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2019 Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Seed Network award for the Cell Atlas of the Human Eye
August 16, 2019Dr. Ayellet Segrè is part of a team of investigators awarded a $2 million grant by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiativeto build a cell atlas of the human eye from birth to old age, as part of a global research effort called the Human Cell Atlas,using single cell RNA-sequencing, and to identify gene expression and regulation specific to different cell... Read More
OGI 2019 Summer Outing
August 16, 2019On July 10th staff from all the OGI labs gathered for a scavenger hunt in Kendall Square followed by lunch at Flat Top Johnny’s. Thanks to all who turned out to make this a fun event. Congratulations to Team 3 for winning the scavenger hunt! Here are the photos uploaded during... Read More
Stein Innovation Award
August 16, 2019Eric A. Pierce, MD, PhD, Director of the inherited Disorders Service received the 2019 Stein Innovation Award from Research to Prevent Blindness. The award provides up to $300,000 over three years to support his research investigating extracellular vesicles as potential biomarkers for retinal degenerations.
Jason Comander receives award at HMS 2019 Alumni meeting
August 16, 2019
2019 Annual ASGCT Meeting
May 22, 2019The OGI was well represented at the ASGCT meeting with members from the Vandenberghe and Liu labs presenting the work listed below. ASCGT 2019 Andrea D'Amico, "Long-Term Rescue of Retinal Degeneration in Rho-P23H Knockin Mice via Dual AAV-Medicated Allele-Specific CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing" (oral presentation) Nachi Pendse, "CRISPR/Cas... Read More
Pre-ARVO RCGT Meeting
May 22, 2019Drs. Eric Pierce and Jason Comander presented at the 6th annual Retinal Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Summit in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, April 26, 2019, prior to the 2019 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). The summit is one of the most comprehensive reviews of ongoing and planned... Read More
2018 Genentech AMD Translational Research Fellowship recipient: Chari Fernandez-Godino, PhD
April 29, 2019Chari Fernandez-Godino has been awarded a fellowship from the ARVO foundation to support her research on AMD. The award ceremony took place at ARVO 2019. Project titleTargeting complement activation via tick-over: a prophylactic treatment for dry AMD About Dr. Fernandez-Godino's projectAs many as 11 million people in the US has some form... Read More