Lecture 'Meet the PhD Jury: Interplay between retinal regeneration and inflammatory response to injury'

For whom
Employees , Students
When
11-12-2024 from 11:30 to 12:30
Where
UGent-VIB-onderzoeksgebouw, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Zwijnaarde
Language
English
Organizer
Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology - Faculty of Sciences & Department of Biomolecular Medicine - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Contact
kris.vleminckx@ugent.be

Lecture by Prof Muriel Perron (University of Paris-Saclay)

Using both Xenopus and the mouse as animal models, Dr. Perron studies the mechanisms underlying the development, survival and regeneration of retinal cells, with the objective of therapeutic strategies, including neuroprotection, gene therapy and cell therapy. She will present her recent work describing an unexpected role for inflammation in the regeneration of the retina after injury.