Professor Kawasaki is a board-certified neurologist and has received specialty training in neuro-ophthalmology at Indiana University, Midwest Eye Institute and University of Iowa. She has been at the Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, University of Lausanne in Switzerland since 2004. Her research interest is focused on the pupil as a biomarker of retinal light sensitivity in health and disease.

She has served as President of the European Association for Vision and Eye Research and Associate Editor for Current Neurology and Neuroscience Report. She is currently active as Board member of the International Council of Ophthalmology, Board member of the European Professsors of Ophthalmology, editor of Frontiers in Neuro-Ophthalmology, and associate editor of Acta Ophtalmologica and Scientific Reports.

Professor Kawasaki shares her time equally between professional and family work schedules. She has promoted dialogue and awareness of issues relevant to young ophthalmologists and visual scientists, including career advancement, leadership, and raising a family.

Financial disclosure: Professor Kawasaki does not have any affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization.