Research Projects

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• YH Yoon's Projects

  • Restoration of lysosomal acidification as a treatment target for dry AMD: Modulation of zinc and phosphodiesterase.​

  • Investigation about the mechanism of and treatment for tamoxifen-induced maculopathy with focus on Müller cells

  • Modulation of zinc as a target for the development of treatment strategies for retinal cell death in retinal detachment 
     

• JY Lee's Projects

  • Development of 3D soft implant tissues with hypo-immunogenicity

  • Study on ocular control mechanisms modulated by expression of protein for the development of new therapeutics for uveitis

  • Pilot Study on the Effect of Gene Therapy in Retinitis Pigmentosa Animal Model

  • Computational polarization microscopy for large-area high-resolution retinal birefringence imaging in vivo
     

• J Lee's Projects

  • Physiological significance of pericytes in the maintenance of choroidal blood vessels. 

  • Physical and chemical property of retinal blood vessels reflecting systemic disease.

  • Early treatment for diabetic retinopathy by regulating pericytes.

  • Distinctive roles of pericytes and smooth muscle cells  in the choroid.

  • Endothelial ultrastructure and its functional significance in the choroidal blood vessels.

  • Organotypic regulation of vascular ultrastructure by endothelial PLVAP.

  • Therapeutic approach for AMD by preserving healthy choroid and RPE.

  • Exsomal small RNA profiling for vision-threatening retinal diseases.

  • Potential therapeutic effect of DX2 on AMD.
     

• YJ Kim's Projects

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