Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog) retina labelled with wheat germ agglutinin (magenta; rod and cone outer segments), calbindin (green; cone inner segments and bipolar cells), vimentin (orange; Muller glia and cytoskeleton components), and Hoechst 33342 (blue; nuclei). 

Dr. Brittany J. Carr

I am a vision scientist who specializes in the cellular and molecular biology of the retina, with the goal to develop targeted therapies for visual impairment and blindness. 

My research interests are:

My primary research techniques are:


I am currently an assistant professor at the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

To contact me about my research:

Email: bcarr1 @ ualberta.ca

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