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The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Grant Type:
Individual
Award Name:
International Research Collaborators Award
Year:
2025
Amount:
$75,000.00
Research Area:
Collaborators: Dr. Uwe Wolfrum and Dr. Kerstin Nagel-Wolfrum, Universität Mainz, Germany Will create new models of Usher syndrome (an inherited disease that causes deafness and blindness) that mimic the retinal degeneration in USH1B patients, including a Myo7a-mutant porcine line and cultures of retinal cells differentiated from USH1B patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. The researchers will analyze and compare the mutant retinal cell phenotypes of these two models. They will also determine logistics and protocols for establishing mutant pig colonies that would be available for preclinical testing of therapies in both Europe and the US.
Stein Innovation Award
2014
$300,000.00
Refining a new retinal camera for higher resolution imaging of capillary remodeling and retinal blood flow in order to track microvascular structure changes as early manifestations of diabetic eye disease.
Jules & Doris Stein RPB Professorship
2012
$250,000.00
Delivering large genes in gene therapy for Usher 1B; developing a live-cell imaging procedure to understand the process of photoreceptor protein transport.
2007
$150,000.00
Will develop translational studies on retinal degeneration and bring a cell biological approach to the study of how visual pigment is regenerated.
$500,000.00
*Grant Amounts Listed Reflect Awards That Were Approved By The RPB Board of Trustees
*Grantees Shown Below Are For The Current Grant Year Only.