A University of Wisconsin vision scientist has been awarded a prestigious global fellowship to investigate new therapies for rare inherited blindness. Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, MPHIL, has been named a 2025-2028 VAIshwik BHArtiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) fellow …
Bikash Pattnaik
Teaming Up for Gene Therapy
*This article originally appeared in the McPherson Eye Research Institute Summer 2021 InSights Newsletter Millions of Americans currently battle inherited visual disorders, armed with very few therapeutic options. Recent advances in genome editing, which many believe …
DOVS Researchers Develop New Therapies for Retinal Disorders
Using a nucleic acid-based therapy to target genetic mutations, eye researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Iowa will develop and test a new therapy for restoring vision in children and adults with …