More than 5 million people worldwide have inherited retinal diseases that can lead to significant vision loss or blindness. Great strides have been made to identify the genetic mutations responsible for many of these conditions, but for about 25% of the disorders, the cause remains a mystery — one that molecular geneticist Rui Chen, PhD, aims to solve.
Dec 10, 2024 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
Biochemist Audrey Lapinaite, PhD, has trained at some of the world’s most prestigious laboratories and with a Nobel laureate. The new assistant professor of ophthalmology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine aims to use that training to help develop breakthrough gene-editing treatments for patients with vision loss.
Nov 12, 2024 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
