PROJECT TITLE: Homeostatic Mechanisms Promoting Retinal Output and Vision During Photoreceptor Degenerative Disease Frans J. Vinberg, PhD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences The Vinberg Laboratory, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah $99,750 a year for two years Dr. Vinberg works to understand mechanisms in the retina that enable vision over a […]
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Jason M. Miller, MD, PhD Kellogg Eye CenterUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan Project Title: mTor-Independent Activation as a Therapeutic for Lipid-Rich Pathology in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration Dr. Miller completed his undergraduate degree in biology at Stanford University, where he was active in development of microsurgical devices with the Department of Ophthalmology. He completed his […]
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Akshayalakshmi Sridhar, PhD University of Washington Seattle, Washington Project title: Building fovea-like retinal organoids from human pluripotent stem cells. During her first year as a postdoctoral fellow at University of Washington’s School of Medicine, Dr. Sridhar has garnered ‘attention as a rising star,’ according to Dr. Thomas Reh. “Dr. Sridhar is exceptionally motivated and very […]
Visualizing axonemal microtubules and the proteins that decorate them, on the outside and inside, points to how the underlying periodic architecture supports cilia function.
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PROJECT TITLE: Smc1 and the Cohesin Complex in Retinal Development and Disease: A New Mouse Model of Photoreceptor Degeneration ABSTRACT: Myc proto-oncogenes regulate diverse cellular processes during development, but their roles during morphogenesis of specific tissues are not fully understood. This study found that c-myc regulates cell proliferation in mouse lens development and previous genome-wide […]
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The complement factor H (CFH) Y402H polymorphism (rs1061170) imparts the strongest risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in the elderly.
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Tia J. Kowal, PhD Stanford University Palo Alto, California Project Title: The Role of Primary Cilia for Retinal Ganglion Cells Palo Alto, California After graduating from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with a PhD in cell and molecular biology, Dr. Kowal began her postdoctoral career at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Her research interests are […]
Dopamine modulation of retinal signaling has been shown to be an important part of retinal adaptation to increased background light levels, but the role of dopamine modulation of retinal inhibition is not clear.
Read MoreOmar Moinuddin, MD University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Institute Project Title: Metabolic Activation to Prevent Photoreceptor Cell Death in a Preclinical Model of Macular Degeneration Dr. Moinuddin is embarking on his first year as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after graduating from Oakland University William […]