Peter Brown, a second-year medical student in the UConn School of Medicine, who is being mentored by Drs. Royce Mohan and Paola Bargagna-Mohan is studying how toxic chemicals cause injury to corneal nerves. Peter has received a prestigious travel award to present his latest findings at the 9th Military Vision Symposium at Harvard Ophthalmology/Mass Eye and […]
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A Path from the Army ROTC into Vision Research
Mary Katherine Eddy, a sophomore in the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps and majoring in Physiology and Neurobiology at UConn, is training for leadership skills aimed towards a future career in medicine. Mary Katherine has received an IDEA grant award from the Office of Undergraduate Research to conduct research on Schwann cells in corneal repair. […]
High Distinctions for Medical Students From the Mohan Lab
The Mohan lab is proud to announce the research achievements of students from the UConn School of Medicine who will present their innovative results at the 2024 international conference Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) held in Seattle, WA. Michael Li, who is investigating the role of Schwann cells in corneal nerve regeneration, […]