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Eric Pierce, MD, PhD, to Receive Foundation Fighting Blindness 2026 Llura Liggett Gund Award

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Eric Pierce, MD, PhD, is receiving the 2026 Llura Liggett Gund Award, the Foundation Fighting Blindness' highest honor, for his pioneering work in gene discovery, genetic diagnostics, and therapeutic development for IRDs.

2026 AUPO Annual Meeting

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Harvard Ophthalmology was well represented at last month’s annual meeting of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) in San Diego.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Enters Licensing Agreement with Biogen to Develop IRD Treatment

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Massachusetts Eye and Ear is entering into an exclusive licensing agreement with Biogen to develop a potential treatment for inherited retinal degeneration due to mutations in the PRPF31 gene, which are among the most common cause for autosomal dominant...

Scientists, Advocates Team Up to Launch Odylia Therapeutics to Accelerate Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Conditions Causing Blindness

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New nonprofit organization will bring treatments to clinical trial for people at risk for blindness due to ultra-rare inherited retinal diseases. Boston, Mass. — Scientists and advocates today announced the formation of Odylia Therapeutics, a nonprofit...

Honors and Awards Received in May 2016

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Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA, was the inaugural honoree of the Distinguished Alumna Award at Matignon High School's (Cambridge, MA) second annual Tradition of Excellence Gala. This award recognizes alumni who have made a mark in their field. Darlene Dartt...

Honors and Awards Received January-February 2016

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Dong Feng Chen, PhD, received a National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute R01 grant in the amount of $2,462,500 over five years for her project, "The molecular basis underlying optic nerve growth in development and regeneration." Miguel...

Grants Received September and October 2015

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Petr Baranov, MD, received the Alice Adler Award of $30,000 over one year from Harvard Medical School for his project, "High-throughput screening assay to identify photoreceptor pre-survival molecules." Together with Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA, he also...