Barbara Mysona
                                                                                Other Faculty
                                        Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
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I received my PhD in cellular  biology and anatomy in 2008 and have been an active participant in teaching and research related to the the eye for the past 20 years.
                                     
                                 
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                        -  BMYSONA@augusta.edu
-  (706) 721-3891
-  CB 2304
 
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                                                                    Education
                                    
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 Ph.D., Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Augusta University, 2008
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 MS, Chemical Engineering
Ohio State University, 1985
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 BS, Chemical Engineering
Pennsylvania State UniversityS, 1983
 
                            
                            
                                
                                    
                                                                             Teaching Interests 
                                        My teaching interests include general histology and the eye.
                                        
                                    
                                 
                             
                            
                            
                            
                                                                     Scholarship 
                                    Selected Recent Publications
                                                                    
                                    - Defining the ligand-dependent proximatome of the sigma 1 receptor., 2023
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Sigma-1 receptor agonist, (+)-pentazocine, is neuroprotective in a Brown Norway rat microbead model of glaucoma., 2022
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Sigma 1 Receptor Contributes to Astrocyte-Mediated Retinal Ganglion Cell Protection., 2022
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Sigma 1 Receptor Modulates Optic Nerve Head Astrocyte Reactivity., 2021
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- QuPath Automated Analysis of Optic Nerve Degeneration in Brown Norway Rats, 2020
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
                                    My reseach interests include the role of glial cells in optic nerve degeneration and retinal eye diseases.