The Department of Ophthalmology supports innovative basic science and clinical research aimed towards developing therapies for ocular diseases and conditions.
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined May 2019
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Rob Lin, PhD, CEO, Avista Therapeutics, says scAAVenger platform provides a cell-specific toolkit for gene therapy development, resulting in higher expression and lower inflammation with lower gene therapy doses. Avista management includes Sahel, Sieving, Byrne.
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Si Chen, Kira Lathrop, Takaaki Kuwajima and Jeffrey Gross dissect the role of Jak/Stat signalling in modulating crosstalk between macrophages/microglia and retinal ganglion cells to regulate RGC survival after severe optic nerve injury
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ARVO member @MichaelFChiang, MD was the featured speaker at today’s #WorldSightDay2019 briefing on Capitol Hill hosted by @Vision2020USA. He spoke to Congressional staff on, “The Promises of A.I. Information Technology and Big Data Analytics for Vision and Eye Health."
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👀 Dry eye is the most common reason patients visit the eye doctor. @McGowanRM researcher & an eye doctor with @PittHealthSci helped create a more efficient treatment. hubs.ly/H0ljDb10 @PittTweet @pitt_vision
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“It’s not like I don’t have problems anymore, but it’s manageable with my support system. There will be setbacks, but you have to trust the process.” Did you make it to the #PittPsychiatry Child and Adolescent #Bipolar Spectrum Services Conference? Read: bit.ly/35lmZfL
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Pitt received a $6 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to support a cortical vision research program that aims to understand how the eye and the brain work together and develop new ways to restore vision. Learn more: upmc.me/2k5z2v8
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Pittsburgh is emerging as a hub for vision restoration research - new grant to support #optogenetics and #brainmachineinterface research to restore sight @Pitt_Vision @PittHealthSci @PittTweet upmc.com/media/news/071619-r…
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Did you know that the eye has a microbiome? No? Here's your chance to learn about it from @Pitt_Vision researcher Dr. Tony St.Leger! scientificamerican.com/artic… #WorldMicrobiomeDay @scifri @sciam @ConversationUS @PittHealthSci @PittTweet @UPMCnews
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12-year-old girl with rare disease invents teddy bear that hides IV bags for children wtae.com/article/12-year-old…
