Volker Busskamp

Prof. Dr. Volker Busskamp holds the professorship for Degenerative Retinal Diseases at the University of Bonn's Department of Ophthalmology. His interdisciplinary research combines stem cell biology, neural engineering, and optogenetics to develop vision restoration strategies.

Major innovations include transcription factor-based photoreceptor programming, holographic optogenetics for neural circuit analysis, and organoid models for retinal degeneration. His laboratory develops microphysiological systems to study neuronal networks under altered gravity conditions in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center.

Awarded the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Junior Award and ERC Starting Grant, Dr. Busskamp's patented technologies advance therapeutic approaches for inherited retinal diseases.