulcahy Endowed Professor in Ophthalmology, Loyola University Chicago
Biography
Dr. Kaja is the Dr. John P. and Therese E. Mulcahy Endowed Professor in Ophthalmology at Loyola University Chicago, where he holds appointments in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics. He is the Director of the Visual Neurobiology and Signal Transduction Laboratory, and member of the Burn/Shock Trauma Research Institute and the Neuroscience Division. In addition, Dr. Kaja is co-founder and CEO of K&P Scientific LLC, a Chicagoland-based life sciences consulting firm, and Chief Scientific Officer of Experimentica Ltd., a global preclinical contract research organization specializing in ocular disease models. Dr. Kaja's research interest focuses on in vitro and in vivo methods for ophthalmic drug discovery, with an emphasis on optic neuropathies and ocular surface disorders. Dr. Kaja has authored over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts, numerous book chapters and is a frequent consultant to the biotech and pharmaceutical industry.
