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Jeffrey Gidday, PhD
School of Medicine
Ophthalmology / Physiology
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Retinal Diseases
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Stroke

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	stress conditioning (hypoxia) as a neuroprotective therapeutic for retinal disease
Unique Equipment Used:
	In vivo studies in mouse models of retinal degenerative diseases
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Epigenetics Intermittent hypoxia Neuroprotection Retinal Diseases Stroke

Last Updated: 08/16/2017

Minghao Jin, PhD
School of Medicine
Ophthalmology / Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Leber Congenital Amaurosis Photoreceptor Cells Phototransduction Retina Retinal Pigment Epithelium Retinitis pigmentosa Visual cycle
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Retinitis

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	cis-trans-Isomerases
Unique Equipment Used:
	Agilent 1100 liquid chromatography Electroretinography (ERG)NEPA21 Electroporator
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Color Vision Color Vision Defects Retina Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells Retinal Dystrophies Retinal Pigment Epithelium Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells Retinoids

Last Updated: 02/21/2019

Jennifer Lentz, PhD
School of Medicine
Otorhinolaryngology / Neuroscience Center of Excellence

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Hair Cells, Auditory Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Microscopy Molecular Biology Neurophysiology
Unique Equipment Used:
	Electrophysiology Microscopy, Confocal
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Hearing Loss, Central Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Presbycusis Retinal Degeneration Usher Syndromes

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Maria Reinoso, MD
School of Medicine
Ophthalmology / LSU Eye Center

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Diabetes Mellitus Retinal Diseases Vitreoretinal Surgery
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Retinal Degeneration



Unique Equipment Used:
	Laser Coagulation
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Retina

Last Updated: 03/10/2019

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