| Faculty
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Research Goal |
| Alessandra
Angelucci, M.D., Ph.D. |
To understand how visual information is
integrated across space and its attributes.
To identify specific
anatomical circuits and the visual cortical areas involved.
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| Wolfgang B.
Baehr, Ph.D. |
To investigate the gene defects that lead
to retinal degeneration.
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| Paul S. Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D. |
To identify the genetic and environmental
factors that lead to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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| Ching-Kang Jason Chen, Ph.D. |
To understand the mechanisms of
vertebrate phototransduction and light-dependent photoreceptor
degeneration.
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| Jeanne Frederick, Ph.D. |
To investigate the pathogenenesis of
mutant protein expression in retinal neurons.
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| Sabine
Fuhrmann, Ph.D. |
To understand the cellular
and molecular mechanisms regulating early eye development. |
Helga E.
Kolb, Ph.D.
Webvision
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To understand the neurocircuitry
underlying the image processing that takes place in the human
retina.
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Rajendra Kumar-Singh, Ph.D. |
To develop gene based therapies
for retinal degenerations.
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| Edward Levine, Ph.D. |
To study the development and regeneration
of the retina.
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| Jennifer Lund, Ph.D. |
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| Raymond Lund, Ph.D.
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To understand, prevent and
repair photoreceptor degeneration. |
Robert E. Marc, Ph.D.
Retinal Neurotransmission
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To map the distributions, connections,
and signaling mechanisms of all retinal neurons.
To develop computational molecular phenotyping tools for
all cell types. |
Richard A. Normann, Ph.D.
Artificial Vision
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Kang Zhang, M.D.,
Ph.D.
Kang Zhang Laboratory
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To investigate genetics of
retinal degeneration. |
| Wynn Center for the Study of Retinal
Degeneration |
To identify gene defects that cause
retinal degenerations in human (retinitis pigmentosa and macular
degeneration) and animal models (retina atrophies)
To study the mechanisms that lead to disease.
To devise strategies that delay onset or cure the disease. |
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