Welcome to the
Goldberg Lab
WE SOMETIMES TAKE OUR EYES FOR GRANTED AND ONLY WHEN THREATENED WITH POTENTIAL VISION LOSS AND BLINDNESS DO WE FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT MARVELOUS AND VALUABLE SENSE ORGANS WE POSSESS.
Although the human eye contains several types of tissue, perhaps the most crucial for producing clear images is the retina. The retina is a specialized brain tissue that projects into the back of the eye to receive input from the outside world – in the form of photons. Processing of the photons detected by retinal rod and cone photoreceptors gives rise to our perception of images, movement, life and love.
Although the human eye contains several types of tissue, perhaps the most crucial for producing clear images is the retina. The retina is a specialized brain tissue that projects into the back of the eye to receive input from the outside world – in the form of photons. Processing of the photons detected by retinal rod and cone photoreceptors gives rise to our perception of images, movement, life and love.
OUR MISSION IS TO REVEAL THE MOLECULAR BASIS FOR THE UNIQUE CELLULAR STRUCTURE OF ROD AND CONE PHOTORECEPTORS, TO CREATE A RATIONAL AND RELIABLE BASIS FOR DESIGNING NEW THERAPIES FOR BLINDING EYE DISEASES AND RETINAL DEGENERATIONS.