DEF funded researcher Dr. Henry Klassen attended the International Congress of Eye Research in Beijing, China this past September where he was co-organizer of 2 sessions devoted to the application of stem cell research to the retina.
DEF sponsors Retinal Regeneration Program at UCI - An Insurance Policy Against Blindness. - There is power in numbers – especially when those numbers include research scientists from some of the best respected institutions in the world. At this time, the Discovery Eye Foundation is a leading partner in one of the most exciting collaborative efforts involving retinal stem cells for regeneration and transplantation.
UCI Physician-Scientists are Developing Clinical Approaches to Deliver Stem Cells into the Eyes of Patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration - On the other side of the Petri dish, so to speak, Leonid E. Lerner, M.D., Ph.D., is the principal investigator of a leading team of UCI researchers who are planning a multi-departmental stem cell initiative for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other degenerative retinal diseases through the identification, harvesting and transplantation of various types of stem cells, including patient-specific (autologous) stem cells derived from easily accessible sources of tissue in the same patient such as bone marrow or skin.
