# Neurogenetics of Vision

> **NIH NIH P30** · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $150,381

## Abstract

NEUROGENETICS OF VISION
PROJECT SUMMARY
Genetics and in particular, genetic-based approaches such as transgenes and viruses that enable researchers
to express proteins of interest in desired sets of neurons in the retina and brain, are pivotal to make significant
progress in modern basic visual neuroscience and toward the treatment of visual disorders. The last decade
has brought forth a wide and powerful arsenal of genetic tools for identifying the neurons that comprise the visual
system of flies and rodents. Because they enable delivery of a wide range of gene cargo, such tools also allow
for selective manipulation of cells of interest. Indeed, in comparison to just a decade ago, nowadays it is
straightforward to label a given cell type in vivo, and thereby visualize its unique morphology, and then compare
it to other cells of different types, selectivity target them for electrophysiology, calcium- or voltage-dye imaging,
and then reversibly silence or activate them. Last but not least, genetic tools can be leveraged to explore the
signature pattern of RNA expression present in different cell types in order to probe their homology across
species and/or relevance to mutations associated with human diseases.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10006571
- **Project number:** 5P30EY026877-04
- **Recipient organization:** STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Andrew D Huberman
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $150,381
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10006571

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10006571, Neurogenetics of Vision (5P30EY026877-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10006571. Licensed CC0.

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