Ephraim Trakhtenberg and his team at UConn showed that a protein called nuclear factor erythroid 3 (Nfe3) can stimulate regrowth of optic nerve cells. “This opens a whole new novel realm of research. It could help glaucoma and other types of nerve damage,” according to Trakhtenberg. A team of researchers in the lab of […]
Author: Barbara J Paquette
Ricky Paramo aims high on Ophthalmology residency
Ricky Paramo, a fourth-year medical student at the UCONN School of Medicine, will be pursuing his residency training at New York Medical College (NYMC). Founded in 1875, NYMC represents the oldest partnership between a private medical school and a hospital in the United States. Ricky has trained in ocular research with Drs. Royce Mohan and […]
Christian Tallo in Mohan Lab receives NEI Travel Award
Christian Tallo (class of 2026) is now the third student working in the vision research lab of Royce Mohan at the UCONN School of Medicine to win a prestigious travel award from the National Eye Institute. Christian will present his first author talk on restoring Schwann cell function in corneal chemical injury. This award enables […]