May 08, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine

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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

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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

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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.

Aug 29, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine

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UC Irvine researchers discover a nanobody which may lead to treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa

A special antibody derived from llamas — called a nanobody — can stop the misfolding and the activation of Rhodopsin, a molecule whose mutations can lead to blindness.

May 03, 2022

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Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Dr. Palczewski has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for outstanding contributions to the biology and chemistry of vertebrate vision and therapy of retinal diseases.