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Dr. Robert Molday

Affiliation

The University of British Columbia

Academy or College

Academy of Science

Year Elected

2001

Areas of Interest

Biochemistry, vision, retinal degeneratiive diseases, molecular biology, cell biology

Robert Molday is an outstanding scientist and recognized international leader in research into vision and diseases leading to blindness. His contributions include the development of monoclonal antibodies to rhodopsin and other components of cells of the retina; the pioneering characterization of photoreceptor membrane proteins by biochemical and molecular biological methods; and the identification of genes and proteins responsible for human blindness.