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Fighting Blindness Gets Sheepish
Research NewsResearchers in Israel are developing a gene therapy for achromatopsia that may help both sheep and humans alike.
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ARVO 2016: High-School Sophomore Finds Gene Mutation in Family with Choroideremia
Research NewsAditya A. Guru, 16, used whole exome sequencing (WES), an innovative genetic-screening technology, to find the mutation.
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ARVO 2016: Emerging Drug Targets Toxic Build-Up in Stargardt Disease
Research NewsIn August 2015, the biotech company Alkeus launched a multi-center TEASE Phase II clinical trial for the drug ALK-001.
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ARVO 2016: What Does It Take to Develop a Stem-Cell Therapy for the Retina?
Research NewsThere are innumerable considerations for researchers developing therapies.
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ARVO 2016: ProgSTAR, FFB-CRI's Stargardt Disease Patient Study, Highlighted
Research NewsWhen the study and the reports are completed, the ProgSTAR database will be made available to researchers and companies developing therapies.
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ARVO 2016: Choroideremia Gene Therapy in Clinical Trial Continues to Perform Well
Research NewsFive of six patients in NightStaRx’s choroideremia gene-therapy trial continue to benefit from the treatment.
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Foundation Fighting Blindness Announces Leadership Succession Plan After 45 Year Legacy
Foundation NewsDavid Brint has been elected Chairman, effective July 1, 2016. Brint succeeds co-founder and current Chairman, Gordon Gund, who will remain a member of the Board of Directors and will continue to be actively involved in the Foundation’s Research Oversight Committee
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Two New Videos Highlight the Foundation's Vital Role in Retinal Research
Research NewsDr. Shannon Boye and her Foundation-funded research is the subject of not just one but two new Foundation videos.
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Retinal Researchers May Be Looking for You
Research NewsIf you have a heritable retinal disease, consider registering with My Retina Tracker, the Foundation’s free, secure and confidential registry for people with inherited retinal diseases.
