Dr. Monica Vetter
George and Lorna Winder Professor of Neuroscience, Chair, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 10:00am
Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432
Special Seminar
Abstract:
Glaucoma causes blindness due to the progressive degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). We have found that retinal microglia respond at early stages of disease, and play a critical role in degeneration of RGCs. We are investigating microglia activation as a candidate biomarker for the glaucoma, and investigating pathways involved in recruitment and activation of these cells in the retina.
Host:
Professor Vince Tropepe
Dept of Cell and Systems Biology
