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Postdoctoral Scholar

Neusha Barakati

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Postdoctoral Scholar

Yang Lab · Xian-Jie Yang

About

Neusha's research focuses on Dominant Optic Atrophy (DOA), an inherited optic neuropathy, and the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in retinal degeneration. Her work aims to understand how mitochondrial abnormalities affect retinal cell structure, survival, and function, with a particular focus on photoreceptors.