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Upcoming talks on phasing and mosaicism

Po-Ru Loh will be speaking about haplotype phasing and mosaic chromosomal alterations at 23andMe (Thu 10/11), ASHG 2018 (Wed 10/17, platform talk #17 at 9am), and Michigan (Tue 10/23).

Neuroglial Remodeling After Injury May Contribute to Retinal Degeneration

A study led by Eleftherios Paschalis, PhD, describes a mechanism by which patients with acute ocular injuries become susceptible to progressive neurodegeneration long after the injury has taken place. Published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Paschalis and colleagues demonstrate...

Investigators "PoinEar" New Device For Kids With Chronic Ear Infections

Members of the Remenschneider Lab at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School, including Harvard Otolaryngology Lecturer Aaron Remenschneider, MD, MPH, Harvard Neurotology Fellow Elliott Kozin, MD, and PhD student Nicole Black have created PionEar, a tiny bio-inspired, 3D-printed ear tube...

Luk Vandenberghe, PhD, Builds Designer Viruses for Improved Gene Therapy

In Nature, Luk Vandenberghe, PhD, Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center at Mass. Eye and Ear, discusses increasing the efficiency of gene therapies by manipulating the viral vectors that transport genes into cells. He also talks...

Patricia A. D’Amore, PhD, MBA, Receives Barbara McNeil Award

Patricia A. D’Amore, PhD, MBA, the Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Research at HMS, and Co-Director of the Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, received the Barbara McNeil Award for Exceptional Service...

Winter 2018 Issue of The Registry Now Available!

We are pleased to present the Winter 2018 Issue of The Registry, which is the semi-annual newsletter of the NIDCD National Temporal Bone, Hearing and Balance Pathology Resource Registry at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School. Inside you will find: Featured research on the impact of...

Medical Students Push For More LGBT Health Training To Address Disparities

RACHEL D. COHEN ( READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE ON SHOTS: HEALTH NEWS FROM NPR) Sarah Spiegel, a third-year student at New York Medical College, pushed for more education on LGBT health issues for students. When Sarah Spiegel was in her first year at New York Medical College in 2016, she sat in a lecture...

Researchers Study Blast Injuries in Veterans

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.