Dr. Yunshuo “Caroline” Tang, MD, PhD, (Assistant Professor, Washington University) was recently awarded a five-year grant from the National Institute of Health to study the extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms of vision loss in a mouse model of Nf1-associated optic pathway glioma (Nf1-OPG). Dr. Tang will study how extrinsic inflammatory insults and intrinsic abnormalities in cyclic AMP signaling, both individually and in combination, affect retinal ganglion cells death and vision loss. This research will provide the foundation for future investigations into neuroprotective and neurorestorative therapies for children with vision loss due to NF1-OPG.
Dr. Yunshuo “Caroline” Tang Receives Five-Year Grant from the National Institutes of Health
