Yan Chen, PhD
- Research Program: Geroscience
- Position: College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Associate Professor
Health Education
- Graduate School
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Ophthalmology
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN - Biochemistry Emory University
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Cell Biology and Developmental Biology
Atlanta, GA
Research Interests:
- mTOR; Aging
- Age-related Degeneration
- Retinal Pigmental Epithelium
- Age-related Macular Degeneration
Publications
- MTOR-initiated metabolic switch and degeneration in the retinal pigment epithelium 2020
- Phagocytosed photoreceptor outer segments activate mTORC1 in the retinal pigment epithelium 2018
- Choroidal gammadelta T cells in protection against retinal pigment epithelium and retinal injury 2017
- Subcellular distribution and activity of mechanistic target of rapamycin in aged retinal pigment epithelium 2014
- Age-related retinopathy in NRF2-deficient mice 2011
- Altered mTOR signaling in senescent retinal pigment epithelium. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010