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May 08, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
Congratulations to our 2024 Awardees
David Salom, PhD is announced to be the winner of the 2024 UCI School of Medicine Outstanding Career Scientist Research Award! Emily Tom, MD, PhD student received the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award Honorable Mention! Congratulations, CTVR members, we are very proud!
Mar 28, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI researchers find potential new gene-independent therapy for retinal degeneration
A research team led by the UC Irvine School of Medicine has identified a potential new gene-independent therapeutic strategy for treating the millions of people worldwide who suffer from retinal degeneration, a group of diseases that can lead to vision loss.
Jan 17, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
School of Medicine receives prestigious grant from Research to Prevent Blindness
The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine has received a prestigious Unrestricted Grant from the nonprofit organization Research to Prevent Blindness. The five-year, $575,000 grant will support eye research conducted by the Department of Ophthalmology.
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The University of California, Irvine has received a $15 million gift from the Brunson Foundation, led by James and Cynthia DeBoard, in honor of philanthropist Robert M. Brunson. The gift will name the Brunson Center for Translational Vision Research and provide long-term support through a $10 million endowment. An additional $5 million will complete construction of the Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building, where the center will be housed. Under the leadership of Dr. Krzysztof Palczewski and Dr. Baruch Kuppermann, the center is dedicated to advancing treatments and cures for blinding diseases.
UC Irvine researchers have developed a new model for investigating precision-genome editing, helping advance methods to address many inherited and environmental disorders.
Congratulations to Dr. Baruch D. Kuppermann, Chair of UCI Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Director of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, on receiving the 2025 Roger Steinert, MD Legacy Award at Octane’s Ophthalmology Tech Forum.
Apr 15, 2025 | The Scientist
A Vision of the Future: Restoring Eyesight via Transplantation
Magdalene Seiler, an ophthalmology researcher and neurobiologist at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), has spent over 30 years developing transplantation strategies to restore vision in patients affected by retinal degenerative diseases.
Jan 28, 2025 | GEG Tech
Retinal gene therapy: Visual cycle restored in blind mice
University of California, Irvine and GEG Tech announce results paving the way for high-precision gene therapy.