Tag: NIH

Kris Saha leads a team joining NIH’s Somatic Cell Genome Editing Consortium

As gene editing therapies for macular degeneration and other visual disorders work their way into clinical trials, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is on the forefront of research into making sure they are safe and effective. Nine years ago, David Gamm, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute (MERI) and associate professor of ophthalmology …

Vatsan Raman and Darcie Moore Win New Innovator Award

The National Institutes of Health has awarded 89 grants that will provide funding to extraordinarily creative scientists proposing highly innovative research to address major challenges in biomedical science. The grants are part of the NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program, which supports ideas with potential for great impact in biomedical research from across the broad scope …