Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Meet Teresa Puthussery, a neurobiologist, optometrist, and 2025 #MacFellow exploring how neural circuits of the retina encode visual information for the human brain.

Her research into retinal ganglion cells is filling a long-standing gap in knowledge about the human visual system. It also has implications for treating retinal neurodegenerative diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.

Learn more about Teresa Puthussery:
macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2025/teresa-puthussery