Rate My Professor Joe Bonanno

At Indiana University, Bonanno served as Associate Dean for Research from 2005 to 2007, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Administration from 2007 to 2010, and Dean of the School of Optometry from 2010 to 2023. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and the American Physiological Society. Bonanno has received the Glenn Fry Award from the American Academy of Optometry and the Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award. His research focuses on corneal endothelial function, including the role of SLC4A11 in endothelial function, modulation of corneal endothelial mitochondrial activity and dysfunction by estrogen, and interactions of lactate:H+ co-transporters with bicarbonate and carbonic anhydrase. Notable publications include 'The H+ Transporter SLC4A11: Roles in Metabolism, Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Uncoupling' (2022), 'Corneal Edema in Inducible Slc4a11 Knockout Is Initiated by Mitochondrial Superoxide Induced Src Kinase Activation' (2023), 'Regulation of Corneal Endothelial Function' (2024), and 'Mitochondrial ROS Induced Lysosomal Dysfunction and Autophagy Impairment in an Animal Model of Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy' (2021). With over 3,000 citations across 86 publications, his contributions have advanced understanding of corneal physiology, edema, and endothelial dystrophies.