Research Interests
My current research is focused on understanding how retinal directional selective circuit is formed. Directional selective circuit (DS circuit) involves formations of synapses between two primary retinal neurons Starburst amacrine cells(SAC) and ON-OFF directional selective ganglion cells (ooDSGC). DS circuit formation occurs at very precise period of synaptic development, with SAC leading in forming initial template of arbors bed in the inner plexiform layer (IPL) on to which ooDSGC forms synaptic contacts. My interest is in understanding how these layers are formed and what synaptic molecules are involved in constructing these layers.