Advances in Stem Cell Therapy made by FBC-Funded Researcher
Cells Grown in Lab can Reach Out and Connect to Other Retina Cells Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) funded scientist Dr. David Gamm (University of Wisconsin) has successfully shown that photoreceptor cells grown…
top 10 articles that Captured Your Attention in 2022!
Funding innovative vision research is at the heart of Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC). Throughout the year, our monthly e-newsletter has shared articles and publications showcasing the amazing research and advocacy work taking…
Their parents thought they were afraid of the dark. Then these twins learned the truth — and the fight to save their sight began
Nathan and Andre needed a game-changing gene-specific therapy. But the costs were astronomical and the parents were at a loss. Here’s how I witnessed their story go from tragic to triumphant. Twins…
Developing a new therapy for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Dr. Sachdev Sidhu (University of Toronto) is a biomedical engineer with extensive experience in drug development. Dr. Sidhu established the Toronto Recombinant Antibody Centre (TRAC) which houses a state-of-the-art platform to generate…
FBC scientists collaborate to identify new gene for retinitis pigmentosa
Teamwork really does make the dream work! We are excited to share news of a Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) funded discovery recently published in the journal Science Advances achieved through a collaboration…
Announcing the 2022 clinician-scientist Emerging Leader Awards!
Fighting Blindness Canada’s (FBC’s) Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Awards (CSELA) were launched in 2017 to build the pipeline of ophthalmologists and optometrists who also do research. Clinician-scientists help translate laboratory research into…
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