Pitt Ophthalmology Research

The Department of Ophthalmology supports innovative basic science and clinical research aimed towards developing therapies for ocular diseases and conditions.

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Rob Lin, PhD, CEO, Avista Therapeutics, says scAAVenger platform provides a cell-specific toolkit for gene therapy development, resulting in higher expression and lower inflammation with lower gene therapy doses. Avista management includes Sahel, Sieving, Byrne.

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Great story featuring Drs. Sahel, Martel, and Smith
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Si Chen, Kira Lathrop, Takaaki Kuwajima and Jeffrey Gross dissect the role of Jak/Stat signalling in modulating crosstalk between macrophages/microglia and retinal ganglion cells to regulate RGC survival after severe optic nerve injury

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Congratulations Dr. Sahel!
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Gross Lab on Inside UPMC https://t.co/y6hq4tnh9Q

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New review of Epigenetic Regulations of Retinal Development from Jeff Gross and Issam Al Diri

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Exciting news for Ophthalmology!
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New!! The St. Leger Lab shows that VEGF-A immune cells disrupts corneal nerves leading to blinding disease during HSV-1 infection. @Immunity Check it out:https://t.co/zET1wVshWG

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Postdoctoral Fellow in the epigenetic regulation of retinal development
NIH-funded postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jeff Gross (https://t.co/AIx9FXadRf) in the Department of Ophthalmology at Pitt

Interested candidates send info to [email protected]

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Great opportunity in Pittsburgh!

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A new Review article by Jeff Gross on eye evolution: Evolution and development of complex eyes: a celebration of diversity

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New work from the Byrne Lab just posted on bioRxiv! scAAVengr: Single-cell transcriptome-based quantification of engineered AAVs in non-human primate retina: https://t.co/PWvaW6VxeZ
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Check out the @PittMedMag article featuring our very own Ian Sigal!
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Happy 60th Anniversary to @RPB_org and their President, Dr. Brian Hofland

Consider making an anniversary donation to the RPB via the attached link:
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Incredibly proud of the Funderburgh Lab

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The Funderburgh Lab published in Stem Cells Translational Medicine today! Get your read on!

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Simply Amazing!

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UPMC physicians first to implant next regeneration wireless retinal device in clinical trial to restore partial sight to patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration, which leads to permanent blindness and has no cure. https://t.co/CHExyrU5gw