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Until the approval of Luxturna®, there were no definitive treatments for any IRDs. Today, with the success of Luxturna®, preliminary results from therapies currently under investigation, and an expanding therapeutic toolkit, we have good reason for optimism. We envision a future in which gene...

Applications to Other Diseases The same types of genetic strategies currently being tested for IRDs are also being tested and beginning to receive regulatory approvals in other areas of medicine. For example, the FDA has approved both gene-augmentation therapy and antisense oligonucleotide therapy...

In this issue of eye Insights, we explore posterior uveitis and its varied etiologies. Inside, you’ll find common causes, tips for diagnosing posterior uveitis, and treatment techniques. Inside Message from Editor-in-Chief What is Posterior Uveitis Diagnosis Treatment Checkpoint Inhibitors Editor-in...

Treatment of Infectious Uveitis Treatment of infectious uveitis is dependent on the specific microbe. Treatment of Non-infectious Uveitis Anti-inflammatories Periocular, intravitreal, or systemic steroids are the mainstay of the acute treatment of non-infectious posterior uveitis. Topical steroids...

Two NIH-funded postdoctoral fellow positions are available to study brain abnormalities in patients with dystonia and tremor using a combination of structural (MRI, DWI) and functional (fMRI, EEG) neuroimaging techniques, genetics, and clinico-behavioral neurotesting. The postdoctoral fellows will...

Research Fellow position available at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolAvailable Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in eye researchInstitution: Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAPosition Description: An NIH-funded Postdoctoral Research...

HDDC Spring Symposium – Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Enders Building Folkman Auditorium (In person) and Virtually 9am – 5 PM 9-9:15am Welcome and introduction Sensory-motor regulation of gut functions 9:15-9:45AM Irene Miguel Aliaga (MRC – Imperial College London) 9:45-10:15AM Amber Alhadeff 10:15-10:30...

Post-doctoral fellow (Agarwal Laboratory) Agarwal Laboratory Division of Hematology/Oncology Stem Cell Program Boston Children’s Hospital Harvard Medical School Job title: Post-doctoral fellow. Position is currently recruiting. Job description The Agarwal Laboratory at the Division of Hematology/...

Computational postdoc position at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School The Gutierrez-Arcelus Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School (gutierrezarceluslab.com) is seeking a dry lab postdoctoral research fellow to work on systems immunology of immune mediated...