Targeting Lipids As Treatment For RPE Degeneration and Rewiring of Mouse Eyes With RP Using Rod Bipolar Cells

Dr. Michael Landowski (Wayne State University - Detroit, MI)

Dr. A.P. Sampath (University of California - Los Angeles)

Dr. Michael Landowski, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University, discusses upcoming research targeting lipids as treatment for retinal pigment epithelium degeneration.

Dr. A.P. Sampath, Grace and Walter Lantz Professor and Associate Director, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, explains how eyes in mice with retinitis pigmentosa can be rewired with rod bipolar cells forming new functional connections with cones.

2/22/2026 Podcast (Click Image Below)