Sara M Thomasy
Professor
Professor
Surgical & Radiological Sciences
Surgical & Radiological Sciences
Phone Number
Office
4303 Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616
Research Profile
Licenses
California Veterinary Medical License
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Education
2000, BS, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2005, DVM, University of California, Davis, California
2006, PhD, University of California, Davis, California
2007, Internship Training, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
2010, Residency Training, University of California, Davis, California
2014, Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Davis,
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Genomic based profiling of canine sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome in Brittanys, (Principal Investigator), UC Davis Center for Companion Animal Health Grant
Co-Investigator, Sustained Ocular Drug Delivery System for Anti-VEGF agents, Jennifer Kang-Mieler (Principal Investigator), NEI
Principal Investigator, Mechanotransduction in corneal disorders, (Principal Investigator), NIH-NEI
Co-Investigator, Soft drusen in rhesus macaques as a nonhuman primate model of early age-related macular degeneration, Glenn Yiu (Principal Investigator), NIH-NEI
Principal Investigator, The genetics and ocular microbiome of aqueous-deficient dry eye in West Highland White Terrier, (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health
Other, California National Primate Research Center, Simon Atkinson (Principal Investigator), NIH
Principal Investigator, Advancing novel therapies for optic neuropathy with a nonhuman primate model, (Principal Investigator), NIH/NEI
Principal Investigator, Efficacy and Safety of Ripasudil and Nicotinamide for Canine Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy, (Principal Investigator), AKC Canine Health Foundation
Principal Investigator, Efficacy and safety of ripasudil and nicotinamide for canine corneal endothelial dystrophy, (Principal Investigator), UC Davis Center for Companion Animal Health
Principal Investigator, Collagen crosslinking with riboflavin for treatment of canine infectious keratitis , (Principal Investigator), UC Davis Center for Companion Animal Health
Principal Investigator, The genetics and ocular microbiome of aqueous-deficient dry eye in West Highland White Terriers , (Principal Investigator), UC Davis Center for Companion Animal Health
Principal Investigator, Tango treatment trial, (Principal Investigator), Stoke Therapeutics
Principal Investigator, New computer for Heidelberg Spectralis, (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health Equipment Program
Co-Investigator, Benchling Electronic Laboratory Notebook, Brian Leonard (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health Equipment Program
Co-Investigator, Evaluating Mitigation Strategies for Intravitreal Viral Vector-Mediated Inflammation across Animal Models, Kathryn Pepple (Principal Investigator), Foundation for Fighting Blindness Translational Research Acceleration Program
Co-Investigator, On-Sight (Optic Nerve Special Interest Group for Human Therapeutics): Developing Novel Models of Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration, Anna La Torre (Principal Investigator), UC Davis SOM Cultivating Team Science
Honors and Awards
1997 Ohio Board of Regents Ohio Academic Scholarship
1997 Sullivan Scholarship
1997 Tradition Scholarship
1997-2000 Member of the Honors Program
1998 Phi Beta Kappa Freshman Book Award
1999-2000 Bernstein Scholarship (for cancer research)
1999-2000 College of the Arts and Sciences Honors Committee Research Fellowship
1999-2000 The Ohio State University, Phi Beta Kappa
2000 Phi Kappa Phi
2000-2005 UC Regents Health Science Scholar, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
2001 Recipient of the Floyd and Mary Schwall Fellowship in Medical Research, University of California - Davis, Pharmacology and Toxicology Graduate Group
2001-2006 Veterinary Medical Scientist Training Program Fellowship, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
2002, 2003, 2004 Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Research Scholar, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
2002, 2004, 2005 George H. Hart Scholar (top 10 students in the class), University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2023 Thomasy SM: Primate Ophthalmology, Montiani-Ferreira F, Moore BA, Ben-Shlomo G, (ed), Wild and Exotic Animal Ophthalmology, Volume 2: Mammals, New York City, NY. .
2022 Sykes JE, Lappin MR, Thomasy S, Beatty J: Feline Herpesvirus Infections, Sykes JE, (ed), Greene’s Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat, 5th edition, New York City, NY. .
2021 Thomasy SM, Hendrix DVH, Gum GG: Chapter 3: Physiology of the eye, Gelatt KN, Gilger BC, Kern TC, (ed), Veterinary Ophthalmology, 6th edition, Ames, Iowa. .
2020 Thomasy SM: Ophthalmic Emergencies, Moses M, Aiello S, Roman N, (ed), Merck Veterinary Manual, 11th edition, online, . .
2019 Thomasy SM: Overview of equine recurrent uveitis, Moses M, Aiello S, Roman N, (ed), Merck Veterinary Manual, 11th edition, online, . .
Research Focus
- Corneal wound healing
- Large animal models of ophthalmic disease
- Ocular pharmacology and toxicology
- Glaucoma
- Antiviral therapy for feline herpesvirus
Specialty Focus
Ophthalmology