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Research to Prevent Blindness

Grants Database

RPB Catalyst Awards for Stem Cell Research for Age-Related Macular Degeneration from 2010-2014 matching University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

1 Award

RPB Grant Type
Year
Award
Research Area
Awardee
Institution
Catalyst Award for Stem Cell Research for Age-Related Macular Degeneration 2014 $250,000 AMD, Stem Cell, Age-Related Eye Diseases Tucker, Budd A / PhD University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
To produce outer retinal cell grafts (grown from fibroblasts taken from a patient's own skin) on biodegradable scaffolds and deliver the cell scaffolds into an eye.

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