The Mohan lab celebrates the accomplishments of 4th year medical student Gwendolyn Schultz in her matching Ophthalmology residency at SUNY Upstate in Syracuse. Gwen has worked in the Mohan lab for the past 3 years investigating the molecular mechanisms of corneal injury repair and the role of Schwann cells in axonal homeostasis. Her research contributions […]
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Dr. Jaime Imitola receives Inspiration Award
Posted in UConn Today, January 21, 2021 Dr. Jaime Imitola, director of UConn Health’s Multiple Sclerosis Center, is the only health care provider to receive a 2020 Inspiration Award from the National MS Society. The National MS Society named 11 honorees among nearly 200 volunteer nominees from its state and territory chapters. Imitola is […]
Lifting the Shroud off Corneal Nerves – Mohan Lab
Schwann cells ensheath the stromal axons of the cornea. But how these specialized glial cells are adapted to maintain corneal transparency is an important question because corneal refraction is an important aspect of vision. The research groups led by Drs. Paola Bargagna-Mohan and Royce Mohan have used a powerful approach to illuminate the genes expressed […]