Douglas Gould, PhD

Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Anatomy
Institute for Human Genetics
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Research Summary
Genetic Dissection of Extracellular Matrix in Development and Disease
Mentorship Development

12/2020 - Setting Expectations with a "Welcome to the Lab' Letter (Parts 1 and 2)
5/2021 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)

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The broad mission of the Gould lab is to understand the biological functions of basement membranes – specialized sheets of extracellular matrix present in every organ. Our primary focus is a multi-system disorder that is caused by mutations in the genes encoding type IV collagen alpha 1 (COL4A1) and COL4A2. Our goal is to understand the tissue-specific molecular mechanisms that underlie this syndrome and develop mechanism-based therapies that can prevent, reduce or delay disease in patients.

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