Mark Humayun, center, is congratulated by Dean Carolyn Meltzer of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim. (Photo/Dean Russell)
Mark Humayun installed as Slivinski Chair in Macular Degeneration Research
The noted ophthalmologist and University Professor is the co-inventor of Argus II, which offers functional sight to people with complete retinal blindness.
Mark Humayun on Tuesday was installed as the Dennis and Michele Slivinski Chair in Macular Degeneration Research. At the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Humayun is University Professor of Ophthalmology, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, as well as co-director of the USC Roski Eye Institute, director of the USC Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, and director of the USC Sensory Science Institute.
Humayun is the co-inventor of Argus II, which offers functional sight to those with complete retinal blindness. He was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine and National Academy of Engineering for his pioneering work to restore sight.
