
Sophie X. Deng, MD, PhD is a professor, the director of the Cornea Biology Laboratory and co-director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine in Ophthalmology at the Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles. Prof. Deng specializes in cornea and external ocular diseases. Her surgical areas include endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK and DMEK), deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, penetrating keratoplasty, limbal stem cell transplantation, and artificial cornea. Prof. Deng’s research focuses on corneal epithelial stem cell regulation, deficiency and regeneration with an aim to improve the current treatment for patients with limbal stem cell deficiency. Prof. Deng’s research is funded by the National Eye Institute and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. She has served on the ARVO Annual Meeting Program Committee and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cornea Society.
Financial disclosure: Dr. Deng has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:
- California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
- Dompe Inc
- F-Prime
- National Eye Institute
- University of Maryland
Sessions in which Sophie Deng participates
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Talk | Exposé
Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
Setareh Ziai (Moderator)
Dr. Jamie Bhamra (Panelist)
Dr. Mahshad Darvish (Panelist)
Dr. Mona Koaik, MD (Panelist)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Lecture | Conférence
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Andrea Molinari (Keynote speaker)
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
Pradeep Ramulu (Keynote speaker)
Carla Siegfried (Keynote speaker)
Anthony Khawaja (Keynote speaker)
Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)
Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)
Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)
G Robert La Roche MD (Speaker)
Dr. Kamiar Mireskandari (Moderator)
Dr. Jing Wang (Moderator)
Gus Gazzard (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Talk | Exposé
Dr. Allan Slomovic, MSc, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)
Dr. Isabelle Brunette, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)