I'm a third year PhD student in the Lens Research Laboratory at University of Sydney, Australia. My research explores the cell signalling pathways that trigger the formation of cataract. When I'm not in the lab doing experiments, I'm baking, watching movies, reading Murakami novels or taking photos of my food.
Thank you so much Maxim for backing our project. I'm really excited to get started with experiments. Thanks for the links - that was an interesting read! Our project will be looking at a different type of cataract to the one explored in the studies in the link. Nevertheless, this information is handy to know and I'll keep it in mind. I'll keep you updated on the progress of my experiments via the lab notes! Stay tuned and thanks so much for the support!
Nov 02, 2017
How do cataracts form and how can they be prevented?
Thank you so much Milo for backing our project! Thanks for sharing your personal story. I'm so glad we're over 100% funded! I'm really excited to get started with experiments and can't wait to share the results as I go along via the lab notes! Stay tuned! Cheers, Daisy
Nov 02, 2017
How do cataracts form and how can they be prevented?
Thanks Giselle! So grateful for all the support! I'm so glad we made it! Can't wait to get started with experiments! I'll keep you posted via the lab notes.
Nov 02, 2017
How do cataracts form and how can they be prevented?
Hi Giselle! Thank you so much for your donation. Thanks also for sharing this really interesting case of reversing cataract with antioxidants. In our lab, Shannon Das, another PhD student is actually looking into the role of reactive oxidation species in promoting cataract formation and looking at novel ways of blocking ROS using specific inhibitors. I'll definitely let him know about this! Thanks once again! Much appreciated!
Oct 30, 2017
How do cataracts form and how can they be prevented?