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PRPH2 and Associated Retinal Diseases (PARD) Science Award
Overview and application instructions for the PRPH2 and Associated Retinal Diseases (PARD) Science Award
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Why Bob and Lupe Reintsma are Supporting the Foundation Fighting Blindness
Beacon StoriesBob Reintsma has been passionate about finding cures for inherited retinal diseases for most of his life. Now, he and his wife, Lupe, want to make sure the work continues long after they’re gone. And they’re doing it in partnership with Foundation Fighting Blindness.
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Summary of the Eighth Annual Retinal Cell & Gene Therapy Innovation Summit 2023
Research NewsThe Retinal Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Summit has emerged as one of the most essential events for researchers and companies developing treatments and cures for retinal degenerative diseases. In its eighth year, the Innovation Summit featured 30 presentations from retina experts from around the world with more than 300 people in attendance.
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Foundation Fighting Blindness and Athletes for Hope Announce Strategic Partnership
Foundation NewsThis partnership will drive awareness for blinding diseases throughout the athletic community.
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Research News
Clinical trial participants with advanced vision loss from RP were able to identify fruits and vegetables
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Fearless Sister Duo Finding Hope
Beacon StoriesApril LuFriu and Melissa Escobio are sisters and best friends who do just about everything together, including having retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
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Decades of Dedication Fighting for His Family and Himself
Beacon Stories My Retina Tracker Patient StoriesDan Day is one of over ten people in his family, spanning six generations, affected with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). So to “get off the sidelines and join the fight” for himself and his family, Dan has dedicated over 25 years of service to the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
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RD Fund Announces New Chair, and Expansion of Board of Directors
In the PressRD Fund Board member and seasoned ophthalmology leader Adrienne Graves, PhD, appointed chair. Ophthalmology luminaries Jean Bennett, MD, PhD, Catherine Bowes Rickman, PhD, and José-Alain Sahel, MD, to join the board.
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Eye on the Prize Winner: Josh/Nicholls State University
Beacon StoriesThis year, the Foundation created a new fundraising initiative called Eye on the Prize, influenced by March Madness. The winner of the inaugural Eye on the Prize competition was Nicholls State University, raising $2,428. This winning team was led by Josh Cogswell, an assistant professor of management at Nicholls State University, who has his own personal connection to the Foundation’s mission.
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Research News
The newly approved drug reduces the pathologic hunger associated with BBS
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