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May 14, 2023Dr. Cheryl Gregory-Evans' New Publication Advances Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research
Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Gregory-Evans on her latest publication, "Levamisole Derivatives as Immune Modulators for the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)" in Future Medicinal Chemistry. Dr Gregory-Evans and her team have discovered a number of interesting…
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May 13, 2023Congrats to Dr. Simpson's new publication, "OnTarget: in silico design of MiniPromoters for targeted delivery of expression"
Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth M. Simpson for her new research paper, "OnTarget: in silico design of MiniPromoters for targeted delivery of expression", published in Nucleic Acids Research. Dr. Simpson is a faculty member in Subcluster 1: Molecular, Cellular and Eye of the…
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May 12, 2023Dr. Iovieno and Dr. Yeung publish new paper, "Visual Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Patients With Keratoconus Using Toric and Non-toric Lenses"
Congratulations to Vision Research Cluster faculty members Dr. Alfonso Iovieno and Dr. Sonia Yeung on their new publication, "Visual Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Patients With Keratoconus Using Toric and Non-toric Lenses". This paper is published in Journal of Refractive…
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May 2, 2023Congrats to Dr. Joanne Matsubara and Dr. Sonia Yeung for Winning the VCHRI 2023 Innovation and Translational Research Awards
Congratulations to Vision Research Cluster's faculty members Dr. Joanne Matsubara and Dr. Sonia Yeung for receiving the VCHRI 2023 Innovation and Translational Research Awards 2023, funded by the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. Study: Preclinical studies for…
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April 19, 2023
New Paper from Dr. Simpson's Lab Shows Impact for Other Researchers Developing rAAV-Based Gene Therapies
New paper by Dr. Elizabeth M. Simpson's research group showed that rAAV9 is the capsid of choice for future aniridia gene therapy. In contrast to rAAV9, the findings of rAAV-PHP.B virus lethality after intraocular injections will be impactful for other researchers developing rAAV…
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April 17, 2023Congrats to Manjosh Uppal for Winning the Best Presentation Award for Graduate Students on Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Research Day
Congratulations to Manjosh Uppal for winning the Best Presentation Award for Graduate Students on Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Research Day on April 14, 2023. Manjosh Uppal is a Master's student in Dr. Joanne Matsubara's research group. The title of his…