Erika D. Eggers

Professor of Physiology
Associate Department Head of Research, Physiology
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Physiological Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
Professor, Neuroscience Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Member of the Graduate Faculty

Degrees

  • PhD Physiology and Biophysics
    • University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  • BA Physics
    • Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Courses

View the full course list in UA Profiles.

Selected Publications

Journals/Publications

  • Eggers, E. D. (2023). Visual Dysfunction in Diabetes. Annual Reviews in Vision Science.
  • Flood, M. D., Wellington, A. J., & Eggers, E. D. (2022). Impaired light adaptation of ON-sustained ganglion cells in early diabetes is attributable to diminished dopamine D4 receptor sensitivity. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.
  • Flood, M. D., & Eggers, E. D. (2021). Dopamine D1 and D4 receptors contribute to light adaptation in ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells. Journal of neurophysiology, 126(6), 2039-2052.
  • Eggers, E. D., & Carreon, T. A. (2020). The effects of early diabetes on inner retinal neurons. Visual neuroscience, 37, E006.
  • Flood, M. D., Wellington, A. J., Cruz, L. A., & Eggers, E. D. (2020). Early diabetes impairs ON sustained ganglion cell light responses and adaptation without cell death or dopamine insensitivity. Experimental eye research, 200, 108223.
  • Mazade, R. E., & Eggers, E. D. (2020). Inhibitory components of retinal bipolar cell receptive fields are differentially modulated by dopamine D1 receptors. Visual neuroscience, 37, E01.
  • Mazade, R. E., Flood, M. D., & Eggers, E. D. (2019). Dopamine D1 receptor activation reduces local inner retinal inhibition to light-adapted levels. Journal of neurophysiology, 121(4), 1232-1243.
  • Moore-Dotson, J. M., & Eggers, E. D. (2019). Reductions in Calcium Signaling Limit Inhibition to Diabetic Retinal Rod Bipolar Cells. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 60(12), 4063-4073.
  • Flood, M. D., Moore-Dotson, J. M., & Eggers, E. D. (2018). Dopamine D1 receptor activation contributes to light-adapted changes in retinal inhibition to rod bipolar cells. Journal of neurophysiology, 120(2), 867-879.
  • Mazade, R. E., & Eggers, E. D. (2016). Light adaptation alters inner retinal inhibition to shape OFF retinal pathway signaling. Journal of neurophysiology, 115(6), 2761-78.
  • Moore-Dotson, J. M., Beckman, J. J., Mazade, R. E., Hoon, M., Bernstein, A. S., Romero-Aleshire, M. J., Brooks, H. L., & Eggers, E. D. (2016). Early Retinal Neuronal Dysfunction in Diabetic Mice: Reduced Light-Evoked Inhibition Increases Rod Pathway Signaling. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 57(3), 1418-30.
  • Moore-Dotson, J. M., Klein, J. S., Mazade, R. E., & Eggers, E. D. (2015). Different types of retinal inhibition have distinct neurotransmitter release properties. Journal of neurophysiology, jn.00447.2014.
  • Eggers, E. D., Klein, J. S., & Moore-Dotson, J. M. (2013). Slow changes in Ca2(+) cause prolonged release from GABAergic retinal amacrine cells. Journal of neurophysiology, 110(3), 709-19.
  • Eggers, E. D., Mazade, R. E., & Klein, J. S. (2013). Inhibition to retinal rod bipolar cells is regulated by light levels. Journal of neurophysiology, 110(1), 153-61.
  • Eggers, E., Mazade, R. E., & Eggers, E. D. (2013). Light adaptation alters the source of inhibition to the mouse retinal OFF pathway. Journal of neurophysiology.

Awards

  • Selected for Leadership Development Program for Women
    • ARVO, Spring 2016