Looking forward to being a part of the PRPH2 workshop early next year and sharing some of our work on developing prime editing for PRPH2 mutations. Thanks to the organizers for the invitation: Foundation Fighting Blindness, Nixon Visions Foundation, Shiley Eye Institute. fightingblindness.org/prph2workshop

Hey Farshid Guilak did you see this one?

Join us at our in-person PRPH2 Workshop on March 29-31, 2023, at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines. #DYK that mutations in PRPH2 lead to various dominantly retinal diseases, including RP, cone-rod dystrophy & others? Learn more about PRPH2 at our Workshop! FightingBlindness.org/prph2workshop

The Foundation Fighting Blindness' Career Development Award (CDA) Program application is now open! The CDA’s goal is to help advance highly qualified junior clinical research scientists in their professional endeavors to cure blinding retinal diseases. fightingblindness.org/career-develop…

When Leslie Danford learned through genetic testing that her daughter inherited Usher syndrome type 1B, the mother of four researched and found other families affected through Save Sight Now and partnered with the Foundation Fighting Blindness. msnbc.com/know-your-valu… via MSNBC

My 6 y/o daughter just chose going to a natural history museum over getting a kid manicure. This science mama is happy :D Greg Bowman

Join us at our in-person PRPH2 Workshop on March 29-31 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines. #DYK that #PRPH2 mutations are among the top five causes of inherited retinal diseases? Learn more about PRPH2-associated retinal diseases at our Workshop! FightingBlindness.org/prph2workshop

The Foundation Fighting Blindness, in partnership with the Nixon Visions Foundation and Shiley Eye Institute, will host the free in-person #PRPH2 and Associated Retinal Diseases Workshop on March 29–31, 2023, at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in San Diego. FightingBlindness.org/news/prph2-wor…

#DYK that there are more than 150 known mutations in the PRPH2 gene, many causing retinal diseases that lead to significant #VisionLoss? Join us at our in-person PRPH2 Workshop on March 29-31, at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in San Diego to learn more. FightingBlindness.org/prph2workshop

We're recruiting a new PhD student! vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-Ca… If you like developmental biology, signaling and imaging: check it out! This position is part of our NWO-XL consortium so you also get plenty of interaction with Hendrik Marks, @kind_jop & Tineke Lenstra .

I responded to my watch telling me it was time to get up and move by going downstairs to get chocolate. That counts, right?

Join our team at Test Account and contribute to cutting-edge research on stem cell-based treatments for diabetes! We're hiring a Research Tech II and Research Assistant to perform stem cell culture, biochemical assays, and/or mouse work. Apply now! #STEMjobs #research #diabetes

It is fitting that #AMDLowVisionAwarenessMonth concludes with #RareDiseaseDay, a global day of recognition that is coordinated and led by patients. Over 300M people worldwide are living with a rare disease, including millions that have a vision-related diseases. Rare Disease Day

During the 2022 fiscal year, the Foundation added 23 new research projects to its portfolio. One of the Individual Investigator Research Awardees we'd like to spotlight is Uwe Wolfrum, PhD, of Mainz University, researching #USH1B. FightingBlindness.org/funded-grants-…

"Fewer than 100 of 52K researchers applying for NIH funding self-identified as visually impaired" nature article: tools helping visually impaired scientists read data & journals Bonnielin Swenor PhD @mona_minkara Allen Institute Daniel Hajas Georgia Tech nature.com/articles/d4158…

We are hiring a Full Time Program Associate! This role requires an enthusiastic, proactive individual, and outstanding communicator with the ability to deliver incredible customer service, organization, and collaboration. Click below to appy! globalgenes.org/about-us/caree… #GlobalGenes

.Tatton Brown Rahman Syndrome (TBRS) Community is hiring for a Science Director! This is a consultant position with a purpose – the chance to improve the lives of people with a #RareDisease. Learn more about the position and how to apply here: bit.ly/3AoPmL3 #TBRSCommunity #TattonBrownRahmanSyndrome

Join us on Saturday, May 13, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET to receive research updates for CRB1-associated IRD's. RSVP no later than May 9 at: ow.ly/F7AN50O6eKU. Image Description: Text reading "CRB1-Assocaited Inherited Retinal Diseases Forum. Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. ET"

This resonates with me. Walking, hiking, gardening..the combination of being outdoors and being focused on something else.

Hello Network, I am on the lookout for Technicians and/or Postdocs interested in pursuing work on multiple projects involved in developing therapies for inherited retinal diseases caused by mutations in CRB1 and PRPH2 genes. Please DM me.