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Medical College receives grant to study retinal cell development

May 2, 2008 College News - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a one-year, $358,150 grant from the National Eye Institute to study genes that control how immature retinal cells differentiate and become mature nervous system cells. This study may lead to a better understanding of how stem cells regulate differentiation and how the genes that control this process contribute to disease.
 
Brian A. Link, PhD, Associate Professor of Cellular Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, is principal investigator for the grant.  
 
Dr. Link’s lab will study the cell behaviors and signaling events that regulate the birth of retinal neurons. Further knowledge of this process is important for guiding research on stem cell biology, regenerative medicine and retinal disease.
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