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Patrick C. Kerstein

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2009

Publications

18

Citations

858

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Patrick C. Kerstein's research focuses on the development and organization of the retina, particularly how specific cell types called amacrine cells form distinct subtypes and how their connections (dendrites and axons) are guided during development. Related work examines how retinal blood vessels form alongside nerve cells, how toxic exposures like lead affect retinal cells, and mechanisms of axon guidance and disease-related protein spread in neurons. This work is relevant to students interested in neuroscience, retinal biology, and the cellular mechanisms underlying nervous system development and disease.

Retinal cell development and diversityAmacrine cell subtypes and gene regulation (Gbx2)Axon guidance and cytoskeletal signalingNeurotoxicology and cellular effects of environmental exposuresNeurodegenerative disease protein spread (alpha-synuclein)

Publication output was moderate and variable over the past decade, peaking in 2020 with four papers but slowing to zero or one publication per year since then, with a mean of only 0.6 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications42021222023: 1 publication23242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
  • Glia×1
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications×1
  • Journal of Neuroscience×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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