Working Together to Prevent Blindness Worldwide
Our mission is the prevention of blindness worldwide through research and teaching focused on infectious and inflammatory eye disease.
Founded in 1947, the Francis I. Proctor Foundation is an internationally recognized research and teaching unit at UCSF. Our basic, clinical, and translational scientists work side by side, partnering with collaborators across more than a dozen countries to understand, prevent, and treat the eye diseases that cause the most preventable blindness.
Our team brings together faculty, clinicians, and affiliated researchers from across UCSF and beyond. Explore the groups below to learn more about the people who make this work possible.
Explore Our Team
Core Faculty Proctor Faculty Our core faculty, based at the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, who lead the Foundation's research, teaching, and clinical missions. Meet the faculty Cross-Department Faculty with Primary Appointments in Other Departments Faculty whose primary home is in another UCSF department but who collaborate closely with Proctor on research and clinical care. View affiliated faculty Clinical Faculty Clinical Faculty (WOS Appointments) Clinicians with Without Salary (WOS) appointments who contribute their expertise to teaching, clinical work, and collaborative research at Proctor. View clinical faculty UC System Faculty with Primary Appointments at Other UC Campuses Colleagues based at sister University of California campuses whose research and teaching are connected to Proctor's mission. View UC partners Affiliates Other Affiliated Faculty A broader network of faculty whose work and collaborations support Proctor's research and global health programs. View affiliates Health-System Partners Kaiser Affiliates Our partners at Kaiser Permanente who collaborate with Proctor on epidemiological studies, clinical research, and patient care. View Kaiser affiliates