Haiyan Gong, MD, PhD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Ophthalmology

MD, Nanchang University
PhD, Boston University School of Medicine
MS, Peking Union Medical College



Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. A primary risk factor for the development and progression of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP), which resulted from increased aqueous outflow resistance. However, the cause of this elevated aqueous outflow resistance in POAG remains unknown. The research in our laboratory is focused on understanding the mechanisms that regulate aqueous humor outflow resistance in normal eyes and how this resistance is increased in POAG in order to provide new insights for developing new therapeutic strategies to lower IOP.

Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Anatomy & Neurobiology


Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




Projects for the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund
07/01/2014 - 08/31/2025 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: Stephen P. Christiansen, MD
Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund, Inc.


Investigations of segmental uveal aqueous outflow
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2025 (PI)
BrightFocus Foundation


The Role of Giant Vacuoles and Pores of Schlemm's Canal Endothelial Cells in Regulating Aqueous Outflow
01/01/2020 - 03/14/2024 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: David L. Swain
NIH/National Eye Institute
5F30EY030318-04

Function of Glycocalyx in the Trabecular Outflow Pathway
06/01/2020 - 05/31/2023 (PI)
NIH/National Eye Institute
5R21EY028674-02

Small molecular compounds for glaucoma therapy
01/01/2023 - 03/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
President and Fellows of Harvard College dba Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health BrightFocus Fdn


Testing Effect of Sustained Release vs. Cyclic Exposure of Bimatoprost on MMP/TIMP/ECM Expression by Outflow Cells
05/21/2019 - 12/31/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Duke University Allergan Sales Inc


Cellular Physiology of the Aqueous Outflow Pathway
09/01/2017 - 12/31/2022 (PI)
NIH/National Eye Institute
5R01EY022634-09

The Role of Thrombospondin-1 in Regulating IOP
07/01/2019 - 07/30/2022 (PI)
Bright Focus Foundation


Lysosomal Enzymes in Outflow Pathway Physiology and Pathophysiology
06/01/2019 - 05/31/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Duke University NIH NEI
5R01EY027733-04

The Mechanical Basis of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
07/01/2015 - 06/30/2021 (Subcontract PI)
Northwestern University NIH NEI
5R01EY019696-10

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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2021 Function of Glycocalyx in the Trabecular Outflow Pathway 5R21EY028674-02
2020 Transmission Electron Microscope 1S10OD028571-01
2020 Function of Glycocalyx in the Trabecular Outflow Pathway 1R21EY028674-01A1
2020 Cellular Physiology of the Aqueous Outflow Pathway 5R01EY022634-09 16
2019 Cellular Physiology of the Aqueous Outflow Pathway 5R01EY022634-08 16
2018 Cellular Physiology of the Aqueous Outflow Pathway 5R01EY022634-07 16
2017 Cellular Physiology of the Aqueous Outflow Pathway 2R01EY022634-06 16
2016 Cellular Physiology of the Aqueous Outflow Pathway 4R01EY022634-05 16
2015 Cellular Physiology of the Aqueous Outflow Pathway 5R01EY022634-04 16
2014 Cellular Physiology of the Aqueous Outflow Pathway 5R01EY022634-03 16
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  1. Acott TS, Fautsch MP, Mao W, Ethier CR, Huang AS, Kelley MJ, Aga M, Bhattacharya SK, Borras T, Bovenkamp D, Chowdhury UR, Clark AF, Dibas MI, Du Y, Elliott MH, Faralli JA, Gong H, Herberg S, Johnstone MA, Kaufman PL, Keller KE, Kelly RA, Krizaj D, Kuehn MH, Li HL, Lieberman R, Lin SC, Liu Y, McDonnell FS, McDowell CM, McLellan GJ, Mzyk P, Nair KS, Overby DR, Peters DM, Raghunathan V, Rao PV, Roddy GW, Sharif NA, Shim MS, Sun Y, Thomson BR, Toris CB, Willoughby CE, Zhang HF, Freddo TF, Fuchshofer R, Hill KR, Karimi A, Kizhatil K, Kopcyznski CC, Liton P, Patel G, Peng M, Pattabiraman PP, Prasanna G, Reina-Torres E, Samples EG, Samples JR, Steel CL, Strohmaier CA, Subramanian P, Sugali CK, van Batenburg-Sherwood J, Wong C, Youngblood H, Zode GS, White E, Stamer WD. Consensus Recommendations for Studies of Outflow Facility and Intraocular Pressure Regulation Using Ex Vivo Perfusion Approaches. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Dec 02; 65(14):32.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39693082; PMCID: PMC11708870; DOI: 10.1167/iovs.65.14.32;
     
  2. Karimi A, Razaghi R, Stanik A, Daniel D'costa S, Mirafzal I, Kelley MJ, Acott TS, Gong H. High-resolution modeling of aqueous humor dynamics in the conventional outflow pathway of a normal human donor eye. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2025 Mar; 260:108538. PMID: 39644783; PMCID: PMC11805654; DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2024.108538;
     
  3. Chung YG, Fan S, Gulati V, Li HL, Gong H, Toris CB, Prausnitz MR, Ethier CR. IOP Reduction in Nonhuman Primates by Microneedle Injection of Drug-Free Hydrogel to Expand the Suprachoroidal Space. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2024 Oct 01; 13(10):14.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39377753; PMCID: PMC11469220; DOI: 10.1167/tvst.13.10.14;
     
  4. Karimi A, Aga M, Khan T, D'costa SD, Thaware O, White E, Kelley MJ, Gong H, Acott TS. Comparative analysis of traction forces in normal and glaucomatous trabecular meshwork cells within a 3D, active fluid-structure interaction culture environment. Acta Biomater. 2024 May; 180:206-229. PMID: 38641184; PMCID: PMC11095374; DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.04.021;
     
  5. Li HL, Ren R, Gong H. Segmental Unconventional Outflow in Mouse Eyes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 Dec 01; 64(15):26.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38117243; PMCID: PMC10741088; DOI: 10.1167/iovs.64.15.26;
     
  6. Dixon A, Shim MS, Nettesheim A, Coyne A, Su CC, Gong H, Liton PB. Autophagy deficiency protects against ocular hypertension and glaucoma. Autophagy Rep. 2024; 3(1). PMID: 39726939; PMCID: PMC11671156; DOI: 10.1080/27694127.2023.2285214;
     
  7. Karimi A, Razaghi R, D'costa SD, Torbati S, Ebrahimi S, Rahmati SM, Kelley MJ, Acott TS, Gong H. Implementing new computational methods for the study of JCT and SC inner wall basement membrane biomechanics and hydrodynamics. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2024 Jan; 243:107909. PMID: 37976613; PMCID: PMC10840991; DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2023.107909;
     
  8. Karimi A, Razaghi R, Kelley MJ, Acott TS, Gong H. Biomechanics of the JCT and SC Inner Wall Endothelial Cells with Their Basement Membrane Using 3D Serial Block-Face Scanning Electron Microscopy. Bioengineering (Basel). 2023 Sep 04; 10(9). PMID: 37760140; PMCID: PMC10525990; DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10091038;
     
  9. Dixon A, Shim MS, Nettesheim A, Coyne A, Su CC, Gong H, Liton PB. Autophagy deficiency protects against ocular hypertension and neurodegeneration in experimental and spontanous glaucoma mouse models. Cell Death Dis. 2023 Aug 24; 14(8):554. PMID: 37620383; PMCID: PMC10449899; DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06086-3;
     
  10. Ren R, Humphrey AA, Kopczynski C, Gong H. Rho Kinase Inhibitor AR-12286 Reverses Steroid-Induced Changes in Intraocular Pressure, Effective Filtration Areas, and Morphology in Mouse Eyes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 Feb 01; 64(2):7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36734964; PMCID: PMC9907372; DOI: 10.1167/iovs.64.2.7;
     
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Bar chart showing 92 publications over 34 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2022

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2019 Association For Research in Vision and Ophthalmology: Gold Fellow of ARVO
2016 Association For Research in Vision and Ophthalmology: Silver Fellow of ARVO
1978 Lhasa City Hospital: Physician of the Year
In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Aqueous outflow resistance
Confocal microscopy
Electron microscopy
Glaucoma
Ocular perfusion
Trabecular meshwork

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