Title Professor Company University of Louisville Health Sciences Center Bio Dr. Cooper gained his Ph.D. in Anatomy and Neurobiology from the University of Tennessee Medical School in 1980. He is currently a professor at the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center. His research background includes investigations of molecular mechanisms associated with ischemic reperfusion injury in the retina. He has been the PI/Program Director for the INBRE program in Kentucky since its inception, and in this capacity, he has led many workshops on the grant application process for INBRE-sponsored junior investigators in the Kentucky network and beyond.