Regenerative Medicine

Harvard Ophthalmology hosted its 4th Biennial International Ocular Regeneration Symposium on October 5 at Mass Eye and Ear. The event—focused on the theme of Bench to Bedside—was attended by more than 185 people and featured keynote speaker Jeff Karp, PhD...

Attendance for the 3rd Biennial International Symposium on Ocular Regeneration and the 5th Biennial International Symposium on AMD continues to climb each year, reflecting the high caliber of these meetings and the value they bring to their respective...

The Harvard Ophthalmology Ocular Regenerative Medicine Institute expanded its educational offerings last summer when Michael Young, PhD, developed a STEM program to provide internships and learning opportunities in regenerative ophthalmology to interested...

The second Biennial International Symposium on Ocular Regeneration brought together leaders in the fields of ophthalmology, genetics, stem cell biology, neuroregeneration, and neuroremodeling who aim to accelerate cures for blinding diseases. The event...

Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD, Pawan Sinha, PhD, Michael Young, PhD, and Joan W. Miller, MD, FARVO The first Symposium on Ocular Regeneration: Cell Therapy and Regeneration in the Retina, held on October 23, 2014, drew over 150 participants from the United...

OCTOBER 24, 2014 (Boston, MA): The Bertarelli Program in Translational Neuroscience and Neuroengineering a collaborative program between Harvard Medical School and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, has announced a new set...

Limbal stem cells -- identified with a new marker -- could reverse a leading cause of blindness BOSTON (July 2, 2014) -- Boston researchers have identified a way to enhance regrowth of human corneal tissue to restore vision, using a molecule known as...