Safa Lab's first conference abstract has been accepted for a podium presentation at ARVO 2025 in Salt Lake City, focusing on the 3D structure of the pectinate ligament, in collaboration with researchers from the U.S. and Germany (02/13/2025).

We are thrilled to welcome Nima Rafezi and Sunaya Rahman to the Safa Lab! Nima, a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering, brings expertise in computational mechanics to our glaucoma research, while Sunaya, an undergraduate researcher, combines her passion for ocular biomechanics with leadership experience. Welcome aboard! (01/22/2025)

Safa Lab receives $750,000 funding from NIH (R00EY035360) to study "the role of iris biomechanics and sex differences in primary angle-closure glaucoma." (09/03/2024)

Babak was featured in the news article welcoming 300 new faculty to USF. (08/14/2024)

Abdal Aziez received prestigous USF Graduate Fellowship. (08/07/2024)

Safa Lab is up and running! (08/07/2024)