E15: Science of Age-related Ocular Diseases

In today's episode, I discussed 2 of the leading causes of blindness and vision impairment in the elderly with Dr. Daisy Shu. We discussed the following:
0:00-0:01: What is Nothing is Rocket Science
0:02-2:45: About Daisy
2:46-12:50: Daisy's research career and what piqued her interest in cellular research
12:51-40:58: Age Related Macular Degeneration, its etiology, causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment and ongoing research
40:59-59:59: Cataract, its etiology, causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment and ongoing research

Dr. Daisy Shu is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Saint-Geniez Laboratory at Harvard Medical School, currently investigating the role of metabolism and mitochondria in retinal eye diseases. She completed her Ph.D. studies in the Lens Research Laboratory at the University of Sydney.

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