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<p>Research groups within the Laboratory of Immunology study ocular immunity, the microbiome of the eye, and how the immune system can be harnessed to improve eye health.</p><ul><li><a href="/research/research-labs-and-branches/laboratory-immunology/clinical-and-translational-immunology-unit">Clinical and Translational Immunology Section</a></li><li><a href="/research/research-labs-and-branches/laboratory-immunology/experimental-immunology-section">Experimental Immunology Section</a></li><li><a href="/research/research-labs-and-branches/laboratory-immunology/immunoregulation-section">Immunoregulation Section</a></li><li><a href="/research/research-labs-and-branches/laboratory-immunology/molecular-immunology-section">Molecular Immunology Section</a></li></ul>
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<p>Research within the Laboratory of Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology focuses on the basic biological mechanisms of vision, including molecular and cellular pathways within the eye.</p><ul><li><a href="/research/research-labs-and-branches/laboratory-retinal-cell-and-molecular-biology/molecular-mechanisms-section">Molecular Mechanisms Section</a></li><li><a href="/research/research-labs-and-branches/laboratory-retinal-cell-and-molecular-biology/protein-structure-and-function">Section on Protein Structure and Function</a></li><li><a href="/research/research-labs-and-branches/laboratory-retinal-cell-and-molecular-biology/retinal-ganglion-cell-biology">Section on Retinal Ganglion Cell Biology</a></li></ul>
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<p>Research in the Neurobiology Neurodegeneration and Repair Lab explores the role of common and rare genetic variants in the development of degenerative eye diseases.</p><ul><li><a href="/research/research-labs-and-branches/neurobiology-neurodegeneration-repair-laboratory/retinal-cell-biology-degeneration-section">Retinal Cell Biology &amp; Degeneration Section</a></li><li><a href="/research/research-labs-and-branches/neurobiology-neurodegeneration-repair-laboratory/retinal-development-genetics-and-therapy-section">Retinal Development, Genetics and Therapy Section</a></li></ul>
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