Professor Ron Douglas
Professor of Visual Science: Deputy Head of Department
Academic and professional qualifications / memberships
| 1980 | PhD Biology, Stirling University |
| 1977 | BSc Biology, Sussex University |
Brief outline of career history
| 1984 - present | Professor of Visual Science, City University London |
| 1982 - 1983 | Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Sussex |
| 1980 - 1982 | Royal Society Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Ulm (Germany) |
Administrative responsibilities
- 01 Module co-ordinator for; Human and Ocular Biology
- 02 Visual perception
- 02 General Pathology
- 02 Visual Neuroscience
- Departmental Research & Ethical Committee (Chair)
- Senate Research Ethics Committee (Deputy Chair)
- School of Health Sciences Ethics Committee
- Deputy HoD
- Departmental Senior Management Team
Professional activities outside the University
- Member Editorial Board 'Visual Neuroscience'
- Committee of the Applied Vision Association
- Colour Group of Great Britain Teaching Fellow
Research interests
- Visual system of lower vertebrates
- Depth perception
- Colour vision
- Circadian biology
- Deep-sea biology
- Visual pigments
- Retinal anatomy
- Lens pigmentation
- Pupilometry
- Amphibian lateral lines
Selected publications
- Longbottom, R., Fruttiger, M., Douglas, R.H., Martinez-Barbera, J.P., Greenwood, J., & Moss, S.E. (2009) Genetic ablation of retinal pigment epithelial cells reveals the adaptive response of the epithelium and impact on photoreceptors. PNAS 106(44), 18728-18733
- Yammouni, R., Bozanno, A. & Douglas, R.H. (2011) A latitudinal cline in the efficacy of endogenous signals: evidence derived from retinal cone contraction in fish. Journal of Experimental Biology 214 (3), 501-508.
- Hogg, C., Neveu, M., Stokkan, K-A, Folkow, L., Cottril, P., Douglas, RH, Hunt DM & Jeffery, G. (2011) Arctic reindeer extend their visual range into the ultraviolet. Journal of Experimental Biology 214 (12),