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Retinitis Pigmentosa

New Funding Moves David Gamm’s Retinitis Pigmentosa Treatment Research into Phase Two

Posted on December 7, 2021

A grant from Fighting Blindness Canada will allow Dave Gamm to further test the efficacy of an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived treatment that aims to replace damaged photoreceptor cells and restore some measure of vision.

Posted in 2021, News, Research, Stem Cells, VisionTagged David Gamm, Grant, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Treatment

‘This can be changed’: Verona family carries on daughter’s fight to end vision diseases

Posted on March 6, 2019

A recent story on Channel 3000 highlights the efforts by the family of Kenzi Valentyn to raise money for vision research in their daughter’s name. Waisman investigator David Gamm focuses on using stem cells to …

Posted in 2019, News, Stem Cells, VisionTagged David Gamm, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stem Cells

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