Rhian Stavely, Ph.D. – 2025
Rhian Stavely, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Cell Biology Massachusetts General Hospital Linkedin Globe Twitter Engineering Enteric Gila for Neuroregeneration in Hirschsprung Disease Hirschsprung disease is a serious condition that affects the large intestine (colon) in infants and children. It occurs when nerve cells that control the muscles in the gut […]
Ryoji Amamoto, Ph.D. – 2024
Ryoji Amamoto, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Linkedin Globe Twitter Advancing the Retinoic Acid Signaling Activator as a Novel Therapeutic in Mouse Models of Retinal Degeneration Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic blindness disease that afflicts millions worldwide. Although patients with this disease are born with the mutation that causes […]
Nate Jowett, M.D. – 2019
Nate Jowett, M.D. Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Linkedin Globe Twitter Gene Therapy for Peripheral Nerve Repair Congenital absence or injury to peripheral nerves yields devastating consequences. The gold standard for nerve gap repair comprises nerve autografting, wherein noncritical nerves are harvested for […]
Guoping Feng, Ph.D. – 2018
Guoping Feng, Ph.D. Poitras Professor of Neuroscience McGovern Institute, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology Linkedin Globe Twitter Development of Gene Therapy Approaches for Neurodevelopmental Disorders Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disability are some of the most debilitating brain disorders and we currently have no effective treatment […]