Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2022 Origins of direction selectivity in the primate retinaNature Communications.  13. 2022
2022 As in Real Estate, Location Matters: Cellular Expression of Complement Varies Between Macular and Peripheral Regions of the Retina and Supporting TissuesFrontiers in Immunology.  13. 2022
2022 A Novel Tectal/Pretectal Population of Premotor Lens Accommodation Neurons 2022
2021 A comprehensive study of a 29-capsid AAV library in a non-human primate central nervous systemMolecular Therapy.  29:2806-2820. 2021
2021 Melanopsin-driven pupil response in summer and winter in unipolar seasonal affective disorderJournal of Affective Disorders.  291:93-101. 2021
2020 Is primate lens accommodation unilaterally or bilaterally controlled? 2020
2020 Editorial: The Pupil: Behavior, Anatomy, Physiology and Clinical BiomarkersFrontiers in Neurology.  11. 2020
2020 A Safe and Reliable Technique for CNS Delivery of AAV Vectors in the Cisterna MagnaMolecular Therapy.  28:411-421. 2020
2019 Central mesencephalic reticular formation control of the near response: Lens accommodation circuitsJournal of Neurophysiology.  121:1692-1703. 2019
2019 Somatic Gene Editing of GUCY2D by AAV-CRISPR/Cas9 Alters Retinal Structure and Function in Mouse and MacaqueHuman gene therapy. Clinical development.  30:571-589. 2019
2019 Standards in pupillographyFrontiers in Neurology.  10. 2019
2019 SubILM injection of AAV for gene delivery to the retinaMethods in Molecular Biology.  1950:249-262. 2019
2018 Immunotoxin-induced ablation of the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in rhesus monkeysFrontiers in Neurology.  9. 2018
2018 An anatomic characterization of the midbrain near response neurons in the macaque monkey 2018
2017 Optimization of Retinal Gene Therapy for X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Due to RPGR MutationsMolecular Therapy.  25:1866-1880. 2017
2016 Melanopsin-expressing ganglion cells on macaque and human retinas form two morphologically distinct populationsJournal of Comparative Neurology.  524:2845-2872. 2016
2016 Highly efficient delivery of adeno-associated viral vectors to the primate retinaHuman gene therapy. Clinical development.  27:580-597. 2016
2016 Novel methodology for creating macaque retinas with sortable photoreceptors and ganglion cellsFrontiers in Neuroscience.  10. 2016
2015 Mapping the macaque superior temporal sulcus: Functional delineation of vergence and version eye-movement-related activity 2015
2015 Autonomic control of the eyeComprehensive Physiology.  5:439-473. 2015
2014 Central projections of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in the macaque monkeyJournal of Comparative Neurology.  522:2231-2248. 2014
2014 Central projections of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in the macaque monkeyJournal of Comparative Neurology.  522:2231-2248. 2014
2014 Assessing rod, cone, and melanopsin contributions to human pupil flicker responses 2014
2013 Magnetic transfer contrast accurately localizes substantia nigra confirmed by histologyBiological Psychiatry.  73:289-294. 2013
2012 Ocular convergence deficits in schizophreniaFrontiers in Psychiatry.  3. 2012
2012 Extraocular muscle motor units characterized by spike-triggered averaging in alert monkeyJournal of Neuroscience Methods.  204:159-167. 2012
2012 The human rhodopsin kinase promoter in an AAV5 vector confers rod- and cone-specific expression in the primate retina.Human gene therapy. Clinical development.  23:1101-1115. 2012
2011 Motor nucleus activity fails to predict extraocular muscle forces in ocular convergenceJournal of Neurophysiology.  105:2863-2873. 2011
2011 The Edinger-Westphal nucleus: A historical, structural, and functional perspective on a dichotomous terminologyJournal of Comparative Neurology.  519:1413-1434. 2011
2011 The post-illumination pupil response is reduced in glaucoma patients 2011
2010 Post-illumination pupil response in subjects without ocular disease 2010
2010 Cortical regions for the processing of stereoscopic motion in depth as revealed by fMRI in the alert rhesus monkeyJournal of Vision.  9:684-684. 2010
2008 The smooth monostratified ganglion cell: Evidence for spatial diversity in the Y-cell pathway to the lateral geniculate nucleus and superior colliculus in the macaque monkey 2008
2006 Developing functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques for alert macaque monkeysImmunoMethods.  38:210-220. 2006
2005 Melanopsin-expressing ganglion cells in primate retina signal colour and irradiance and project to the LGNNature.  433:749-754. 2005
2004 Melanopsin-containing retinal ganglion cells drive the papillary light reflex in the primate 2004
2003 The Duncker illusion affects the perception of targets moving in depthJournal of Vision.  3. 2003
2003 Characteristics of the pupillary light reflex in the alert rhesus monkeyJournal of Neurophysiology.  89:3179-3189. 2003
2003 Primate pupillary light reflex: Receptive field characteristics of pretectal luminance neuronsJournal of Neurophysiology.  89:3168-3178. 2003
2003 Functional architecture of the photoreceptive ganglion cell in primate retina: Spectral sensitivity and dynamics of the intrinsic response 2003
2003 Fireworks in the primate retina: In vitro photodynamics reveals diverse LGN-projecting ganglion cell typesNeuron.  37:15-27. 2003
2002 Comparative studies of urocortin and choline acetyltransferase indicate urocortin not to be localized in neurons of the nucleus of Edinger-Westphal 2002
2002 Neural mechanisms for the control of vergence eye movementsAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  956:264-272. 2002
2001 Physiology and morphology of retinal ganglion cells projecting to the pretectal olivary nucleus of the rhesus monkey. 2001
2001 Retrograde 'photofilling' reveals the complete dendritic morphology of diverse new ganglion cell types that project to the lateral geniculate nucleus in macaque monkey. 2001
2001 Target selection for transient vergence eye movements in the Rhesus monkey. 2001
2000 An area for vergence eye movement in primate frontal cortexNature.  407:1003-1007. 2000
1999 The near response, emmetropia and myopia - Guest editorialOphthalmic and Physiological Optics.  19:79-80. 1999
1999 Subcortical neural circuits for ocular accommodation and vergence in primatesOphthalmic and Physiological Optics.  19:81-89. 1999
1999 The near response, emmetropia and myopiaOphthalmic and Physiological Optics.  19:79-80. 1999
1998 Comparison of pupil responses in man and monkeyPerception.  27:5-5. 1998
1998 Neurons in the posterior interposed nucleus of the cerebellum related to vergence and accommodation. I. Steady-state characteristicsJournal of Neurophysiology.  79:1255-1269. 1998
1996 Projection of the nucleus pretectalis to a retinorecipient tectal layer in the pigeon (Columba livia)Journal of Comparative Neurology.  368:424-438. 1996
1996 Dynamics of the pupillary light reflex in the alert rhesus monkey: Parasympathetic and sympathetic components 1996
1996 Behavior of luminance neurons in the pretectal olivary nucleus during the pupillary near responseExperimental Brain Research.  112:158-162. 1996
1996 The role of cerebro-ponto-cerebellar pathways in the control of vergence eye movementsEye.  10:167-171. 1996
1995 Luminance neurons in the pretectal olivary nucleus mediate the pupillary light reflex in the rhesus monkeyExperimental Brain Research.  106:177-180. 1995
1995 A neural mechanism subserving saccade-vergence interactions 1995
1995 Luminance neurons in the pretectal olivary nucleus mediate the pupillary light reflex in the rhesus monkey.Experimental Brain Research.  106:169-176. 1995
1995 Neuronal circuitry controlling the near responseCurrent Opinion in Neurobiology.  5:763-768. 1995
1995 Single-unit activity in the primate nucleus reticularis tegmenti pontis related to vergence and ocular accommodationJournal of Neurophysiology.  73:2115-2119. 1995
1995 The pupillary light reflex pathway of the primate. 1995
1994 Behavior of identified Edinger-Westphal neurons during ocular accommodationJournal of Neurophysiology.  72:2368-2382. 1994
1993 Reduction in choroidal blood flow occurs in chicks wearing goggles that induce Eye growth toward myopiaCurrent Eye Research.  12:219-227. 1993
1992 Characteristics of near response cells projecting to the oculomotor nucleusJournal of Neurophysiology.  67:944-960. 1992
1992 Dynamic properties of medial rectus motoneurons during vergence eye movementsJournal of Neurophysiology.  67:64-74. 1992
1992 Interconnections between the primate cerebellum and midbrain near‐response regionsJournal of Comparative Neurology.  315:98-116. 1992
1991 Antidromic identification of midbrain near response cells projecting to the oculomotor nucleusExperimental Brain Research.  84:525-528. 1991
1991 The edinger‐westphal nucleus: Sources of input influencing accommodation, pupilloconstriction, and choroidal blood flowJournal of Comparative Neurology.  306:425-438. 1991
1991 Trochlear unit activity during ocular convergenceJournal of Neurophysiology.  65:1484-1491. 1991
1989 Abducens internuclear neurons carry an inappropriate signal for ocular convergenceJournal of Neurophysiology.  62:70-81. 1989
1989 Lidocaine-induced unilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia: Effects of convergence and conjugate eye movementsJournal of Neurophysiology.  62:82-95. 1989
1988 Projections of the retinorecipient pretectal nuclei in the pigeon (columba livia)Journal of Comparative Neurology.  269:18-46. 1988
1988 Retinal projections to the pretectum in the pigeon (columba livia)Journal of Comparative Neurology.  269:1-17. 1988
1986 A second ascending visual pathway from the optic tectum to the telencephalon in the pigeon (Columba livia)Journal of Comparative Neurology.  250:296-310. 1986
1986 Neural control of vergence eye movements: Neurons encoding vergence velocityJournal of Neurophysiology.  56:1007-1021. 1986
1984 The neural substrate for the pupillary light reflex in the pigeon (Columba livia)Journal of Comparative Neurology.  226:523-543. 1984
1980 On noncarcinogenic chromogens for horseradish peroxidase histochemistry. 1980

Chapter

Year Title Altmetric
2022 Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells: Assessment of Their Influence on Pupillary Responses in Primates.  151-168. 2022
2014 Pupils.  1014-1016. 2014
2010 Pupil.  549-555. 2010
2010 Pupil.  549-555. 2010
2009 Vergence Eye Movements.  75-84. 2009
2008 1.26 Pupillary Control Pathways.  521-536. 2008
2008 Pupillary Control Pathways.  521-536. 2008

Principal Investigator On

  • Clinical Trial Readiness for AAV-Mediated Gene Therapy in Friedreich’s Ataxia  awarded by University of Florida^
  • Curing Blindness in Primates: Direct Light Activation of Retinal Ganglion Cells  awarded by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama ^
  • Developing Efficient AAV Vectors for Photoreceptor Targeting via the Vitreous  awarded by University of Florida^
  • Development of AAV-CRISPR/CAS9-Based Therapies for Cone Rod Dystrophy  awarded by University of Florida^
  • Dual AAV Vector-Mediated Therapy for Myosin7a Usher Syndrome (USH1B)  awarded by University of Florida^
  • Engineering AAV For Safe and Efficient Gene Delivery To The Human Retina  awarded by University of Florida^
  • Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells and their Central Projections  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Midbrain Circuitry for Neuronal Control of Gaze  awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER
  • Motor Unit Diversity in Horizontal Eye Movement Control  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Optimizing AAV Vectors for Central Nervous System Transduction  awarded by University of Florida^
  • Private Grant  awarded by APPLIED GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
  • Private Grant  awarded by EDITAS
  • Private Grant  awarded by LACERTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by AAVANTIBIO
  • RII Track-2 FEC Bridging Cognitive Science and Neuroscience Using Innovative Imaging Technologies  awarded by Medical University of South Carolina
  • Research to Prevent Blindness Disney Award for Amblyopia Research  awarded by Research to Prevent Blindness
  • Shared Instrumentation for Pre- Post- and Intra-Operative Ocular Imaging  awarded by NIH - OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
  • Stereoscopic Motion-in-Depth Perception: fMRI and Neurophysiological Studies  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Targeting Foveal Cones Using Novel Delivery Methods and Novel AAV Serotypes  awarded by University of Florida^
  • UAB CSA: Melanopsin Photosensitivity and Psychopathology  awarded by University of Pittsburgh The
  • UAB Core Grant for Vision Research - Machine Shop Core  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Vision Science Research Center - Instrument Core  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Vision Science Research Center - Instrument Core  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Vision Science Research Center P30 Core Grant - Machine Shop  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Investigator On

  • Continuous Telemetric Measurement and Chronic Control of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure  awarded by BRIGHT FOCUS FOUNDATION
  • Deconstructing and Modeling the Single Cell Architecture of the Age-Related Macular Degeneration Retina and RPE/Choroid  awarded by University of Pennsylvania
  • Mechanisms of Activity-Dependent Myelination in the Visual System  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Neural Control of Coordinated Eye Movements  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Private Grant  awarded by REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
  • RII Track-2 FEC: Bridging Cognitive Science and Neuroscience Using Innovative Imaging Technologies  awarded by Medical University of South Carolina
  • Single-Cell Transcrptomic Analysis of Human Retina  awarded by University of Pennsylvania
  • Training Program in the Neurobiology of Cognition and Cognitive Disorders  awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Core Grant for Vision Research  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Research and Education Program in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neuropathology  awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Vision Science Research Center  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Vision Science Research Center  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Unrestricted Grant  awarded by Research to Prevent Blindness
  • Unrestricted Grant  awarded by Research to Prevent Blindness
  • Vision Science Research Center  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Vision Science Research Center P30 Core Grant - Electronics Module  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Visual Stimulus Coding and Metabolic Demand in Macaque Primary Visual Cortex  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology and Behavior, State University of New York System : Stony Brook 1984
  • Bachelor of Arts in Zoology / Animal Biology, University of Cambridge 1978
  • Full Name

  • Paul Gamlin