Michael Do

Michael Tri H. Do is Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and member of the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center at Boston Children's Hospital. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School and completed postdoctoral work at Johns Hopkins University. His research examines how light drives visual and non-visual functions including perception, sleep regulation, hormonal control, and circadian rhythms.

Do's laboratory focuses on two primary areas: the primate fovea's role in high-acuity vision, and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) that influence physiology independent of visual awareness. Using electrophysiological and optical techniques, his team studies signal generation mechanisms from molecular to circuit levels.

His recent publications demonstrate advancements in understanding melanopsin signaling, retinal ganglion cell classification, and primate visual optimization. Research trends highlight consistent investigation into photoreceptor mechanisms across species, neural encoding of light information, and retinal contributions to both conscious vision and subconscious physiological regulation.