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Our Center for Translational Vision Research at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute serves as an international leader in advancing research and bolstering the support of investigators pursuing basic and translational sciences relevant to vision. We are bringing together exceptional scientific expertise from within the University, the School of Medicine and other schools, and complementary research programs to advance collaborations that focus on fundamental discoveries in vision research with translational potential. We aim to integrate basic and clinical research, including genetics and pharmacology, in order to develop innovative and accessible therapies for millions robbed of their sight or progressing toward blindness.

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The multifaceted roles of retinoids in eye development, vision, and retinal degenerative diseases.

Engfer, Z.J., K. Palczewski, (2024) Current Topics in Developmental Biology: Retinoids in Development and Disease (in press).

In vivo photoreceptor base editing ameliorates rhodopsin-E150K autosomal-recessive retinitis pigmentosa in mice.

Du, S.W., G. A. Newby, D. Salom, F. Gao, C. Rodrigues Menezes, S. Suh, E. H. Choi, P. Z. Chen, D. R. Liu, K. Palczewski, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.  (in press)

Stress induced aging in mouse eye.

Xu Q, Rydz C, Nguyen Huu VA, Rocha L, Palomino La Torre C, Lee I, Cho W, Jabari M, Donello J, Lyon DC, Brooke R, Horvath S, Weinreb RN, Ju WK, Foik A, Skowronska-Krawczyk D*; (2022). Aging Cell , PMID: 36397653 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13737

Ultrafast transient absorption spectra and kinetics of human blue cone visual pigment at room temperature.

Krishnamoorthi A, Salom D, Wu A, Palczewski K, Rentzepis PM, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Oct 8;121(41):e2414037121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2414037121. Epub 2024 Oct 2.PMID: 39356673