Robert F. Mullins, PhD

Professor
Department
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Cell biology of macular degeneration

Biography

Research Focus: 

  • Biology and pathology of the choroidal microvasculature in aging and macular disease
  • Mechanisms involved in the development of drusen, especially with regard to the role of humoral and cellular immune systems in drusen biogenesis
  • Structural and compositional changes in Bruch's membrane in aging and disease, and their effects on ocular physiology
  • Animal and in vitro models of age-related macular degeneration
  • Cell biology of inherited retinal diseases
Research areas
  • Aging
  • Gene Expression
  • Transcription and Regulatory Networks
  • Human Disorders and Diseases
Mullins
Office
Address

4130 MERF
United States


Lab
Address

4120 MERF
United States