Jim Kuchenbecker, PhD

Undergraduate Education:
1996-2002    Electrical Engineering, B.S., University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

Post-Graduate Education:
2020-present  Acting Instructor, Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2016-2020    Research Scientist III, Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2009-2016    Postdoctoral Fellow, Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2008-2009    Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2004-2008    Ph.D. Graduate Student, Functional Imaging, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
2002-2004    Research Scientist, EE, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Dr. Kuchenbecker studied electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and graduated in 2004. After graduation, he began working at the Medical College of Wisconsin in the laboratories of Dr. Cheryl Stucky and Dr. Jay Neitz. He began a post-graduate program in Functional Imaging at Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he received a Ph.D. in 2008. He began a postdoctoral fellowship with Jay and Maureen Neitz the same year and followed up with a postdoc at the University of Washington.

2020-2021    Latham Fellowship Recipient
2007-2008    Richard Jobling Fellowship Recipient
2004-2007    GAANN Fellowship Recipient

UW Medicine - Vision Science Center

Location:

South Lake Union
750 Republican Street, Bldg. E
Seattle, WA 98109

Mailing Address:

Vision Science Center
Box 358058
750 Republican Street
Seattle, WA 98109

Dr. Kuchenbecker studies retinal circuitry with three main areas of focus; conscious color vision, “non-visual” intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) involved in circadian rhythm, and the underlying causes of the development of myopia. Dr. Kuchenbecker’s research has an emphasis on bridging the gap between basic science and clinical application, and to that end, he is a listed inventor on three patents and has co-founded a company committed to mitigating severity of myopia in children.