Foundation Fighting Blindness and Usher 1F Collaborative to Launch Natural History Study
The project will help identify outcome measures for future clinical trials of potential USH1F therapies.
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COLUMBIA, Md., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world s leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, is partnering with the Usher 1F Collaborative, a family-founded nonprofit driving research for Usher syndrome type 1F (USH1F), to launch a natural history study, the Rate of Progression in
PCDH15-Related Retinal Degeneration in Usher Syndrome 1F (RUSH1F). Additional funding for the project will be provided by the Marjorie C. Adams Trust.
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COLUMBIA, Md., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world s leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, announces that it has appointed Claire M. Gelfman, Ph.D. as chief scientific officer. In her new role, Dr. Gelfman will be responsible for leading the overarching scientific strategy for the organization with a focus on research initiatives designed to accelerate new treatments and cures for inherited retinal diseases.
Additionally, Dr. Gelfman will oversee the Foundation s non-clinical research portfolio, including early translational and pre-clinical research programs. She will also serve as the primary scientific contact with the Foundation s Scientific Advisory Board, the Research Oversight Committee, academic institutions, and government science agencies.
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