Antonio Francisco AMBRÓSIO

CountryPortugal

Society affiliation Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências

Position Principal Investigator/Group Leader

University/Organisation University of Coimbra

Domain Neuroimmunology

Sub domains

Lab description

My Lab is mainly focused on retinal degenerative diseases (diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma and retinitis pigmentosa). We aim to dissect molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying retinal dysfunction and degeneration to clarify the pathophysiology of those diseases and to identify novel therapeutic targets, giving a particular attention to neuroinflammation mediated by microglial cells and to cell-cell crosstalk. We are also interested in identifying novel biomarkers of disease (particularly at early disease stages) and disease progression.

Lab URLhttps://www.uc.pt/fmuc/icbr/reseach/retinal-dysfunction-and-neuroinflammation-lab/