Mahnaz Shahidi, PhD

The research of Mahnaz Shahidi, PhD, is focused on development and application of prototype optical imaging technologies to study pathophysiology and improve diagnostic evaluation of ocular and systemic diseases. Ongoing research projects include: imaging of retinal oxygen delivery and metabolism in experimental models of retinal diseases, characterization of microvascular hemodynamics in ocular and systemic diseases, identification of image-based biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy, and assessment of retinal neurovascular coupling and oxygen metabolism in diabetic retinopathy, sickle cell retinopathy and glaucoma. Dr. Shahidi’s clinical interests include diabetic retinopathy, sickle cell retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma.

• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation: Fellowship Award, 1992
• The Whitaker Foundation: Award, 1995
• Research to Prevent Blindness: Senior Scientific Investigator Award, 2009
• Morton F. Goldberg, MD, FACS Professorship, 2010
• UIC: Inventor of the Year Award, 2012
• UIC: Faculty of the Year Award, 2014

• University of Illinois — PhD — 1988 — Physics

• Retinal Ischemia Treatment by Oxygen Nanobubbles
  NIH · R21EY035371 · Sep 30, 2023 – Aug 31, 2025 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Two-photon Imaging of Oxygen and Blood Flow in Retinal and Cerebral Vasculature
  NIH · R01NS121095 · May 1, 2021 – Apr 30, 2027 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
• Two-photon Imaging of Oxygen and Blood Flow in Retinal and Cerebral Vasculature
  NIH · RF1NS121095 · May 1, 2021 – Apr 30, 2024 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
• Imaging of Retinal Oxygen Metabolism in Diabetic Retinopathy
  NIH · R01EY030115 · Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2024 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Center Core Grant for Vision Research
  NIH · P30EY029220 · Sep 30, 2018 – Jun 30, 2028 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Ocular Biomarkers of Microvascular, Neural and Metabolic Function in Diabetes
  NIH · DP3DK104393 · Sep 30, 2014 – Aug 31, 2018 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Investigating Optical and Neural Causes of Vision Loss
  NIH · I01RX000213 · Oct 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2014 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Imaging of Retinal Oxygenation and Metabolism
  NIH · R01EY017918 · Dec 1, 2006 – Jan 31, 2024 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Noninvsive Imaging of Chorio-retinal Oxygen Tension
  NIH · R03EY014917 · Aug 1, 2003 – Jul 31, 2007 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Retinal Image Quality in Retinal-diseased Eyes
  NIH · R01EY014275 · Sep 1, 2002 – Mar 31, 2012 · Role: Principal Investigator
• NONINVASIVE IMAGING OF THE CHORIO-RETINAL INTERFACE
  NIH · R29EY010314 · Feb 1, 1996 – Jan 31, 2002 · Role: Principal Investigator
• P30 Core Grant for Vision Research
  NIH · P30EY001792 · Sep 1, 1978 – Aug 31, 2026 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator

• Wood, John
• Nagiel, Aaron
• Moshfeghi, Andrew
• Xu, Benjamin
• Ameri, Hossein
• Toy, Brian