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Boston's Top Doctors 2017

Congratulations to Harvard Ophthalmology faculty who were recognized as one of “ Boston’s Top Doctors 2017,” by Boston Magazine.

Michael Gilmore, PhD, gives national and international lectures in December

Michael Gilmore, PhD , Sir William Osler Professor of Ophthalmology, gave two lectures in December. On December 5, he presented the Annual Neal Groman Lecture at the University of Washington, where he spoke on the origins of leading multidrug resistant hospital pathogens, the enterococci. The...

Congratulations to Our 2017 ARVO Fellows!

The title of ARVO Fellow is an honor established to recognize current ARVO members for their individual accomplishments, leadership and contributions to the Association. ARVO Fellows serve as role models and mentors for individuals pursuing careers in vision and ophthalmology research and help...

Growth factor shown to protect the retina in early stage diabetes

New research findings may lead to development of new therapies to delay or prevent the development of diabetic eye disease. Boston, Mass. — Researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear have shown that a slight increase in transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)...

Gene therapy restores hearing in deaf mice… down to a whisper

Improved delivery vector better penetrates the inner ear, also restores balance in a mouse model of Usher syndrome Boston, Mass. — In the summer of 2015, a team at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported restoring rudimentary hearing in genetically deaf mice using gene therapy...

Jennie Pouget joins the lab

Jennie Pouget is visiting us from the University of Toronto, where she is an MD/PhD student under Jo Knight’s mentorship. She has been awarded the prestigious Weston Fellowship and the Fulbright scholarship to come and work with us for the coming year.