Taylor Rau
Credentials: Neuroscience Doctoral Program, MCW
Position title: Graduate Student
Email: trau@mcw.edu
Website: Lab Website
Address:
MCW/Froedtert Eye Institute
925 N 87th Street
7th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Keywords: Retinitis pigmentosa, retinal circuitry, homeostatic plasticity, electrophysiology, bipolar cells, synaptic proteins
Advisor: Miranda Scalabrino, PhD
Education
BS 2023, Neuroscience, University of St. Thomas
Research
My work uses a mouse model to investigate a bipolar cell synaptic scaffolding protein and its contributions to retinal structure and function. I assess synaptic structure using expansion microscopy and measure retinal function over time using electroretinography.