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Melina Agosto is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics and Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine. Her research focuses on retinal synapse biology, specifically proteins involved in synapse formation and function. She holds a BS from MIT, a PhD from Harvard, and postdoctoral training at Boston Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.
Education:
- BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- PhD, Harvard University
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine
Research interests include:
- Retinal neuron signaling
- Membrane protein trafficking
- Glutamate receptor function
- Protein-protein interactions in synapses
Key research themes from recent articles include:
- Role of mGluR6 glycosylation in trans-synaptic interactions
- Cryo-EM analysis of photoreceptor ciliary structures
- Super-resolution microscopy of rhodopsin trafficking
- Vps34 kinase regulation in retinal cells
Her studies bridge biochemistry, structural biology, and neurobiology to advance understanding of retinal disease mechanisms.
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