Kin-Sang Cho

Kin-Sang Cho, Ph.D.

Principal Associate

Department of Ophthalmology

Schepens Eye Research Institute

Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Harvard University, USA

About the Speaker:

He was studying optic nerve regeneration when he was a graduate student at University of Hong Kong. Then, he joined Schepens Eye Research Institute as a post-doctoral fellow. Since then, he has investigated the underlying mechanisms of optic nerve regeneration and retinal degenerative diseases such as glaucoma. Currently, his research is mainly focused on the role of immune responses in the pathogenesis of glaucoma.

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Chang K, Wu JG, Ma TL, Hsu SH, Cho KS, Yu ZC, Lennikov A, Ashok A, Rajagopalan A, Chen MH, Su WF, Utheim TP, Chen DF (2024) Bioengineering Strategy to Promote CNS Nerve Growth and Regeneration via Chronic Glutamate Signaling. Acta Biomater 18:S1742-7061(24)00615-9.

2. Enayati S, Chang K, Lennikov A, Yang ML, Lee C, Ashok A, Elzaridi F, Yen C, Gunes K, Xie J, Cho KS, Utheim TP, Chen DF (2024) Optimal transcorneal electrical stimulation parameters for preserving photoreceptors in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa. Neural Regen Res 19:2543-2552.

3. Pan L, Cho KS, Wei X, Xu YF, Lennikov A, Hu GA, Tang J, Guo S, Chen JL, Kriukov E, Kyle R, Elzaridi F, Jiang SH, Dromel PA, Young M, Baranov P, Do CW, Williams RW, Chen JZ et al. (2023) IGFBPL1 is a master driver of microglia homeostasis and resolution of neuroinflammation in glaucoma and brain tauopathy. Cell Rep 42:112889.