Sergei S. Nikonov

This study maps POAG risk variants to candidate effector genes in ocular cell types, identifying ARHGEF12 as a potential target.

This paper introduces a fluorescent Slc17a6-tdTomato mouse model for visualizing retinal ganglion cells and assessing neurodegeneration in vitro and in vivo.

This paper shows that Piezo1 and Piezo2 channels are expressed in retinal ganglion cells and that their activation increases light-dependent neural activity and excitability, potentially linking to glaucoma progression.

This study examines squid retinal responses to polarized light changes in a caustic environment, finding enhanced neural activity to dynamic polarization shifts.

This study develops a reproducible method to differentiate iPSCs into RGCs with high purity using dual SMAD and Wnt pathway inhibition.