Patrick Dolph

Patrick Dolph is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College, with affiliations in the Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program. His research focuses on photoreceptor physiology and degenerative processes in neuronal systems using Drosophila models.

• B.S., Oregon State University
• M.S., Ohio State University
• Ph.D., New York University Medical Center

Key research areas include:

• Retinal degeneration
• Neuronal degeneration
• Drosophila neurogenetics
• Ion channel function in memory
• Protease-mediated cell death

Recent publications highlight his work on Drosophila models of neurodegenerative diseases, with particular emphasis on photoreceptor cell degeneration and prion protein misfolding pathways.