BALA Lab
Bridging Aqueous humor outflow to Laminar Axonopathy
Bridging Aqueous humor outflow to Laminar Axonopathy
The Bala lab is dedicated to understanding abnormalities that cause different forms of pediatric and aging glaucoma, bridging changes in the anterior segment to neurodegeneration using the latest in transcriptomics, high-resolution microscopy, genetic mouse models, and human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Joshua Brandon Ramkissoon was part of the lab as a Columbia University undergraduate researcher. He will now be joining the lab full time as a research technician to drive forward an exciting new project on the role of Yap/Taz in glaucoma. Welcome Josh!
Emily Richters, a research technician with over 5 years of experience working with hiPSCs joined our lab and will be driving an exciting new project differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells into specialized endothelial cells! Welcome Emily!
Roshnni Rajkumar, a Fordham University graduate joined the lab as research technician and will be working on advancing our exciting studies tying in changes in the front of the eye to changes seen in the back of the eye, in mouse models of glaucoma! Welcome Roshnni!