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Amrita Bedi, B.S.

Person: Alumni

Amrita Bedi joined the TRACTS team in October 2018 after graduating from The City College of New York with a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. During her undergraduate studies, Amrita was a Product Engineering Intern at Soterix Medical where she was involved with the production of a class...

HMPA Elevator Pitch Competition

Events: Monday, Mar 25, 2019, 10:45am -Monday, Mar 25, 2019, 01:45pm

Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (PANDO): Diagnosis, Treatment, and Referral Guidelines

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Diagnosis The gold standard for diagnosis is irrigation of saline through the tear drainage system via a lacrimal cannula through the punctum and canaliculi. Passage of saline through the system into the nasal cavity confirms that the system is patent. Reflux from the opposing punctum indicates an...

eye Insights Issue 09: Oculoplastics Disorders

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In this issue of eye Insights, we take a close look at two common oculoplastics disorders seen in ophthalmology practice: primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO) and orbital inflammatory syndrome (OIS). Inside, you’ll find key information about how PANDO and OIS are diagnosed, treated...

Researchers Study Blast Injuries in Veterans

News: March 11, 2019

Researchers at the Boston VA are finding that exposure to blasts even without concussion can cause structural damage to the brain. Click here to read the full article on NPR.

Luk H. Vandenberghe, PhD, Named Grousbeck Family Chair in Gene Therapy at Mass. Eye and Ear

News: March 15, 2019

Luk H. Vandenberghe, PhD , Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center at Mass. Eye and Ear, has been named the first incumbent of the Grousbeck Family Chair in Gene Therapy at Mass. Eye and Ear. Dr. Vandenberghe is one of the world’s...

Saghar Bagheri to Participate in ARVO Members-in-Training Outstanding Poster Award Competition

News: March 15, 2019

Saghar Bagheri, MD, Clinical Research Fellow at Mass. Eye and Ear under the mentorship of Dr. Demetrios Vavvas, has been invited to participate in the Members-in-Training Outstanding Poster Award Competition at the ARVO Annual Meeting. She received one of the top five scored abstracts in the Retina...

Konstantina Sampani Receives 2019 Science Communications Training Fellowship

News: March 15, 2019

Konstantina Sampani, MD , Clinical Research Fellow at The Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center, received ARVO's 2019 Science Communications Training Fellowship. The one year program - awarded to just 20 ARVO members - trains young scientists to become more effective communicators of...

Britta Beck, B.A.

Person: Alumni

Brigitta graduated from Endicott College with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a focus on Neuroscience in May 2018. She participated in collegiate internships with TRACTS at the Boston VA Healthcare System, as well as with the Bon Secours Health System analyzing tackle-football concussions...

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JDRF, 3-SRA-2020-894-S-B - Kissler (PI) 2020-2023 Evaluating the therapeutic potential of gene modifications that protect beta cells against autoimmunity R01DK120445, NIDDK - Kissler (PI) 2021-2025 Functional validation of gene modifications that protect beta cells against autoimmunity identified by...