Deborah A. Ferrington

Considering the growing number of senior citizens worldwide, there is an urgent need to prevent age-related diseases. This proactive strategy requires an understanding of aging at the cellular level. Deborah Ferrington’s investigations of the aging retina and of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the elderly’s primary cause of blindness, have led to novel insights into the unique factors that distinguish normal aging from disease. These advances in knowledge have led to new strategies for treating AMD.