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Velux Stiftung

Velux Stiftung, Ophthalmology Grant: "Molecular Characterization of Rod Vision Circuits in Health and Disease" – Project code 1375

Description

The project developed through a biochemical study of the molecules that enable rod-based visual perception in the healthy retina and study the dysfunctions in the rare genetic disease called congenital stationary night blindness.

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Project details

  • Full title: Molecular Characterization of Rod Vision Circuits in Health and Disease
  • Funding agency: Velux Stiftung
  • Programme: Ophthalmology Grant
  • Project code: 1375
  • Total project funding: EUR 355’800.00
  • Project period: 1 October 2020 – 30 September 2025 (with granted extension)
  • Institutions involved: University of Pavia (Italy)

Principal Investigator

Federico Forneris

Permanent Staff – Armenise-Harvard Laboratory

Former Lab Members Involved

Serena Pantalone

Lab Alumni – Armenise-Harvard Laboratory

Tiziano Ongaro

Lab Alumni – Armenise-Harvard Laboratory

Giulia Mancini

Lab Alumni – Armenise-Harvard Laboratory

Stefano Liberi

Lab Alumni – Armenise-Harvard Laboratory

Anselmo Canciani

Lab Alumni – Armenise-Harvard Laboratory

Participants

Loic Girois

Postdoctoral Fellows - Armenise-Harvard Laboratory

Marco Berlinguer

PhD Students - Armenise-Harvard Laboratory

Silvia Faravelli

Permanent Staff - Armenise-Harvard Laboratory

Alberta Pinnola

Permanent Staff - Algae & Plants (AP) Laboratory

Research activities