Janey Wiggs, MD, PhD
Associate Director of the Ocular Genomics Institute at Mass. Eye and Ear
Paul Austin Chandler Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Wiggs is a board-certified medical geneticist specializing in the genetics of glaucoma with particular interest in complex and advanced glaucoma, and inherited ocular disorders. She directs the CLIA-certified clinical diagnostic genetic laboratory at Mass. Eye and Ear, where patients are tested for mutations in genes that can cause inherited retinal disorders, early-onset glaucoma, or primary optic neuropathy.
Eric Pierce, MD, PhD
Director of the Ocular Genomics Institute at Mass. Eye and Ear
Sol and Libe Friedman Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Pierce seeks to improve our understanding of the molecular bases of inherited retinal degenerations so that rational therapies can be developed for these diseases. As a clinician scientist, he conducts clinical research and laboratory-based investigations of retinal biology and disease, and provides clinical care for children and adults with retinal degenerative disorders. He is currently working to develop gene therapy for several forms of inherited retinal degenerations.