Disease Focus: Vision Loss
Progress and Promise in Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a disease associated with aging that gradually destroys sharp central vision, making it impossible to see faces, to read, or to drive. No therapy exists for the most common, or “dry”, form of the disease. Mark Humayun, professor of ophthalmology & biomedical engineering at the Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California, […]
Spotlight on Macular Degeneration: Welcoming Remarks
Robert Klein, J.D. and Carmen Puliafito, M.D., M.B.A., gave the welcoming remarks for the “Spotlight on Macular Degeneration,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on April 29, 2009. Klein is Chair of the CIRM Governing Board and President of Klein Financial Corporation. Puliafito is dean of the Keck School of Medicine […]
Spotlight on Macular Degeneration: Seminar by David Hinton, M.D.
David Hinton, M.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Macular degeneration,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on April 29, 2009. Hinton has a CIRM grant to study the therapeutic potential of retinal pigment epithelial cell lines derived from human embryonic stem cells for retinal degeneration. Hinton is a professor of pathology, […]
Spotlight on Macular Degeneration: Seminar by Mark Humayun, M.D., Ph.D.
Mark Humayun, M.D., Ph.D. spoke at the “Spotlight on Macular Degeneration,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on April 29, 2009. Humayun has a CIRM disease team award to develop stem cell based treatment strategies for age-related macular degeneration. Humayun is professor of ophthalmology, biomedical engineering, and cell and neurobiology at […]
Spotlight on Macular Degeneration: Seminar by Sharon Hayes
Sharon Hayes spoke at the “Spotlight on Macular Degeneration,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board Meeting on April 29, 2009. Hayes spoke about being diagnosed with macular degeneration and the impact that the disease has had on her life. Hayes was introduced by her physician, Carmen Puliafito, M.D., M.B.A. Puliafito is dean […]
Stem Cell Based Therapies for Blindness: David Hinton – CIRM Science Writer’s Seminar
David Hinton, Ph.D., spoke at the Scientific Writer’s Seminar, a workshop presented on September 17, 2008 at CIRM headquarters in San Francisco. Hinton has a CIRM grant to study the therapeutic potential of retinal pigment epithelial cell lines derived from human embryonic stem cells for retinal degeneration. Hinton is a professor of pathology, neurosurgery, and […]