Dhirendra P. Singh is a Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Gorakhpur University, his master’s degree from Kanpur University, and his Ph.D. in molecular immunobiology from the Central Drug Research Institute, Kanpur University, in 1988. He subsequently completed postdoctoral training in immunology and molecular biology at the same institute as well as at the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda. His research focuses on age-related blinding diseases, particularly the roles of aging and oxidative stress in the etiopathogenesis of age-related cataract, glaucoma, and corneal wound healing, with the aim of identifying underlying mechanisms and developing target-based therapies to prevent or delay these conditions.