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Prevent Blindness Issues Call for Nominations for Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and the Rising Visionary Award Share Article Prevent Blindness has issued the call for nominations for the “2021 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health,” and the second annual “Rising Visionary Award.” Prevent Blindness has issued the call for nominations for the “2021 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health,” and the second annual “Rising Visionary Award.” “The Jenny Pomeroy Award and the Rising Visionary Award all...

Study: Specific class of drugs can be repurposed to treat genetic diseases Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have published a study showing a promising approach to using drug repurposing to treat genetic diseases. A team from the UIC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences published the article, "Gene dosage manipulation alleviates manifestations of hereditary PAX6 haploinsufficiency in mice" in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Nearly all the genes in human DNA have two copies, one inherited from the mother and one from the father. There are some genetic di...

Study in mice shows genes may be altered through drug repurposing Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have published a study showing a promising approach to using drug repurposing to treat genetic diseases. A team from the UIC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences published the article, "Gene dosage manipulation alleviates manifestations of hereditary PAX6 haploinsufficiency in mice" in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Nearly all the genes in human DNA have two copies, one inherited from the mother and one from the father. There are some genetic diseases w...

Research to Prevent Blindness continues its support of ophthalmology research at UAB December 14, 2020 Written by: Leah Glenn Photography: University Relations/Steve WoodThe University of Alabama at BirminghamDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has received a $115,000 grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases. “The generous support from Research to Prevent Blindness to the UAB vision research program is integral to the growth in our research mission, funding critical projects to bring...