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Posted On: October 14th 2026, 06:34 pm
🔬 For Postdoc Appreciation Week, we’re highlighting the researchers whose work advances veterinary medicine and human health. Meet Ana Ripolles-Garcia, DVM, Ph.D.! During her time at UC Davis, Ana contributed to research advancing our understanding of inherited optic nerve disease.
Her work focused on analyzing ophthalmic imaging and functional data to investigate a mutation in the OPA1 gene associated with autosomal dominant optic atrophy, an inherited condition that can cause vision loss. This research offers valuable insights into the disease and may help inform future treatment development.
Ana has since begun a comparative ophthalmology residency at North Carolina State University. We’re grateful for her contributions to research at UC Davis and proud to celebrate her work and the many postdoctoral scholars advancing discovery in veterinary medicine and human health!
#PostdocAppreciationWeek #UCDavisVetMed #VeterinaryResearch
Image Description: A portrait-oriented photo shows Dr. Ripolles-Garcia on the right with her mentor and supervisor, Dr. Sara Thomasy, at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology conference.
Her work focused on analyzing ophthalmic imaging and functional data to investigate a mutation in the OPA1 gene associated with autosomal dominant optic atrophy, an inherited condition that can cause vision loss. This research offers valuable insights into the disease and may help inform future treatment development.
Ana has since begun a comparative ophthalmology residency at North Carolina State University. We’re grateful for her contributions to research at UC Davis and proud to celebrate her work and the many postdoctoral scholars advancing discovery in veterinary medicine and human health!
#PostdocAppreciationWeek #UCDavisVetMed #VeterinaryResearch
Image Description: A portrait-oriented photo shows Dr. Ripolles-Garcia on the right with her mentor and supervisor, Dr. Sara Thomasy, at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology conference.
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