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Rebecca Sappington

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Department of Pharmacology
Vanderbilt Brain Institute (VBI)
Vanderbilt Eye Institute
Vanderbilt Vision Research Center (VVRC)


The Sappington laboratory focuses on understanding the molecular and cellular events at the intersection of neuron failure, neuroinflammation and pathological progression of neurodegenerative disease. Many of these studies require additional investigation into the functions played by our targets in the healthy nervous system.

The Sappington laboratory focuses on understanding the molecular and cellular events at the intersection of neuron failure, neuroinflammation and pathological progression of neurodegenerative disease. Many of these studies require additional investigation into the functions played by our targets in the healthy nervous system.

Keywords: neuroinflammation , neurodegeneration , retina , vision , glial cells

Research Area: Molecular Pathology , Visual Sciences , Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflamation