Jacob Khoussine
Credentials: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
(School of Medicine and Public Health)
Position title: Medical student, PhD student
Email: jkhoussine@wisc.edu
Website: Hoon Lab
Advisor: Mrinalini Hoon, PhD
Keywords: Retinal ganglion cells, neurophysiology, high-resolution imaging, and neural circuits
Education
BS 2017, Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Research Interests:
Jacob’s research focuses on the neurophysiology and structural biology of the inner retina in development and disease. He uses a mouse model of complete congenital stationary night blindness to study dysfunction of neural circuits in the retina and clarify mechanisms of neural compensation. As a MD/PhD student, he aims to understand how retinal diseases manifest clinically
and devise treatment strategies for disease prevention and management.