(Journal of the American Chemical Society) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 21, 21846-21857 Marco Bassetto, Bowen Li, Xiuyuan Chen, Jianyu Zhang, Yulun Hu, Jordan Zaluski, Lauren M. Brumit, Preston M Willis, Felix Grun, Krysztof Palczewski, Philia D Kiser, and Gregory P Tochtrop ABSTRACT Light initiates visual perception, but it also exacerbates a subset of […]
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Lew Kaplan, PhD Department of Biological Structure University of Washington PROJECT TITLE: Derivation of cultured RPE from human fetal tissue, 3D organoids, and directed differentiation for the purpose of RPE to photoreceptor reprogramming Dr. Kaplan trained in Germany, at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where he received his PhD degree. His prior training in […]
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Kevin Zhang, PhD Department of Ophthalmology University of Pennsylvania PROJECT TITLE: Aqueous Humor Proteomics in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Dr. Zhang completed his PhD in the Dunaief Lab in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania, and now dives deeper into retinal lipid metabolism as a postdoc and medical resident. In addition to his […]
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The role of microglia-mediated inflammation on the cell fate of proliferating Müller glia following p27Kip1 inactivation and outer retina degeneration in aged mice
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The role of microglia-mediated inflammation on the cell fate of proliferating Müller glia following p27Kip1 inactivation and outer retina degeneration in aged mice
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Marco Bassetto, PhD University of California Irvine, USA PROJECT TITLE: Pharmacological treatment for maculopathies based on oral administration of new visual cycle modulator Dr. Bassetto developed his PhD in the field of ocular drug delivery. His early research aimed at establishing methods to enhance permeation of therapeutics within the eye after non-invasive, topical application. Most […]
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Zhiquan Liu, PhD Stanford University, USA PROJECT TITLE: Gene therapy for PDE6A deficient retinitis pigmentosa via CRISPR base editing Dr. Liu earned his undergraduate and graduate training in biology at Jilin University in China, was in the top 1% of students and published many high impact papers. He went on to earn his PhD degree […]
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Shintaro Shirahama, MD, PhD Schepens Eye Research Institute Harvard Medical School PROJECT TITLE: Development of a novel transplant-independent therapy for retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) dysfunction using epigenetic reprogramming of RPE stem cells Dr. Shirahama has a strong background in ocular inflammatory diseases, including infectious and non-infectious uveitis. After graduating from medical school in Japan, Dr. […]
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JAMES WALSH, MD, PhD PROJECT TITLE: The choroidal adaptive immune system is vital in the pathogenesis of retinal inflammation James Walsh, MD, PhD, specializing in ophthalmology and uveitis, is a clinician-scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is currently working on a project with the potential to be transformative in the understanding of […]
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So Goto, MD, PhD University of California Berkeley School of Optometry So Goto, MD, PhD, has been selected as the 2022 Loris and David Rich Postdoctoral Scholar for his project, Role of retinal pigment epithelium in choroidal thickness modulation and myopia maculopathy. After receiving a Bachelor of Medicine (MD) from Kanazawa University School of Medicine […]
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