Sara Michelle Thomasy, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.O.
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science
Professor, Department of Surgical & Radiological Sciences
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Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Thomasy's research interest focuses on large animal models of ocular disease, corneal wound healing and glaucoma. She also has an interest in ocular pharmacology and toxicology.
Division
Ophthalmology
Undergraduate School
B.S., Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus OH 2000
Medical School
D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, Davis CA 2005
Other School
Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology, UC Davis, Davis CA 2006
Internship
Small Animal Rotating Internship, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NA 2006-2007
Residency
Comparative Ophthalmology, UC Davis, Davis CA 2007-2010
Fellowship
Cellular & Molecular Biology, UC Davis, Davis CA 2010-2014
Veterinary Scientist Training Program Alumna Award, UC Davis, 2020
Mentor to Dr. Bret Moore, Best Basic Science Manuscript, ACVO, 2019
Major Advisor to Dr. Sydney Edwards, Best Small Animal Presentation, UC Davis House Officer Seminar Day, 2019
Mentor to Dr. Lionel Sebbag, AAVC Outstanding Resident Award, 2019
Young Investigator Award Competition, 3rd Place, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 2013
Fukuto A, Kim S, Kang J, Gates BL, Chang MW, Pinkerton KE, Van Winkle LS, Kiuchi Y, Murphy CJ, Leonard BC, Thomasy SM. Metal Oxide Engineered Nanomaterials Modulate Rabbit Corneal Fibroblast to Myofibroblast Transformation. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2021 Oct 4;10(12):23. doi:10.1167/tvst.10.12.23. PMID:34661622.
Park S, Leonard BC, Raghunathan VK, Kim S, Li JY, Mannis MJ, Murphy CJ, Thomasy SM. Animal models of corneal endothelial dysfunction to facilitate development of novel therapies. Ann Transl Med. 2021 Aug;9(15):1271. doi:10.21037/atm-20-4389. PMID:34532408.
Leonard BC, Kermanian CS, Michalak SR, Kass PH, Hollingsworth SR, Good KL, Maggs DJ, Thomasy SM. A Retrospective Study of Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy in Dogs (1991-2014). Cornea. 2021 May 1;40(5):578-583. doi:10.1097/ICO.0000000000002488. PMID:32947393.
Kim S, Kang-Mieler JJ, Liu W, Wang Z, Yiu G, Teixeira LBC, Mieler WF, Thomasy SM. Safety and Biocompatibility of Aflibercept-Loaded Microsphere Thermo-Responsive Hydrogel Drug Delivery System in a Nonhuman Primate Model. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2020 Feb 27;9(3):30. doi:10.1167/tvst.9.3.30. PMID:32742760.
Kim S, Gates B, Leonard BC, Gragg M, Pinkerton KE, Winkle LV, Murphy CJ, Pyrgiotakis G, Zhang Z, Demokritou P, Thomasy SM. Engineered metal oxide nanomaterials inhibit corneal epithelial wound healing in vitro and in vivo. NanoImpact. 2020 Jan;17:100198. doi:10.1016/j.impact.2019.100198. Epub 2019 Dec 6. PMID:32154443.
Yiu G, Chung SH, Mollhoff IN, Wang Y, Nguyen UT, Shibata B, Cunefare D, Farsiu S, Roberts J, Thomasy SM. Long-term Evolution and Remodeling of Soft Drusen in Rhesus Macaques. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020 Feb 7;61(2):32. doi:10.1167/iovs.61.2.32. PMID:32084273.
Leonard BC, Stewart KA, Shaw GC, Hoehn AL, Stanley AA, Murphy CJ, Thomasy SM. Comprehensive Clinical, Diagnostic, and Advanced Imaging Characterization of the Ocular Surface in Spontaneous Aqueous Deficient Dry Eye Disease in Dogs. Cornea. 2019 Dec;38(12):1568-1575. doi:10.1097/ICO.0000000000002081. PMID:31369464.
Kim S, Thomasy SM, Raghunathan VK, Teixeira LBC, Moshiri A, FitzGerald P, Murphy CJ. Ocular phenotypic consequences of a single copy deletion of the Yap1 gene (Yap1+/-) in mice. Mol Vis. 2019 Feb 17;25:129-142. PMID:30820148.
Stromberg SJ, Thomasy SM, Marangakis AD, Kim S, Cooper AE, Brown EA, Maggs DJ, Bannasch DL. Evaluation of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II as a candidate for sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome (SARDS) in Dachshunds. Vet Ophthalmol. 2019 Nov;22(6):751-759. doi:10.1111/vop.12646. Epub 2019 Feb 21. PMID:30791205.
Moshiri A, Chen R, Kim S, Harris RA, Li Y, Raveendran M, Davis S, Liang Q, Pomerantz O, Wang J, Garzel L, Cameron A, Yiu G, Stout JT, Huang Y, Murphy CJ, Roberts J, Gopalakrishna KN, Boyd K, Artemyev NO, Rogers J, Thomasy SM. A nonhuman primate model of inherited retinal disease. J Clin Invest. 2019 Feb 1;129(2):863-874. doi:10.1172/JCI123980. Epub 2019 Jan 22. PMID:30667376.