What are ‘ribbons’ doing in your eye?! A recent study by Sinha and Hoon labs uncovers new role(s) of these molecular components that fuel retinal visual processing. Every time we see, the retina must rapidly …
Month: September 2026
New Foundational Findings by MERI Members Published in PNAS
Findings in a new publication in PNAS reveal diverse roles of ribbons in retinal circuit assembly, structure, and computation. For decades, ribbons in sensory neurons have been viewed primarily as molecular scaffolds that support sustained …
Spring 2026 Seminar Series
Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 – 3571 WIMR Rob Nickells, Professor and Frederick A. Davis Chair of Ophthalmology (Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UW-Madison) The other eye is not a control! Colleen McDowell, Associate …