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Lab for Retinal Cell Biology

Research group of Prof. Dr. Christian Grimm in Zurich, Switzerland.

Methodology

  • In vivo mouse models of induced and inherited retinal degeneration
  • Molecular biology
  • Immunfluorescence
  • Light- and electronmikroscopy

Cooperations

Cooperation 1:
Yvan Arsenijevic, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Cooperation 2:
Mathias Seeliger, University of Tubingen, Germany

Cooperation 3:
John Ash, Yun Le, University of Oklahoma, USA

Current Research Projects

Project 1:
Leukemia inhbitory factor as an endogenous survival factor for photoreceptors

Project 2:
Neuroprotection by hypoxic preconditioning

Project 3:
The pathophysiology of Rpe65-R91W as a mouse model for early onset severe retinal dystrophy (EOSRD)

Project 4:
MicroRNAs and their role in hypoxic regulation of gene expression in the retina

Project 5:
Cytoskeleton signaling and small GTPases in retinal degeneration

Group Leader

Prof. Dr. Christian Grimm

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Contact

University of Zurich
Lab for Retinal Cell Biology

Dept. Ophthalmology
Frauenklinikstrasse 24
8091 Zurich
Switzerland

Phone: +41 44 255 3905
Fax: +41 44 255 4385

Email: cgrimm[at]opht.uzh.ch
Website: Lab for Retinal Cell Biology

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