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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.
Jan 22, 2025 | Center for Translational Vision Research
Shaffer Grant Awarded to Dr. Kaipa
Congratulations to Dr. Balasankara Reddy Kaipa, at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine for receiving a Shaffer Grant Award from the Glaucoma Research Foundation.
Jan 14, 2025 | Center for Translational Vision Research
CTVR Receives Research to Prevent Blindness Award
Congratulations to Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine has been granted a Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) / International Retinal Research Foundation (IRRF) Catalyst Award for Innovative Research Approaches for AMD.
Dec 16, 2024 | Center for Translational Vision Research
Dr. Emma Lessieur - Tom Angell Fellowship Postdoctoral Scholar Award Winner
Dr. Emma Lessieur received an award for showing excellent mentorship of UC Irvine graduate students and fellow postdoctoral scholars. Congratulations!
Dec 03, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine-co-led study finds DNA damage is key factor in age-related macular degeneration
Dr. Skowronska-Krawczyk and her team's research shows that targeting specific retinal cell types could lead to treatments that slow or stop progression.
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!
Apr 24, 2024 | Center for Translational Vision Research
Dr. Kaipa Awarded the Knights Templar Foundation Grant
Newly received grant from the Knights Templar Foundation Grant will support Dr. Kaipa's research on targeted treatment and the underlying pathophysiology of glaucoma, with a primary focus on the trabecular meshwork (TM).
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.
Feb 15, 2024 | Center for Translational Vision Research
Nature Publication - CTVR researchers have crystallized NinaB
CTVR researchers have crystallized the visual chromophore-producing “isomerooxygenase”, NinaB, a key enzyme in the de novo generation of 11-cis-retinal for invertebrate vision. NinaB operates similarly to another protein of major importance for human vision, RPE65, and both belong to the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase family.
Jan 19, 2024 | Broad Institute
Researchers engineer in vivo delivery system for prime editing, partially restoring vision in mice
Prime editing, a versatile form of gene editing that can correct most known disease-causing genetic mutations, now has a new vehicle to deliver its machinery into cells in living animals. Dr. Liu and his colleagues, in collaboration with Krzysztof Palczewski of the University of California, Irvine, first tested the system in mice to correct two different genetic mutations in the eyes.