The candidates will be part of the MSCA Doctoral Network PANDORA on discovering Pathomechanisms and Novel Drug Optimization for AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration).

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Sensory neurons can be influenced by stimuli beyond their receptive field center, yet the mechanisms underlying this surround modulation remain poo...

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The annual turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) cone photoreceptor mosaic is an ordered lattice but lacks regularity of cone subtypes in adulthood. The cone mosaic differs between life stages...

Acid ceramidase deficiency causes altered sphingolipid signaling and promotes disease phenotype(s) in a lysosomal storage disorder, CLN3 disease.

Genetic variants in PROM1 are associated with inherited blindness, but clinical phenotypes vary widely with currently no consensus on disease expectations or predicted patient outcomes. To address thi...

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Reprogramming resident glia into neurons holds great therapeutic promise for neurodegenerative diseases across the central nervous system, yet thes...