Dr Patricia Jusuf
Research interests
Neural development and regeneration, and disease modelling and treatment screening
Using the zebrafish model for visual neuroscience: Understanding gene networks during vertebrate development and pro-regenerative signals that drive adult nerve cell regeneration, modelling human visual disorders and screening for treatment strategies.
- Retinal development
- Regeneration in the adult central nervous system
- Glaucoma
- Myopia
Research projects
- Gene-environment interactions in novel myopia disease models
- Genetic drivers for neural regeneration
- Therapeutic capacity of Australian plant derived antioxidants on oxidative stress for glaucoma