José-Alain Sahel, MD, FARVO, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the Eye & Ear Foundation Chair, and Director of […]
Dr. Sahel Receives Proctor Medal
optogenetics
Inherited Retinal Conditions: Current Treatments and Future Research
At the start of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s August 6 webinar, “Inherited Retinal Conditions: Current Treatments and Future Research,” Dr. José-Alain Sahel, MD, Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the […]
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Federal Funding Cuts Disrupt Promising Vision and Hearing Research at Pitt
Pitt’s Eye and Ear researchers have already lost more than $4 million in federal funding for three major grants, interrupting promising research. In fiscal year 2024, the University of Pittsburgh […]
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Gene Therapy Bootcamp is Life Changing
Elizabeth Wood applied to the Pittsburgh Gene Therapy Bootcamp on a whim. The husbandry technician, or “monkey nanny” at the University of Pittsburgh learned about it from a mass email. […]
Seeing the Future of Gene Therapy
Many advancements have occurred in the field of gene therapy since the last webinar on this topic. The Eye & Ear Foundation’s June 25th webinar, “Seeing the Future of Gene […]
Gene Therapy Bootcamp
In June, the Byrne Lab announced the launch of the 2023 Pittsburgh Gene Therapy Bootcamp, aimed at graduate students and postdocs looking to gain experience in the field of gene […]
Using Optogenetics to Restore Vision
The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was the first in the world to use optogenetics to restore vision. The Eye & Ear Foundation’s August […]
Sight & Soundbites Webinar – Changing Cells: Using Optogenetics to Restore Vision
Presented by Jose-Alain Sahel, MD, Leah Byrne, PhD, and Joseph Martel, MD. They will cover the research the department is currently doing on using optogenetics to restore vision. […]
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An Amazing Breakthrough and Big First Step
Sight + Sound, Fall 2021 After 40 years of total blindness, a 58-year-old French man saw stripes in a crosswalk. He was also able to reach out and touch a […]