OUR TEAM
Hema Ramkumar, MD
Founder & CEO
- Grant-awarded retinal surgeon and
physician scientist - Developmental Neurobiology and
Economics, Northwestern University with Distinction in Research - 17 years of translational research in retinal diseases, especially macular degeneration
- Investigator in multiple Phase 2/3 clinical trials for novel retinal therapeutics
- Authored > 30 papers in retinal diseases in peer reviewed journals
- Reviewer for major retinal journals
- Thrasher Foundation Early career award recipient for retinal research, Howard Hughes Research scholar at the National Eye Institute / National Institutes of Health
Ram Ramkumar, PhD
Co-Founder, Business Development & COO
- Over 30 years of Engineering R&D
- Over 25 years of product development and production experience
- Director of manufacturing technologies & factory modernization
- Former senior executive of international
programs – business development, production & support
Zhongyang Lu, MD PhD
Lab Director
- Dr. Lu has a broad background in clinical and basic sciences, with specific
training and expertise in cell culture, ophthalmology, neuroscience and diabetes. - His long-term goal is to facilitate the development of a therapeutic for intraocular inflammatory diseases, starting with dry agerelated macular degeneration by shining light on the pathological mechanisms involved and the effects of Oculogenex’ therapy in the retina.
- Dr, Lu graduated with an MD from Shenyang Medical College and a PhD from Nagasaki University.