Organized Research Unit · University of California
Jules Stein Eye Institute
Advancing vision science through basic and clinical research
How the eye sees — and how sight is lost, protected, and restored.
One question, studied from every angle: how do we see?
At JSEI, molecular biologists, physiologists, engineers, and clinician-scientists work the same problem from opposite ends — tracing vision from a single photoreceptor to the circuits of the brain, and from the bench to the clinic. The result is a research division where fundamental discovery and patient care sharpen each other.
Five ways into the institute
Everything the research division does, organized into the paths researchers, trainees, and collaborators actually follow.
Join the work
Vision research is a team science — and JSEI is hiring, training, and collaborating.
Explore the laboratories to find a research home, or browse the core facilities open to investigators across UCLA and beyond.