Sara Ramirez, B.S.

B.S. Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

My thesis project delves into the role of candidate regulatory pathways in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) regeneration and repair. I aim to stimulate regeneration in a non-regenerative mouse model and obtain a molecular read out for gene expression changes in regenerating RPE populations.