Dr. Shannon Boye featured in Medical Breakthroughs
Dr. Shannon Boye has been interviewed by Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. and is featured on the Medical Breakthroughs website. To view the interview, click here.
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William Hauswirth receives 2014 OIS Innovator Award
William Hauswirth, Ph.D. was co-awarded the 2014 OIS Innovator Award in Chicago at the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit, a full day pre-meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting. He shared the award with Dr. Nick Myzyczka, Ph.D. also from…
Genzyme to Provide $900,000 Grant to Dr. Shannon Boye
Genzyme, a Sanofi company, today announched the establishment of a research collaboration wit the University of Florida and the University of Pennsylvania to develop a gene therapy for the treatment of a rare genetic disease that causes childhood blindness.
Drs. Shannon Boye and Alfred Lewin each awarded Individual Investigator Awards from the Foundation Fighting Blindness
Dr. Boye’s grant will help support development of an AAV- based gene therapy to treat the retinal phenotype of the severe deaf/blinding disease, Usher syndrome type 1B, which is caused by mutations in the gene MYO7A. Because MYO7A is large, the therapy involves delivery of the gene in two packages—…
Examining advances in AAV vector for retinal gene therapy
Dr. Shannon Boye is featured in an article from Ophthalmology Times about advances in the AAV vector for retinal gene therapy.
Alumni Function at AAO
WHAT: The University of Florida, Gainesville, Alumni Reception at AAO WHEN: Sunday, October 19, 2014 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm WHERE: The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago 909 N Michigan Ave Chicago, IL. 60611 ROOM: Washington Park 1…
John D. Ash awarded $300,000 grant from Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)
John D. Ash was awarded three year grant titled: “Using AAV-STAT3 and AAV-PIM-1 vectors to induce broad-spectrum protection of photoreceptors and PRE” from the Foundation Fighting Blindness. This project has the potential to lead to therapeutics to preserve photoreceptors and RPE in a large number of patients of…
Department of Ophthalmology awarded presitgious construction grant from Research to Prevent Blindness
Research to Prevent Blindness (RBP), selects the University of Florida Department of Ophthalmology to receive the prestigious Mildred Krahmer Sanders & William Clifford Sanders construction grant. Research to Prevent Blindness (RBP), selects the University of Florida Department of Ophthalmology to receive the prestigious Mildred Krahmer Sanders & William Clifford…
William Hauswirth receives the Llura Ligget Gund Award at this year’s FFB Visions Conference
The following press release was provided by Foundation Fighting Blindness: The Foundation Fighting Blindness, a national non-profit organization dedicated to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, recognizes William W. Hauswirth, Ph.D., of the University of Florida College of Medicine, with its Llura Liggett Gund Award.
Ophthalmology Doctors Recognized at 13th Annual Celebration of Excellence in Medical Education
The College of Medicine and the Society of Teaching Scholars held its 13th Annual Celebration of Excellence in Medical Education last night, February 20, 2013, recognizing outstanding faculty and residents for their mentoring and teaching of medical students. Three individuals from the Department of Ophthalmology received awards. Congratulations to Dr.