Ashiti Damania from Dr. Trakhtenberg’s lab won University Scholar Award UConn undergraduate student, Ashiti Damania, who did her honors thesis and was a research assistant in Dr. Trakhtenberg’s lab over the past 3 years through graduation this Spring, won a prestigious University Scholar Award and co-authored 4 published research articles.
Matt Frost from Dr Trakhtenberg’s lab won an award at a symposium
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 […]