Overview

GRADUATE: Columbia University, New York, NY
(Cell and Molecular Biology) M.S., Ph.D.

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS:
Ophthalmic Pathology
Manhattan Eye, Ear, & Throat Hospital, New York, NY
Dr. Frederick A. Jakobiec,
Professor & Chairman (current: Harvard Medical School)
Departments Ophthalmology and Pathology

Experimental Pathology
Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences
New York Zoological Society, New York, NY
Sponsors: Drs. Ross Nigrelli, Professor;
Kenneth Gold, Associate Professor, Assistant Director

UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS:
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS)
Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Formerly,
University of Medicine & Dentistry New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
OTHER PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
Director of Research and Director, Lions Eye Research of NJ Laboratory, IOVS
Co-Director, Division of Ophthalmic Pathology, IOVS
Chairperson
Grand Rounds Guest Lecture Series, IOVS
Executive Director
New Jersey Resident Alumni Association, iovs

MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Ocular pathology; diagnostic ocular ultrastructure and histopathology; metabolic (lysosomal)
storage diseases and ocular involvement; vision screening.


English Language Editor, Current Eye Research





Co-Director
Division of Ophthalmic Pathology
Director, Lions Eye Research of NJ Laboratory

Education

PHD, 1971, Columbia University
PHD, 1971, Columbia University
B.A., 1963, Hunter College
BA, 1963, Hunter College

Languages

French
Spanish

Relevant Publications

Capo-Aponte JE, Zang F, Wang Z, Pokorny KS, Reinach PS. Differential dependence of regulatory volume decrease behavior in rabbit corneal epithelial cells on MAPK superfamily activation. Exp Eye Res (in press).

Capo-Aponte JE, Wang Z, Bildin VN, Iserovich P, Pan Z, Zhang F, Pokorny KS, Reinach PS. Functional and molecular characterization of multiple K-Cl cotransporter isoforms in corneal epithelial cells. Exp eye Res (in press).

Capo-Aponte JE, Wang Z, Bildin VN, Pokorny KS, Reinach PS. Fate of hypertonicity-stressed corneal epithelial cells depends on differential MAPK activation and p38MAPK/Na-K-2Cl cotransporter1 interaction. Exp Eye Res 2007 Feb;84(2):361-72

Turbin RE, Pokorny KS. Diagnosis and treatment of orbital optic nerve sheath meningioma. Cancer Control 2004;11(5) 334-41.

Pokorny KS,Libert J, Casper-Velu L. Ultrastructural observations of persistent Rubella virus in congenital rubella syndrome. Graefe's Arch Ophthalmol (accepted for publication).

adnexa. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstruc Surg 1998; 14:164-8. Libert J, Pokorny KS, Goossens H, Caspers-Velu L. Electron microscopic studies of the vitreous in bacterial endophthalmitis. Graefe's Arch Ophthalmol (accepted for publication).

Piacentini MA, Mauriello JA, Pokorny KS, Mostafavi R, Yep MC. Role of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in predicting biological behavior of lymphoid infiltrates of the orbit and ocular adnexa. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstruc Surg 1998; 14:164-8.

Reinach PS, Capo-Aponte JE, Mergler S, Pokorny KS. Roles of corneal epithelial ion transport mechanisms in mediating responses to cytokines and osmotic stress. In: Tombran-Tink J, Barnstable CJ (eds). Ocular Transporters in ophthalmic diseases and drug delivery. Humana Press, Totowa NJ and Springer-Verlag 2007 (in press)..

Pokorny KS. Phylum Labyrinthomorpha. In: Lee JJ, Hutner SH, Bovee EC, eds. An illustrated guide to the Phylum Protozoa. Lawrence, Kansas: Allen Press, 1985, 1994

Lysosomal storage diseases; diagnostic ocular ultrastructure and histopathology; metabolic storage diseases and ocular involvement.