Cholesterol and the retina: fundamental processes and clinical implications

Irina Pikuleva, Ph.D.
Carl F. Asseff Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Hybrid event (in-person and online)
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Dr. Pikuleva’s research focuses on the connection between cholesterol and retinal disease, and how pharmacologic modulation impacts cholesterol turnover in the brain. Her lecture, titled “Cholesterol and the retina: fundamental processes and clinical implications,” expands further on this ongoing research and the novel discoveries resulting from such studies. 

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