Matthew Frost, a graduate student in Dr. Trakhtenberg’s lab, presented a poster on Neuroprotection and Regeneration of Optic Nerve Axons at the Vision Injury Research Forum (VIRF), co-hosted by The Department of Defense (DOD), Vision Research Program (VRP), and Vision Center of Excellence (VCE), and won Lightning Talk 2nd place award at the 8th Military Vision Symposium […]
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 […]
Marc Benoit successfully defends PhD thesis
Congratulations to Marc Benoit for successfully defending his PhD thesis. Dr. Benoit has conducted his thesis study in the Yan lab by investigating the cell autonomous and non-autonomous role of the C-terminal fragment of CX3CL1 by utilizing unbiased single nucleus RNA sequencing approach. Marc has also published his study on identifying defects in maturation of […]