UC Irvine study shows similarities and differences in human and insect vision formation
Discovery offers insights into retinal disease origins and potential therapeutic targets
February 22, 2024
KEYWORD
ophthalmology
A decade of visionary achievement
UCI’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute celebrates its 10th anniversary
October 13, 2023
Grabbing the Golden Goose
Tibor Juhasz honored for discovery that led to laser eye surgery
January 23, 2023
National Academy of Sciences names two UCI faculty members as fellows
Mathematician Svetlana Jitomirskaya, vision researcher Krzysztof Palczewski honored
May 04, 2022
Vision visionary
UCI’s acclaimed Donald Bren Professor of Ophthalmology, Kris Palczewski, is blazing a trail of innovative research
April 11, 2022
The other March madness: Match Day
At festive ceremony, UCI medical students find out where they will start their careers as doctors
March 14, 2022
UCI-led study reveals significant restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy
New generation CRISPR technology lays foundation for therapeutics to treat a wide range of inherited ocular diseases
October 20, 2020
UCI vision scientist Krzysztof Palczewski elected to National Academy of Medicine
Distinction recognizes his contributions to understanding of retinal diseases
October 21, 2019
Inventing a Better Future
From miniature beating hearts to hacker-resistant cellphones, UCI faculty, students and alumni have generated a multitude of remarkable inventions and discoveries.
January 01, 2018
Stem cell therapy for retinitis pigmentosa found safe, well-tolerated in first-stage clinical trial
Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center researchers have reported that a therapy they created to cure retinitis pigmentosa is safe and well-tolerated, with no immunological issues, by the first group of patients enrolled in an ongoing phase I/II clinical trial. Led by the regenerative medicine company jCyte, the trial has successfully undergone four […]
July 15, 2016