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Mohan lab identifies a novel mechanism of retinal degeneration

Mohan lab publishes on a novel mechanism of retinal destruction from chemical injuries A major enigma for first responders and emergency workers when treating civilian populations exposed to chemical injuries is not knowing the real extent of ocular damage. The Mohan lab has established in a new research article (see below) that the internal neurosensory […]

2023 Dean’s Award to Michael Li and mentor Dr. Royce Mohan

2023 Dean’s Award to Michael Li (student) and Dr. Royce Mohan (mentor) The UConn School of Medicine Dean’s award is presented to an outstanding medical student and their research mentor. Michael Li, a second-year medical student, is the 2023 awardee in recognition of his outstanding summer research project that was performed in the Mohan Lab. […]

Sarah Palko has successfully defended her PhD thesis

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Palko The Mohan and Yan labs are proud to have jointly mentored the PhD thesis of Sarah Palko in retinal neurodegeneration spanning the fields of age-related macular degeneration and Alzheimer’s disease. We wish her the best as she departs UConn Health to embark on a postdoctoral fellowship at Trinity College Dublin […]