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Feb 23, 2024
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 62: Dr. Peter Quinn
Peter Quinn, PhD, a principal investigator and associate research scientist at Columbia University, talks to host Ben Shaberman about the promise of emerging CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing therapies, including base and prime editing approaches, for inherited retinal diseases. Dr. Quinn also reviews gene editing projects ongoing in his lab for patients with mutations in CRB1 and PRPH2.
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Sep 29, 2023
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 54: Rachelle Lin, OD, MS, FAAO
Rachelle Lin, OD, MS, FAAO, an optometrist and assistant professor at the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University, talks with host Ben Shaberman about the critical role of optometrists in providing care and low-vision resources for patients with inherited retinal diseases and other eye conditions.
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Sep 15, 2023
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 53: David Birch, PhD
David Birch, PhD, at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas, talks to host Ben Shaberman about his productive and impactful 40-plus-year career as a retinal disease researcher and clinical trial investigator. Dr. Birch also discusses the challenges and opportunities for advancing more therapies through trials and out to the people who need them.
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Sep 7, 2023
First Patient Dosed in LCA5 Gene Therapy Clinical Trial Launched by Opus Genetics
Opus was established by the RD Fund, the Foundation’s venture philanthropy arm
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Sep 1, 2023
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 52: Brendan Creemer
September 1, 2023. Brendan Creemer talks to host Ben Shaberman about how he is taking on the diagnosis of Usher syndrome 1F by dedicating his education and career to becoming a researcher for retinal disease treatments and cures.
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Aug 18, 2023
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 51: Artur Cideciyan, PhD
August 18, 2023. Artur Cideciyan, PhD, one of the world’s foremost authorities in measuring vision and structural changes in people with retinal diseases, talks with host Ben Shaberman about current imaging tools, functional tests, and his experience as an investigator in several prominent clinical trials at the University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute.
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Jul 21, 2023
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 50: Rachel Huckfeldt, MD, PhD
July 21, 2023. Rachel Huckfeldt, MD, PhD, a clinical researcher and assistant professor of ophthalmology at Mass Eye and Ear, talks with host Ben Shaberman about caring for patients with inherited retinal diseases (IRD), the challenges and opportunities with clinical trials, and the educational and professional journey that led her to the IRD research field.
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Jun 2, 2023
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 47: Kari Branham
June 2, 2023. Kari Branham, a genetic counselor with Kellog Eye Center at the University of Michigan, talks to host Ben Shaberman about a variety of topics related to genetic testing and counseling for people with inherited retinal diseases. Their conversation includes discussion of: common misconceptions about genetic testing, variants of unknown significance, when re-testing makes sense, and when and if family members should be tested.
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May 19, 2023
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 46: Aaron Osborne, MD
May 19, 2023. Aaron Osborne, MD, chief medical officer and chief development officer at Nanoscope Therapeutics, talks about vision restoration in clinical trials of the company’s optogenetic therapy for people with advanced vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt disease.